Happy Friday, everyone! Miss the news? Don’t worry, the SDxCentral weekly news roundup is here to deliver the news bits surrounding software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), and more. Get ready, ‘cuz it’s coming atcha:

Pivotal welcomed Rob Mee as its new CEO after announcing it experienced one of the best quarters in the company's brief tenure. Departing CEO Paul Maritz will remain on the board of directors as executive chairman.

VMware joined as an investor in cloud systems management company Blue Medora during its Series A funding round.

Infoblox, Nutanix, and Zscaler teamed up with Silver Peak to expand its Unity EdgeConnect initiative for SD-WAN implementation.

Genband's virtualized session border controller (SBC) now integrates with Wind River's Titanium Server NFV infrastructure platform. The new deployment lets service providers offer SIP trunking, voice over LTE, and IP interconnects in an NFV cloud environment.

Telefónica picked Alcatel-Lucent to provide routers for the three-year Fusion Red IP project. The first global transformation project of its kind conducted by the service provider will begin in in the coming months in Murcia, Spain.

Huawei became the latest platinum member of the Linux Foundation.

The Open Networking Foundation made beta examination blueprints available for the ONF-certified SDN Professional Program.

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