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:

Dell certified 6WIND's Virtual Accelerator and Turbo Router for its NFV Platform starter kit.

Allot Communications is now a participant in the HP OpenNFV Partner Program. Allot will bring its virtual Traffic Detection Function and security features to the platform.

With its new partner Arrow, Plexxi's reach is about to get a lot wider. The two announced a new distribution with the electronics company, making it possible for Arrow's enterprise computing business to be the lone distributor of Plexxi's next-generation networking products.

Riverbed unveiled SteelHead 9.1, offering new features that will enhance optimization of cloud applications in hybrid WANs. In addition, Riverbed also expanded SteelHead's SaaS capabilities to Box, ServiceNow, SAP SuccessFactors, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

The OpenDaylight Project got three new members this week: AT&T, ClearPath Networks, and Nokia are the latest to join the open source community.

Puppet Labs released an update to its Puppet Enterprise 2015.2. New features include simpler management capabilities, a new user interface, and deeper infrastructure support.

Midokura and Fujitsu expanded their existing OEM partnership, with Fujitsu offering MidoNet it its OpenStack-based cloud architecture.

Brocade is now an official networking contributor to CERN openlab with the announcement of a new partnership between the two aimed at creating an SDN strategy for Brocade's "New IP."

Here’s what else SDxCentral covered lately:

  • FireEye CFO Michael Sheridan Quits For a Startup Job
  • A10 Hits Record Revenue in Q2 Earnings
  • Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent Stock Surges Ahead of Megamerger
  • IBM Targets Developers With Open* Bluemix Services
  • MEF Grapples With the ‘Chaos’ Facing Service Providers
  • Citrix Loses a CEO, Gains a Hedge Fund Board Member
  • OpenDaylight Project’s Jacques Envisions an End to Standards Wars
  • AppFormix Launches IT Management for Mirantis OpenStack
  • OpenDaylight Project Scores Points With China’s Tencent
  • Midokura Gets Fujitsu’s Help to Chase OpenStack Dreams
  • Security Firm CloudPassage Adds Container Support
  • Chuck Robbins Takes Cisco Throne, Hires Two Outside Execs
  • Ericsson & SK Telecom to Bring Network Slicing to 5G
  • Broadcom Adds Another 25G/50G Piece for the Data Center