Here are the top stories SDxCentral wrangled this week related to SDN, NFV, 5G, IoT, cloud, and more:

Cisco Calls Rumors of Software, Hardware Disaggregation 'Unsubstantiated' — Cisco competitors have made changes to their portfolios. Is the networking giant about to do the same?

Ericsson's Turnaround Plan Includes Around $2B in Charges — The changes include a management team revamp.

Extreme Buys the Brocade Data Center Networking Assets for $55M — Extreme will pick up Brocade’s data center switching, routing, and analytics business.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Amazon Connect, a cloud-based contact center service to help organizations deliver better customer service.

The Linux Foundation announced that AT&T has become a Platinum member.

On the Microsoft News Center, anyone can now read about what it’s like to work with Microsoft engineers in its IoT & AI Insider Labs.

Open source networking company Frinx released a distribution of the FD.io project and OpenStack ML2 drivers.

Masergy partnered with Cloudpipes to extend cloud connectivity options for its Global unified communications.

Metaswitch announced several enhancements to its Cloud Contact Center t0 help service providers create brand experiences for their customers.

Security company Clavister won an order from Nokia for its virtual security solution.

Packet Design and NEC/Netcracker partnered to help service providers implement software-defined networking (SDN) applications.

OneAccess Networks launched OVP Design Studio, a software tool that enables providers to accelerate the creation and delivery of network functions virtualization (NFV)-based services.

Software AG acquired Internet of Things (IoT) company Cumulocity based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Fujitsu and VMware announced an expanded collaboration to bring IoT solutions to customers in the automobile industry.

Three Group partnered with Cisco Jasper to extend Three Group’s capabilities in the IoT marketplace.

Red Hat introduced a new partner program designed to create go-to-market strategies between Red Hat and participating partner organizations.

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