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The following content is from an older version of this website, and may not display correctly.Here’s our gathering of the week’s news bits around software-defined networking (SDN), network functions virtualization (NFV), and related topics.
… In an apparent vote of confidence for her turnaround efforts, HP named CEO Meg Whitman chair of the board, replacing Ralph Whitworth. The company also named Pat Russo as the board's lead independent director. Russo is the former CEO of Alcatel-Lucent and was CEO and chair of Lucent.
… VMware announced it's expanding the vCloud Hybrid Service into Japan, with the help of SoftBank. A beta program launched this week, with general availability slated for the fourth quarter.
… Separately, VMware struck a deal to supply software for a hybrid cloud service China Telecom is building. Reuters noted that the deal comes as China has been shying away from U.S. vendors, a reaction to revelations of NSA spying.
… Vello Systems laid off 25 percent of its staff earlier this year, Light Reading reported. The company now employs about 40.
… BTI announced its Cloud Networking Solution is being deployed by Interxion, a pan-European cloud and colocation provider.
… The Okinawa Open Laboratory is using QualiSystems' CloudShell software for orchestration and workflow automation, as QualiSystems announced this week. The lab was founded by NTT, NEC, and IIGA Co. as a place for industry and academia to test out networking ideas, especially those related to SDN and cloud computing.
… Layer 4-7 specialist A10 Networks announced the Thunder SPE appliance for high-speed security and policy enforcement, with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks being a particular priority. The company also added DDoS protection to its Thunder CGN product line.
… On a related note, Juniper strengthened its DDoS Secure product to better withstand massive attacks.
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