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Infoblox Inc., the automated network control company, today announced that it has become the first and only DDI (DNS, DHCP and IP address Management) vendor to achieve Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 (EAL-2) certification. The certification, in combination with new security offerings, demonstrates Infoblox’s commitment to protecting customers from evolving security threats. Common Criteria is one of the highest internationally recognized sets of guidelines for evaluating security product features and capabilities. Infoblox products covered by the certification include Infoblox Trinzic DDITM, Infoblox GRIDTM and Infoblox Trinzic ReportingTM. The Common Criteria evaluation was performed in accordance with both the international Common Criteria standards (ISO/IEC 15408) and the guidance provided by the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCE... (more)

Industry’s First SDN [email protected] to Premiere at Open Networking Summit 2013

Open Networking Summits, Inc., the only nonprofit conference organization dedicated to accelerating the future of Software Defined Networking (SDN) technologies, is now accepting exhibitor entries for SDN [email protected], a new product-pitch competition to be held during the event on April 16 from 7 – 8 p.m. PDT in the Santa Clara Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Santa Clara Theater. Exhibitors of ONS 2013 will have the opportunity to participate in SDN [email protected] to showcase new SDN products, and present why it is leading the industry. “The goal of the 2013 Open Networking Summit is to focus on end-users, and emphasize actual deployments of OpenFlow and SDN products,” said Guru Parulkar, chairman of the 2013 Summit. “SDN [email protected] will provide a fun and friendly competition for start-ups and established company applicants to showcase their latest implementation of OpenFl... (more)

Gridstore to Host Joint Webinar With Veeam; Shares How to Make More Margin on Storage Sales

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/12/13 -- Gridstore™, the leader in software defined storage solutions, today an upcoming webinar co-hosted with Veeam on Wednesday, March 13, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific/1:00 p.m. Eastern. The online event, "Unlock VM Backups with The Grid - Now Optimized for Veeam," is ideally suited for value added resellers and managed service providers that want to make more margins on the storage they sell and provide customers with the ideal storage solution for backup in virtualized environments. "I have spoken with thousands of MSPs over the last eight years, and one of their top concerns is finding a cost-effective and reliable backup solution for their customers. The wave of virtualization sweeping the SMB landscape has only made this a bigger challenge for service providers," Chris Sterbenc, vice president of sales, Gridstore. "The unique ... (more)

Network World chooses Pluribus Networks as a top ten Network virtualization, SDN, and data center company to watch

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week Network World chose Pluribus Networks as one of the top ten network virtualization, SDN and data center companies to watch.  Pluribus Networks offers a programmable, distributed network operating system, Netvisor®, which runs both on their own highly-optimized, intelligent Top of Rack (iTOR™) hardware, as well as low-cost white box switches. The Netvisor Fabric provides instant unmatched visibility, always available analytics and high availability to the virtualized as well as non-virtualized infrastructure. Since it is managed as a single logical switch and offers plug and play functionality with sub micro-second latencies, the Netvisor Fabric provides huge CAPEX and OPEX reduction in Web2.0 and Hadoop clusters, making Pluribus Networks, the leader in intelligent top of the rack fabrics for private and p... (more)

TechTarget Launches SearchSDN.com to Educate IT Professionals on Rapidly Emerging Software-Defined Networking Technologies

Technology media company TechTarget, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTGT) today announced the launch of SearchSDN.com™, a new website designed to help network professionals at every level make informed technology planning and investment decisions as they transition to software-defined networking. Software-defined networking (SDN) is a disruptive technology that promises to revolutionize networking as we know it and has relevance to all corners of the networking world. It will affect service provider networks, cloud networks and enterprise networks. Given its wide-ranging impact, TechTarget’s Networking Media Group is taking the opportunity to launch a dedicated site to cover the technical development of software-defined networking and take a leadership position in the coverage of this emerging market. SearchSDN.com is dedicated to covering all aspects of software-defined networking... (more)

Cyan Helps KVH Deliver First 100 Gigabit Ethernet Service in Japan

TOKYO and PETALUMA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/14/13 -- KVH, Asia's leading information delivery platform, and Cyan, a leading supplier of software-defined networking (SDN) solutions for carriers and data center operators, today announced that they have partnered to deliver the first 100 Gigabit Ethernet service in Japan. The innovative ultra high-capacity service will be available in a broad set of Japan's major metropolitan markets. The service leverages Cyan's DTM-100G coherent transponder module which, by consuming a single slot in any Z-Series platform, provides unprecedented optical reach flexibility while minimizing cost. KVH, responding to continuing customer demand for ever more bandwidth in order to address burgeoning internet and cloud computing applications, is rolling out its 100G service with multiple service quality levels at highly competitive prices.... (more)

SDN and IPv6 Creates Buzz for Network Traffic Routing Protocols

FARMINGTON, Conn., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Tech executives and system administrators can't stop buzzing about software defined networking (SDN). Having redefined the archaic methods of manual configuration, the SDN approach to building computer networks provides for rapid provision connections in a mechanized fashion via separation and abstraction. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/CG77250) As the first standard communications interface defined between the controls and forwarding layers of SDN architecture, OpenFlow is a protocol that allows direct access and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices both physical and virtual. The beauty of OpenFlow is that it can define how traffic should flow through the network devices based on parameters such as usage patterns, applications and cloud resources. This way it provides ex... (more)

Cyan Adds Experienced Sales Leadership in Latin America

PETALUMA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/18/13 -- Cyan today announced the expansion of its Latin American sales presence with the addition of Christian Alvarez as vice president of sales for Latin America. Alvarez will be in charge of Cyan's growing sales efforts in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, where the company already has a number of active deployments. Alvarez joins Cyan from Avaya where he was managing director for the Americas division. "Having made substantive headway in Europe and Asia Pacific, we are now turning our attention to the significant growth opportunities we see in Latin America," said Cyan chairman and CEO Mark Floyd. "Christian will be an excellent leader for an already strong field operations team in Latin America and will be instrumental in helping to further expand our customer footprint throughout the region." According ... (more)

CALIENT Technologies and Plexxi Partner to Bring Software-Defined Networking to Large-Scale Data Center Networks

OFC/NFOEC — CALIENT Technologies, Inc., the global leader for photonic switching technology, and Plexxi Inc., creator of the industry’s first affinity-driven networking solution, today announced a product integration that demonstrates the benefits of a software defined optical layer in today’s complex and highly dynamic data centers: increased flexibility, time savings and decreased complexity. Aimed at large-scale data centers, this integration leverages the major tenet of software-defined networking (SDN): a centralized controller operating with a network-wide view to drive forwarding behavior. The Integration With its Plexxi Control, Plexxi has introduced a way to push the benefits of optics in the data center – advances in scale and economics for performance, power and latency and unprecedented flexibility – to the server edge. This allows large groups of serve... (more)

Mellanox Appoints Kevin Deierling and Gilad Shainer as Vice Presidents of Marketing

Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX; TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced the appointment of Kevin Deierling and promotion of Gilad Shainer to vice presidents of marketing. Their responsibilities will include leading new product development and management, expanding into new markets, launching products and building demand in the market, and developing and executing programs to promote the Mellanox brand. Mr. Deierling and Mr. Shainer will report to Eyal Waldman, Mellanox’s president, CEO, and chairman of the board. Gilad Shainer, Vice President of Marketing, Mellanox Technologies (Photo: Business Wire) “I am very pleased to appoint Kevin and Gilad as vice presidents of marketing. I'm excited to have Kevin, the second Mellanox employee in the USA, r... (more)

Spirent Tests Carrier Ethernet, IPv6 and SDN in EANTC Interoperability

Spirent Communications, the leader in testing networks, devices and services, today announced that its test solution was used in a recent EANTC interoperability event. Spirent, which has supported EANTC’s annual efforts for close to a decade, continues to deliver the solutions needed to validate established and emerging technologies and network protocols including Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and Software-Defined Networks (SDN). The interoperability event will be highlighted this week at MPLS and Ethernet World Congress in Paris. Spirent TestCenter was used for OpenFlow testing and emulation of MPLS-TP nodes as well as MPLS-TP and IP/MPLS internetworking and other MPLS-related tests. “EANTC continues to set industry standards for the planning, execution and documentation of public interoperability events,” said Carsten Rossenhoevel, managing director of EANTC. “Spirent’s ... (more)

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At CloudEXPO Silicon Valley, June 24-26, 2019, Digital Transformation (DX) is a major focus with expanded DevOpsSUMMIT and FinTechEXPO programs within the DXWorldEXPO agenda. Successful transformation requires a laser focus on being data-driven and on using all the tools available that enable transformation if they plan to survive over the long term. A total of 88% of Fortune 500 companies from a generation ago are now out of business. Only 12% still survive. Similar percentages are found throug...
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