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Facebook to design an open source switch
As part of the Open Compute Project (OCP), Facebook's network engineering team is leading a project to develop an open source networking switch.
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Former CIO at Foundry Networks charged with insider trading
A former CIO and vice president at networking hardware vendor Foundry Networks has been charged with insider trading in conjunction with the company's acquisition in 2008 by Brocade Communications Systems, the US Department of Justice said.
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Big Switch looks to ramp up OpenFlow implementations
In an effort to accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow for software-defined networking, Big Switch Networks this week unveiled an open source-based "thin" virtual switch for servers and commodity switches.
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VMware blends in Nicira SDN technology, reveals public cloud plans
VMware today announced it will integrate software-defined networking (SDN) technology it acquired from Nicira into its vCloud suite, while also unveiling plans for a new hybrid cloud service that in reality will provide customers with a VMware-powered public cloud.
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F5 boosts SDN capability with LineRate Systems acquisition
F5 Networks plans to extend the reach of software-defined networking to improve application performance by acquiring software startup LineRate Systems.
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Software defined networking still in slow lane
Cheaper network hardware and more efficient networking software, promised by suppliers earlier this year through the development of a new management system, is still some way off.
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Windows Azure outage caused by configuration error
A system configuration mistake caused the outage that affected Windows Azure customers in western Europe last week, according to Microsoft.
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Cisco server shipments jump 70% in Q1 as industry slows
Worldwide server shipments grew at a slower-than-expected clip during the first quarter of 2012, but Cisco, which has a small market share, beat market trends as top server makers struggled with slow demand and weak economic conditions, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday.
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Carrier Ethernet 2 standardisation aims for global connectivity
The Metro Ethernet Forum has updated its Carrier Ethernet specification, hoping to standardise the use of Ethernet for global multicarrier services.
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Cisco jumps on "consumerisation" bandwagon with collaboration products
Cisco is in the midst of a major initiative to better integrate its various collaboration products and to give their interfaces a uniform, consistent design in order to make them easier to use and more effective at helping employees work with each other.
