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The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches
Cloud scaling will be all the switching rage at this week?s Interop. Three major vendors last week took their platforms deeper into and then beyond the data center, outdueling each other on server access density and software programmability, two key attributes needed for the virtualized goldmine called the cloud. And in so doing, they have raised the bar and perhaps set the stage for one of the more anticipated announcements in SDN switching from Cisco spin-in Insieme.
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Tibco sharpens mobile apps for its Tibbr enterprise social software
Tibco is revamping and extending the mobile access to its Tibbr enterprise social networking software, adding support for more smartphones and tablets, and upgrading its mobile user interfaces and functionality.
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Brocade unleashes a data centre barrage
Brocade this week extended its data centre networking portfolio with hardware and software enhancements designed to better integrate and align physical and virtual resources.
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Microsoft beefing up Yammer integration with Office Web Apps, SkyDrive Pro
Yammer plans to roll out an integration with the SkyDrive Pro cloud storage product and the Office Web Apps Web-hosted productivity application suite this summer.
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IBM beefing up Connections enterprise social networking tool
IBM will launch before mid-year several new and improved collaboration and communication products, including a new suite for human resources tasks and a major upgrade of its Connections enterprise social networking product.
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Juniper finally outlines SDN strategy
Juniper Networks at long last has laid out its software-defined networking (SDN) strategy, which includes a revamped software licensing plan that the company says will change its business model and differentiate it from competitors.
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SAP's new HANA-powered CRM platform promises '360-degree' view of customer
SAP is tying the HANA in-memory database to its CRM (customer relationship management) software and other applications, creating a package that will "allow organisations to revolutionise the way they engage with their customers," the company announced today during the Sapphire and Tech Ed conferences in Madrid.
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Brocade buys Cisco nemesis Vyatta
Brocade has announced its acquisition of Vyatta, a privately held maker of open source-based network software, for an undisclosed sum.
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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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Yammer opens new office in London's Tech City
Microsoft has become the latest US computing giant to invest in east London?s burgeoning technology cluster, with the opening of a new office for its enterprise social networking subsidiary Yammer on Great Eastern Street.
