Video: What is OpenFlow?

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Ericsson Develops Mobile Broadband Connection Protocol for Windows 8

Ericsson, in partnership with Microsoft and other companies within USB Implementers Forum, has developed a new protocol to make it easier for manufacturers to bring mobile broadband to people buying notebooks and tablets. Support for the protocol, which will be included in Windows 8, means that device manufacturers will no longer need to install drivers for embedded mobile broadband connectivity or a connection manager.The protocol will be demonstrated...

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Intel is working with Google to optimize future releases of the Android platform for Intel's family of low power Atom processors. The joint effort is designed to speed time-to-market of Intel technology-based smartphones running the Android platform. The companies are also working on extending the Intel architecture with other Google products, including Chrome OS, Google TV, and the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) and Native Development Kit...

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Metaswitch Networks introduced its Perimeta session border controller designed for independent scaling of signaling and media functions. The platform represents a new class of SBC because currently deployed systems are not optimized to handle the highly dynamic session environment brought on by massive number of mobile devices and services such as presence and IM. The challenge is expected to become more acute with the adoption of VoLTE and RCS-e...

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Ikanos Debuts Dual-Core Processors for Next Gen Services Gateways

Ikanos Communications introduced two dual-core communications processors – the Fusiv Vx175 and Fusiv Vx173 -- designed for a wide range of devices including femtocell gateways, smart energy gateways, mobile broadband routers, optical networking terminals, network attached storage and other next generation services gateways. The new devices add to the company's Fusiv portfolio and extend the range of access types supported to PON, LTE and other broadband...

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Linley Group: Embedded Processor Market Sees Strong Growth

The embedded processor market reached record revenue of $3.6 billion in 2010, up 31% over 2009, and will top $5.1 billion by 2015, according to The Linley Group's recently released “A Guide to High Speed Embedded Processors�? report. The strong rebound was driven by restocking, renewed demand and market expansion.Notable findings include:There will be a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7 percent from 2010 through 2015 as the market reverts...

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Cisco has sharpened its business strategy and is now focused on growing its earnings faster than revenue, said executives at the company's Annual Financial Analyst Conference in San Jose. The company foresees a 5-7% revenue growth for the next three years, due to public sector weakness, uncertain macroeconomic conditions and competition. Meanwhile, Cisco is targeting a 7-9% CAGR in earnings per share over the next three years. Over the past 120...

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McAfee's DeepSAFE Takes Aim at Rootkits

McAfee previewed its DeepSAFE hardware-assisted security technology for proactively detecting and preventing stealthy advanced persistent threats (APTs) and malware. The technology, which was co-developed with Intel, sits below the OS, providing the ability to fundamentally change the security game, according to the companies. According to McAfee Labs, more than 1,200 new rootkits per day are detected - equating to 50 per hour every single day. ...

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Blue Coat Builds a Big Content Cache for Service Providers

Blue Coat Systems introduced its next-generation CacheFlow 5000 appliance -- delivering more than three times greater throughput and cache storage compared to the previous version -- in the same compact, 4U footprint. The up-sizing is required by the strain of media-rich content traversing service provider networks, especially videos and large files.The initial CacheFlow 5000 appliance, which was released in March 2010, leveraged caching intelligence...

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