eBay Shows its Digital Service Efficiency Dashboard

eBay has posted a Digital Service Efficiency (DSE) dashboard online to track the cost, performance and environmental impact of customer buy and sell transactions.  The dashboard essentially provides a guide to measuring the overall efficiency of eBay's technical infrastructure, across four key business priorities: performance, cost, environmental impact, and revenue. eBay also published the following Digital Service Efficiency goals for 2013: Increase...

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Net Optics Tunes its Filter Network Packet Broker for Virtualization

Net Optics introduced its new xFilter Network Packet Broker (Version 2.5) for high-density, high-throughput network monitoring in areas using advanced tunneling protocols for optimized visibility, performance, efficiency and security.  The latest release provides traffic visibility throughout networks that employ complex tunneling technologies or virtualized topologies. New support includes Extensible LAN (VXLAN) and Cisco FabricPath protocols....

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Array Networks Enhances its Application Delivery Controllers

Array Networks released new software for its line of Application Delivery Controllers designed to meet the load balancing and application delivery requirements of small to medium-sized enterprises. The APV 8.4 supports new advanced load balancing and application delivery features, unlocks increased performance across all APV Series appliances and introduces a pricing model that makes enterprise-class traffic management available at 50% the cost...

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Big Switch Signs Itochu and Net One for Japan

Big Switch Networks announced distribution partnerships with ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and Net One Systems for the Japanese market.  Big Switch Networks’ Open SDN product suite includes an SDN controller that serves as a network application platform for a variety of applications, including network monitoring and data center network virtualization. Last week, Big Switch announced the addition of Tony Bates to its Board of Directors....

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Digicel Completes US$1 Billion Bond at 6%

Digicel successfully completed a US$1 billion corporate bond offering at 6.00%.  The proceeds will be used to refinance all of its 12% Senior Notes due 2014 and for general corporate purposes which could include capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt repayment or dividends. Digicel is a leading global telecoms operator serving customers in the Caribbean, Central America and Pacific. Its markets include: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba,...

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Alcatel-Lucent Cites Core Router Sale to Healthcare Provider

Alcatel-Lucent is supplying its new 7950 XRS core router family to UPMC, the top ranked healthcare provider in Western Pennsylvania.  The UPMC build-out will also include Alcatel-Lucent's proprietary optical coherent technology, the 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS). The high-powered network will be used to handle the challenge of Big Data in the health care sector. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.alcatel-lucent.com Previously,...

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The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance Consolidate

The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance finalized the agreement for the consolidation of WiGig technology and certification development in the Wi-Fi Alliance. "This is a significant and exciting moment for our members and our industry," said Wi-Fi Alliance president and CEO Edgar Figueroa. "With 60 GHz efforts concentrated in one organization we have the momentum, technology, and members to deliver on the promise of WiGig technology." Wi-Fi...

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Microsoft Acquires MetricsHub for Cloud Monitoring

Microsoft has acquired MetricsHub, a Seattle-based start-up specializing in Active Cloud Monitoring, for an undisclosed sum. MetricsHub developed technology for automating cloud performance management.  The solution works with Windows Azure. A pre-release version is now available in the Windows Azure Store. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/03/04/microsoft-acquires-metricshub.asp...

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Anaplan Raises $30 Million for Cloud-based Planning Service

Anaplan, a start-up offering cloud-based modeling and planning solutions for finance and operations, closed $30 million in new venture financing. Using cloud resources, the San Francisco-based company helps corporate customers to dynamically test their operational plans, manage complex multi-dimensional models, collaborate across functions and regions, and share insights and content. Meritech Capital led the round, along with existing investors...

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Radisys Reports Revenue of $69.3 Million, MRF Accelerates

Radisys posted Q4 2012 revenues of $69.3 million and a GAAP net loss of $4.9 million or $0.18 per share. Fourth quarter non-GAAP net income was $0.9 million or $0.03 per diluted share. "Our fourth quarter revenue and profitability exceeded our expectations. Increased shipments in Software-Solutions, particularly within our MRF business, as well as our ATCA product lines enabled a 9% sequential quarterly increase in total revenue. This improved revenue...

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Cyan Appoints Mike Zellner as CFO

Cyan appointed Mike Zellner as vice president and chief financial officer. Zellner joins Cyan from PMC-Sierra where, for the past six years, he served as chief financial officer. Prior to PMC-Sierra, Zellner was senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Wind River Systems. http://www.cyaninc.c...

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ZTE Confirms Intel Atom Smartphone Ambition

ZTE confirmed a strategic partnership with Intel to develop unique smartphones based on the Intel Atom Z2580 processor. The platform’s dual-core processor with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology provides double the compute performance and up to 3x graphics capabilities over the previous generation Intel Atom Z2460 processor while delivering the same competitive battery life. The ZTE Grand X IN smartphone already features Intel Inside. The ZTE Grand...

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