Cisco's OpFlex Protocol Offers Distributed Policy Control for SDN

Cisco introduced OpFlex - a new networking protocol designed to open up its vision of Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) in the data center for automated applications and interoperability with other software-defined networking (SDN) elements. OpFlex is a southbound protocol that is co-authored by Citrix, IBM, Microsoft, and Sungard Availability Services. It provides a mechanism that enables a network controller to transfer abstract policy...

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Google Activates Andromeda Virtualization in Cloud Data Centers

Google’s "Andromeda" network virtualization stack is now powering two of its Google Compute Engine zones: us-central1-b and europe-west1-a. The company will be migrating its other data centers to Andromeda in the coming months. Google describes Andromeda as a Software Defined Networking (SDN)-based substrate that serves as  the orchestration point for provisioning, configuring, and managing virtual networks and in-network packet processing....

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Gigamon Announces Multi-Purpose Visibility Fabric Node for Big Data

Gigamon is preparing to release the  GigaVUE-HC2 fabric node for the Services Layer of its Visibility Fabric architecture. The GigaVUE-HC2 is a modular platform that combines multiple external functions such as compute for stateful and intelligent traffic correlation, secure in-band TAPs to prevent unauthorized access to traffic data, and sophisticated filtering, replication and aggregation, all in a single, compact modular form factor thereby...

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Skype App for Windows Phone 8.1 Allows In-Call Switch to Video

A new Skype app for Windows Phone 8.1 promises tight integration of Skype on mobile devices.  Windows Phone users will be able to easily "upgrade" a regular mobile calls to a Skype video call. In addition, people with a Windows Phone 8.1 device can use Microsoft's new "Cortana" virtual digital assistant to quickly and easily start Skype calls: for example, just say "Skype, get Lara Kingwell on video".  Cortana will be included in a Skype...

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ALU Enterprise Debuts SDN-enabled OmniSwitch 6860

Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise division unveiled its new OmniSwitch 6860 (OS6860) family featuring gigabit access speeds coupled with embedded analytics and programmability. Highlights include: Powered by a custom ASIC and coprocessor providing wire-rate deep packet inspection (DPI) and policy enforcement right at the edge of the network.  SDN-enabled with the support of OpenFlow and OpenStack. Four unique 1G PoE ports that offer up to 60W...

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Alcatel-Lucent Completes Sale of LGS Innovations

Alcatel-Lucent completed its previously announced sale of its subsidiary LGS Innovations LLC to a US-based company owned by a Madison Dearborn Partners-led investor group that includes CoVant. LGS Innovations LLC provides secure networking, satellite communications, VoIP, optical routers and other solutions for the US national security, defense, and advanced research communities, and has a heritage as a trusted partner of the US Federal Government...

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NTT Data Opens R&D Labs in China, Singapore, Indonesia

NTT DATA has established an R&D Lab with the Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.  The two organizations will collaborate on solutions for social networking services and healthcare. NTT DATA also announced the opening of R&D Labs in Singapore and in Bandung, Indonesia. http://www.nttdata.com/...

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ADTRAN Trims Q1 Financial Guidance

ADTRAN trimmed its revenue and earnings estimates for the first quarter ending March 31, 2014, saying it now expects revenue to range from $146.0 million to $147.0 million. GAAP earnings per share for the quarter, assuming dilution, are expected to range from $0.16 to $0.17. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the quarter are expected to range from $0.20 to $0.21. Non-GAAP earnings per share exclude the effect of acquisition related expenses, amortizations...

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