The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) announced today the Board’s approval of OpenFlow Switch Specification Version 1.2 – the first update of the OpenFlow Software Defined Networking (SDN) standard since the ONF’s launch in March, 2011. The new release builds significantly on Stanford University’s Version 1.1 in a number of ways, including support for IPv6, extensible… Continue reading OpenFlow 1.2 Marks Big Step Forward for Software Defined Networking
Category: Network Virtualization
ConteXtream Launches Software Network Virtualization Solution for Cloud Providers
ConteXtream, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-scale network virtualization, today announced the availability of ConteXtream Grid for Cloud and Managed Hosting providers. ConteXtream Grid fundamentally changes the way cloud providers can address elasticity, multi-tenancy and scale challenges. With ConteXtream Grid network virtualization software, customers can offer tenants sophisticated networking and security services, achieve optimal utilization… Continue reading ConteXtream Launches Software Network Virtualization Solution for Cloud Providers
Xsigo Virtual I/O Provides Kroll 50 Percent More VM Throughput and Saves on Cost
Xsigo Systems, Inc., the leader in virtualized data center infrastructure, today announced that Kroll Factual Data, a division of Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company, has successfully deployed Xsigo virtual I/O in its virtualized data center. As a result, the firm increased the transaction capacity of its 700 Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines by 50… Continue reading Xsigo Virtual I/O Provides Kroll 50 Percent More VM Throughput and Saves on Cost
AlgoSec Introduces Firewall Management Solution for Virtualized Environments
AlgoSec, the market leader for Network Security Policy Management, today announced the industry’s first solution for managing firewalls in virtual environments. AlgoSec Security Management Suite simplifies hypervisor-level firewall management by automating the analysis and change management workflows, enabling organizations with hybrid environments to enhance their IT operations, security and compliance. “The dynamic nature of virtualization,… Continue reading AlgoSec Introduces Firewall Management Solution for Virtualized Environments
Embrane Poised to Unlock the Bottleneck of Cloud Adoption
Founded by seasoned networking executives, Embrane™ today outlined its strategy to help cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprises build more agile networks for delivering cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). The foundation of Embrane’s strategy is heleos™, the industry’s first distributed software platform for virtualizing layer 4-7 network services, also announced today. “The cloud changes everything about the… Continue reading Embrane Poised to Unlock the Bottleneck of Cloud Adoption
Embrane Unveils Distributed Software Platform for Virtualizing Network Services
Embrane today announced the immediate availability of heleos, the first distributed software platform for powering on-demand elastic network services such as load balancers, firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs) and WAN Optimization. Targeted to cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprises building public, private or hybrid cloud environments, the unique platform enables the procurement, provisioning and configuration… Continue reading Embrane Unveils Distributed Software Platform for Virtualizing Network Services
ADTRAN Virtual Wireless LAN Unifies All Users
ADTRAN, Inc., a leading provider of converged access and unified business solutions, today announced that its virtual wireless LAN (vWLAN) solution can control and manage users entering the network from any wireless access point (AP) or a wired port. This new ability, provided by a software upgrade to the ADTRAN Bluesocket access point, enables the… Continue reading ADTRAN Virtual Wireless LAN Unifies All Users
Cisco Introduces CloudVerse, an End-to-End Framework to Build, Manage and Connect Clouds
Cisco today introduces Cisco CloudVerse®, a framework that combines the foundational elements needed to enable organizations to build, manage and connect public, private and hybrid clouds. Cisco CloudVerse combines these key cloud elements – Unified Data Center, Cloud Intelligent Network, and Cloud Applications and Services – enabling businesses to realize all of the benefits of… Continue reading Cisco Introduces CloudVerse, an End-to-End Framework to Build, Manage and Connect Clouds