BROWSING: Software

Juniper premieres new product portfolio Juniper is expanding its portfolio of services with a host of products, which the company said will bring businesses closer to a secure and automated multi-cloud environment. Enterprises are increasingly transferring on-premise workloads to the cloud. According to RightScale’s sixth annual...

Cloud-integrated software framework accelerates time-to-market for IoT devices Whether its an asset tracking platform meant to follow materials across a production floor or a light monitor that helps lower energy consumption in an industrial facility, at the heart of every internet of things (IoT) device...

VMware to purchase CloudCoreo VMware recently announced it is acquiring cloud configuration-management startup CloudCoreo for an undisclosed amount to further secure hybrid cloud environments. CloudCoreo was founded in 2016 with a focus on building next-generation cloud security services, which identify and fix misconfigurations and vulnerabilities across...

Cisco announces cloud-based security endpoint portfolio Cisco is taking aim at the managed security service providers (MSSP) market with three cloud-based tools included in its endpoint security portfolio: Cisco AMP for Endpoints, Cisco Umbrella and Meraki Systems Manager. The security market continues to swell alongside the...

Verizon announces SD-WLAN Verizon Enterprise Solutions recently deployed its Software-Defined Wireless Local Area Network (SD-WLAN), which provides visibility into both corporate wireless network operations and Bluetooth-enabled devices connected to the network. The company reports SD-WLAN enables network access and security configurations. What makes Verizon’s SD-WLAN different...

Oracle to purchase Zenedge Oracle announced it has signed an agreement to purchase cybersecurity firm Zenedge for an undisclosed amount as part of an initiative to secure IT systems launched across multi-cloud environments. Under the acquisition, Zenedge’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) mitigation...

Pre-recorded drone show airs amid technical issues at Winter Olympics Intel Corp. had to ditch plans to deploy 300 small drones during the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony because of logistical challenges. Instead, pre-recorded footage of 1,218 drone launched during a rehearsal in December in Pyeongchang,...

From physical to virtual IT departments are becoming virtualized in an effort to deliver more services with less financial resources. Migrating from legacy systems to virtual systems doesn’t happen overnight, however. It is a gradual process that often requires many steps. Nevertheless, it is possible...

Accenture joins AT&T’s Microservices Supplier Program Accenture announced it has joined AT&T’s Microservices Supplier Program in a multi-year project focused on transforming older business applications into microservices. According to the companies, small and big businesses will be able to use these software applications to order...

Verizon and Guardtime collaborate on blockchain technology Verizon Enterprise Solutions announced it will deploy a portfolio of blockchain platform services based on Guardtime’s Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) Blockchain capabilities later this year. Guardtime is a software security company founded in 2007 in Estonia. The company said...

Arm announces Project Trillium Arm introduced a new processor platform, called Project Trillium, as part of an initiative to bring machine learning to mobile edge devices. The platform includes two new processors, the Arm Machine Learning (ML) and Object Detection (OD) processors, which the company...

Cradlepoint announces IBR1700 LTE router Cradlepoint unveiled a solution package for its NetCloud service, which includes a new router intended to bring the benefits of software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) to first responders and related fleet-based organizations. First responders rely on 4G LTE technology to communicate...

Popular open source projects The open-source movement has gained momentum over the last few years. So much so that The Linux Foundation recently formed the LF Networking Fund (LFN) in an effort to place multiple open source networking projects under a single umbrella. These types...

As athletes battle it out on the rinks and slopes of the Pyeongchang Olympics, a quieter fight is underway on Olympic networks. The "Olympic Destroyer" attack has reportedly caused disruptions to the event's Wi-Fi network and took down the official web site just as...

GCI introduces CloudFlex SD-WAN Telecommunications and technology company General Communications Inc. (GCI) deployed its CloudFlex Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) yesterday, which moves the management of business networks to the cloud. GCI is Alaska’s largest telephone and wireless provider with around 108,000 cable subscribers across the...

Virtuosys unveils Edge Application Platform Virtuosys recently premiered its Edge Application Platform, an end-to-end hardware and software solution designed to bring distributed computing close to the edge. Multi-access edge computing (MEC) is a network architecture that extends cloud computing capabilities to the edge of a cellular...

Citrix completes Cedexis acquisition Citrix Systems announced it has acquired Portland cloud-computing startup Cedexis in a move to boost app performance in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cedexis is a company founded in 2009 with a focus on application...

Sylabs introduces Singularity Pro Commercial startup Sylabs recently launched an open source container technology called Singularity Pro made for high-performance computing (HPC). The Linux-based Singularity container platform serves as the basis of the technology, which was originally designed for HPC and scientific use cases. Singularity started...

REAN Cloud scores DoD deal to accelerate cloud migration Northern Virginia cloud systems integrator REAN Cloud announced last week it landed a five-year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) potentially worth $950 million. As part of the deal, REAN Cloud will provide Pentagon...

Vonage brings SmartWAN to Cloud PBX platform Service provider Vonage announced it has expanded its SD-WAN solution, SmartWAN, to its proprietary Cloud PBX platform, providing availability to small and medium-size business (SMB) customers using the Vonage Business Cloud. SMBs are now able to run their...

Tech Mahindra and VMware combine solutions Tech Mahindra and VMware recently announced a collaboration aimed at communication service providers (CSPs), which will focus on developing, marketing and deploying solutions that accelerate network transformation. CSPs have been gradually virtualizing their networks in preparation for 5G and an...

VodafoneZiggo awards Ericsson evolved packet core contract VodafoneZiggo, a joint venture between Vodafone Netherlands and Ziggo, announced it has awarded Ericsson an evolved packet core contract. As part of the collaboration, VodafoneZiggo will deploy Ericsson’s virtual Evolved Packet Core on its common cloud infrastructure within...

Orange and Cisco team up on SD-WAN Orange Business Services announced it performed the first on-boarding of a Cisco SD-WAN virtual network function (VNF) on the Cisco Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS). The platform includes a fully functional virtualized solution for network services, and is part...

OPNFV Project​ announces OVP The​ OPNFV Project​ recently announced the OPNFV Verified Program (OVP)​ in an effort to ease the adoption of commercial network functions virtualization (NFV) products. The purpose of the program, according to OPNFV, is to help operators establish entry criteria for their...