Recently, Verizon Terremark received Linux Foundation membership, and cVidya announced its support for Hadoop big data analytics for cost reduction and new capabilities. In addition, Allot announced a major purchase order from a mobile and fixed operator, while Procera unveils its Network Application Visibility Library.
Linux Foundation welcomes new gold member Verizon Terremark
In late March, the Linux Foundation announced the addition of a new gold member, Verizon Terremark. The Foundation is a nonprofit group that aims to streamline Linux expansion as well as support joint development efforts. Gold members also include China Mobile, Cisco, Google, Hitatchi and Citrix, among others. Verizon Terremark will utilize its new membership to further its work on open cloud and virtualization systems, including the Verizon Cloud, an IaaS platform featuring Verizon Cloud Compute and Verizon Cloud Storage.
"Linux, open cloud and open virtualization technologies support innovation in the market, and The Linux Foundation offers a neutral venue where we can help advance this work," said Kevin Clarke, Verizon Terremark's cloud platform engineering director.
cVidya supports Hadoop
Toward the end of March, cVidya went public with its support for Hadoop, a platform that enables users to process big data. The company will foster the success of Hadoop utilization by making the resource increasingly navigable for new and previous users. In this way, customers can boost fraud management, marketing analytics and revenue assurance abilities within their organizations. Additionally, cVidya noted that the software is a cost-effective alternative to other systems as the platform could be leveraged to reduce hardware licensing costs by around 70 percent.
Allot Communications announces $5 million purchase order
On April 3, Allot Communications came forward with the news of a $5 million purchase order for Allot Service Gateway and the Allot ClearSee Data Analytics system. The client, an EMEA-based mobile and fixed operator with Tier-one certification, placed the order during the first quarter of the year. Allot vice president Andrei Elefant noted that the operator chose the company due to needs surrounding high-scale performance in fixed as well as mobile networks.
"As this operator offers both fixed and mobile services, it was critical that they incorporate solutions that can handle the unique demand of both networks," Elefant said.
Procera presents Network Application Visibility Library
At the end of March, Procera Networks announced plans to unveil its Network Application Visibility Library at Interop 2014 event in Las Vegas, running from April 1 to 3. The library, NAVL, is an advanced embedded Deep Packet Inspection system that allows for real-time layer-7 network traffic identification. In this way, operators and service providers can recognize the most popular applications being utilized by users today.
