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News

• OpenDaylight: Where's the love?

  Almost a year after OpenDaylight's introduction was deluged with skepticism, the open source SDN consortium is still struggling to improve industry perception despite meeting many of its initial goals.

• OpenDaylight's delayed SDN now available

  OpenDaylight, the vendor-heavy consortium developing an open source SDN framework, has announced that its first software release is available for download.

• Report has IBM looking to exit SDNs

  IBM is reportedly looking to sell its software defined networking business for $1 billion.

• A10 revamps lineup on multiple fronts

  Application delivery controller manufacturer A10 Networks rolled out new hardware, pricing and connectivity with a range of SDN and cloud services today, in an announcement that serves to underline the company's recent recovery.

• Brocade exits network adapter business

  Brocade late last week said it has sold its network adapter business to QLogic to better focus on data center fabrics and software defined networking.

• SDN startup looks to program the enterprise

  SDN startup Anuta Networks has unveiled its second product, a network services virtualization systems for midsize and large enterprises.

• In Pictures: 2014 by the numbers - Predictions and projections

  Cloud, mobility, Big Data, SDN, wearables -- see what’s in store for 2014

• Capital letter 'S,' 'D,' 'N' will never happen: VMware exec

  Rack and stack that network and then walk away and leave it alone. VMware's NSX technology will provide all the control necessary going forward, says Steve Mullaney, senior vice president and general manager of VMware's Networking & Security Business Unit.

• SDN in 2014: More of everything

  Last year saw tons of activity in software-defined networking, including the introduction of Cisco's response to the hardware-marginalizing trend. This year promises to be no different for SDN.

• University of Florida gets 100Gbps link to Internet2, upgrades campus research net to 200Gbps

  The University of Florida is just putting the wraps on a remarkable year of IT upgrades. The school, which has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings, installed a new supercomputer in a new data center, installed a 100Gbps link to Inernet2, and upgraded its Campus Research Network from 20G to 200Gbps while adding support for Software Defined Networking (SDN). Network World Editor in Chief John Dix got the lowdown on all of the developments from Erik Deumens, director of research computing.

• 2013: The 12 months of Cisco

  This past year saw several major events and product introductions unfold at Cisco, beginning with an effort to connect cars to the Internet and ending with a solid pipeline in place for its new data center switches and fabric technology. The following is a review of the highlights of the year that was at Cisco, 2013.

• Juniper: Quick look at security strategy behind its SDN controller security

  Juniper Networks in September made its software-defined network (SDN) controller known as Contrail generally available. Network World Senior Editor Ellen Messmer delves into the security strategy behind the Contrail controller in a discussion with Juniper's Senior Director of Product Management Jennifer Linn, and Chris Hoff, vice president of strategic planning in the security business unit at Juniper.

• Cisco sees SDN, Internet of Things in its 2014 crystal ball

  Next year will see demonstrable evidence of the Internet of Things, real-time communications on the Web, and SDN-enabled platforms with killer applications for them.

• A Q&A with the Chair of the Open Networking Foundation's Migration Group

  For an inside look at the goals, expectations and plans of the ONF's recently created Migration Group and how it hopes to help companies make the transition to SDN, Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up via e-mail with the chair of the group, Justin Joubine Dustzadeh, CTO & VP of Technology Strategy, Networks, Huawei.

• 10 things we learned -- or didn't -- from Cisco's Insieme launch

  Cisco's introduction of the Insieme Networks product line and strategy was the most anticipated networking announcement in almost two years. It represents Cisco's response to the software-defined networking trend pervading the industry, and threatening Cisco's dominance and profits. While not a watershed moment – Insieme didn't change Cisco's modus operandii, as explained below -- Insieme is nonetheless one of the most important events and product introductions in Cisco's history. Here are 10 things we learned or have yet to learn from the Insieme launch: