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Wide-area networking startup CloudGenix raises $25M
CloudGenix, a Silicon Valley startup with software for managing networks across multiple data centers, today announced a $25 million funding round, which allows the startup to spend more on sales and...
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HP buys software-defined networking startup ConteXtream
HP today announced that it has acquired ConteXtream, a startup selling software-defined networking (SDN) and network-function virtualization (NFV) software. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Rather...
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Juniper acquires networking company BTI Systems
Juniper Networks, a major player in the world of data center networking hardware, announced today that it has acquired BTI Systems, a company with hardware and software-defined networking (SDN) tools....
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VMware exec Martìn Casado joins Andreessen Horowitz following Nicira acquisition
Andreessen Horowitz is announcing today that it has hired Martìn Casado — cofounder and chief executive of hot software-defined networking (SDN) startup Nicira, which was acquired by VMware for $1.26...
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Former Apple engineers launch SnapRoute, an open-source networking startup,...
A new startup called SnapRoute is playing in the world of open-source software for networking hardware in companies’ data centers. It’s notable because more than half of the team once played important...
View ArticleVMWare CTO: ‘Things need to change dramatically’ at networking companies
VMWare chief technology officer Stephen Herrod believes in a future filled with choices. And he thinks networking companies better start embracing choice, especially open-source software, or face steep...
View ArticleBig Switch gets bigger with strategic investment from Intel
People may have trouble believing in Big Foot, but many believe in Big Switch. Network virtualization company Big Switch received a $6.5 million strategic investment from Intel Capital. Also referred...
View ArticleVMware acquires Virsto Software to boost its virtual storage capabilities
Just weeks after we reported a shift in strategy at VMware, the virtualization giant has announced its intent to acquire Virsto Software, a provider of storage performance optimization software. VMware...
View ArticleVMware to launch public cloud to fight Amazon & Nicira-based software-defined...
VMware picked an unusually busy day (new pope, new Android head, new Kickstarter record) to dump a lot of high-level cloud announcements in the laps of tech reporters everywhere. The company has some...
View ArticleIntel aims to disrupt proprietary networks with software-defined open networks
Computer networking is the heart of the cloud data centers that power the Internet. But those networks are complicated, and they aren’t as open as they could be. Intel is attacking this problem — and...
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Pssst. IBM has quietly walked away from the software-defined networking...
IBM has silently taken steps out of the nascent market for software-defined networking (SDN), which at one point showed the potential to shake up big networking vendors like Cisco and Juniper,...
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Cisco’s $20B lunch: Arista and 20+ other startups line up for the buffet
Last week, software-defined networking startup Arista Networks made an initial public offering that hit a lofty $3.8 billion. And that’s just the first of over 20 similar startups attacking networking...
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Cisco buys hot software-defined networking startup Tail-f for $175M
Cisco announced this morning that it has agreed to buy Tail-f Systems for $175 million. The company offers “multi-vendor service orchestration,” which essentially means that it provides a software...
View ArticleIs “software-defined” just a new way to whitewash old products?
GUEST: Jérôme Lecat is the chief executive of Scality. In the past year, we’ve seen technology companies offering software-defined networks, software-defined storage, software-defined servers, even...
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Pensando Systems raises $145 million for custom hardware that processes data...
Networking startup Pensando Systems has emerged from stealth with over $145 million for its custom software-defined edge services platform.Read More
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Sequoia invests $33M in secretive networking startup Viptela
VMware’s $1.26 billion acquisition of networking startup Nicira might still be on the minds of investors who like to sell technology into big companies. Now we’ve learned that Viptela, a secretive...
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SignalWire raises $30M to grow its distributed communications network
SignalWire, a company developing a distributed video and voice communications network, has raised $30 million in venture capital.Read More
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Versa Networks raises $84M to protect cloud networks
Versa Networks, a company offering security solutions for cloud networks, has raised $84 million in venture capital.Read More
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Pluribus, which develops software-defined networking software, raises $20M
Pluribus, a startup developing software-defined networking technologies, has raised $20 million in venture capital.Read More
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