SDN market about to explode

First look: HTC First with Facebook Home How to Recover From a Twitter Hack Network World Daily News AM April 26, 2013 Share this email SDN market about to explode The software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to surpass $35 billion in the next five years, far higher than previously reported, according to research by start-up vendor Plexxi, website SDNCentral and venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. First look: HTC First with Facebook Home 2. How to Recover From a Twitter Hack 3. Extreme Networks replaces its CEO again 4. INSIDER So you want to be a data scientist? 5. T-Mobile USA agrees to come clean about 'uncarrier' service plans 6. Apple is growing; why not WWDC? 7. Japan uses robots, tech to care for elderly 8. Pivotal puts PaaS in the spotlight 9. Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say 10. 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