Predictions for Unified Communications in 2014, Part Two

	Oracle buys Corente for software-defined networking | Cisco takes TV to the cloud
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	Predictions for Unified Communications in 2014, Part Two Read More WEBCAST: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP 3PAR StoreServ Chalk Talk (June 2013 update) Learn about the June 2013 updates to the HP 3PAR StoreServ portfolio in this latest HP Storage ChalkTalk from HPStorageGuy Calvin Zito. Learn More In this Issue Oracle buys Corente for software-defined networking Cisco takes TV to the cloud SDN showdown: Examining the differences between VMware's NSX and Cisco's ACI 2014's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Best of CES 2014: In Pictures WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Gaining Real-Time Protection with IP Perimeter Intelligence Attack methodologies change. Threat vectors change. Once-powerful defenses become obsolete. As the pace of these changes increases, it's unrealistic to wait for defense methods to catch up, or for new products to be developed and releases pushed out. View Now Oracle buys Corente for software-defined networking Oracle is buying Corente, maker of SDN (software-defined networking) technology for WANs (wide area networks), in a strike against competitors such as Cisco and IBM. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close early this year, weren't disclosed on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks A New Model for Application Services - F5 Synthesis F5 Software Defined Application Services (SDAS) is the next-generation model for delivering application services. SDAS is the first fabric-based application delivery and control system. It enables service injection, consumption, automation, and orchestration across a unified operating framework of pooled resources. Learn more >> Cisco takes TV to the cloud Cisco this week extended its Videoscape Internet TV services platform into the cloud by adopting OpenStack orchestration to allow content providers to offer video "as-a-service." Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet Who does NSS Labs "Recommend" for NGFW? In 2012, NSS Labs found that most available NGFW solutions "fell short in performance and security effectiveness." In 2013 NSS Labs noted "marked improvement" and bestowed their "recommended" rating on 6 vendors. Click here to find out who they were. Learn more >> SDN showdown: Examining the differences between VMware's NSX and Cisco's ACI The arrival of Software Defined Networking (SDN), which is often talked about as a game changing technology, is pitting two industry kingpins and former allies against each other: Cisco and VMware. Read More 2014's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1989 Read More Best of CES 2014: In Pictures Here's what's grabbing our attention right now at the sprawling CES 2014 gadget show in Las Vegas Read More
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