Hot at Interop: Mobile, cloud, SDN and more

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	Cisco looks at extending OpFlex alternative to OpenFlow | Gigamon goes modular at Interop
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	Hot at Interop: Mobile, cloud, SDN and more Interop, one of the premier shows for networking each year, kicked off its general session on Wednesday proclaiming that a new era of IT is upon the world, led by a mobile revolution and supported by cloud computing. And more change is on the way as software-defined networking quickly matures into a platform for enterprises to seriously consider. Read More In this Issue Cisco looks at extending OpFlex alternative to OpenFlow Gigamon goes modular at Interop Cisco reveals OpenFlow SDN killer Alcatel-Lucent ups the ante in unified access Hot products at Interop InteropNet: The show behind the show Extreme binds Enterasys gear tighter to its own HP bucks up unified access line to better battle Cisco, others Best of Interop Finalists Announced, any surprises? Fun things to do in Vegas after the trade show Cisco looks at extending OpFlex alternative to OpenFlow Cisco says it is looking into extending its OpFlex policy protocol, unveiled this week at Interop, to legacy platforms such as the Catalyst 6500. Read More Gigamon goes modular at Interop Well, it’s that time of year again. The snow is finally off the ground in most of the New England area, opening day of Major League Baseball has come around, but most importantly, it’s Interop time in Las Vegas. This year’s Interop is about a month earlier than Interop of years past, but the activity from the show seems just as high. One of the more interesting announcements I saw from the first... Read More Cisco reveals OpenFlow SDN killer At Interop this week, Cisco is unveiling an alternative to OpenFlow for software-defined networking and proposing it as a standard, while adding it as a vital component of the company's new programmable architecture. Read More Alcatel-Lucent ups the ante in unified access At Interop this week, Alcatel-Lucent updated its wired/wireless unified access portfolio with a new access switch, and SDN and application analytics extensions. Read More Hot products at Interop These products are on display at the annual tech conference in Vegas. Read More InteropNet: The show behind the show For any big convention, getting all the required network connectivity in place and keeping it working is a major undertaking, often requiring the creation of an entirely new physical and logical infrastructure. Read More Extreme binds Enterasys gear tighter to its own Extreme Networks has unveiled a software architecture for building SDNs and enabling interoperability between its technology and that of recent acquisition Enterasys. Read More HP bucks up unified access line to better battle Cisco, others HP this week at the annual Interop Las Vegas conference is rolling out extensions to its unified access wired/wireless product portfolio designed to deliver consistent operation and management across the mixed infrastructure. Read More Best of Interop Finalists Announced, any surprises? The Best of Interop Finalists were announced for next week's 2014 Interop Las Vegas show. Looking at the list there seems to be some products and names that did not make the final list. Was there a product and vendor you feel that should have made the list but did not? It will be interesting to see who wins the Data Center Solutions Category, Cisco or Arista? Read More Fun things to do in Vegas after the trade show You can do anything in Vegas, for a price Read More
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