Jeff Burt

Cisco Systems is continuing to turn to partnerships with other top-tier tech vendors as a way to expand into emerging growth areas like the internet of things, the cloud and network virtualization with a new alliance with cloud-based enterprise-software giant Salesforce.com. Officials with the two companies on Sept. 22 announced a partnership that will include […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—All players involved in the issue of security and the internet of things need to accelerate the work they’re doing, according to an official with the Department of Homeland Security. Speaking to attendees of the Security of Things Forum 2016 here Sept. 22, Robert Silvers, assistant secretary for cyber policy for DHS, said improving […]

The Industrial Internet Consortium has developed a framework that aims to address the thorny and complex issue of security and the internet of things. The industry consortium this week published the Industrial Internet Security Framework, a dense blueprint designed to address the broad array of security issues concerning the industrial internet of things (IIoT), the […]

The OpenDaylight Project effort to create a common platform for network virtualization continues to mature with the unveiling of the group’s fifth release, dubbed “Boron.” The industry consortium announced the Boron release Sept. 21, a week before the OpenDaylight Summit kicks off in Seattle Sept. 27. Project officials said the new release brings with it […]

ARM is looking to establish itself in the burgeoning autonomous car market with a new chip design that is aimed at addressing the high safety standards needed for not only driverless vehicles but also other areas such as industrial and medical robots. Company officials on Sept. 20 unveiled the Cortex-R52, a system-on-a-chip (SoC) design built […]

Versa Networks is partnering with several appliance makers to run its software-defined WAN software on their open hardware systems. Versa officials on Sept. 20 announced the SD-WAN appliance ecosystem that initially includes Advantech, Lanner Electronics and Silicom, all of which will offer hardware that has been validated by Versa to run its software. The hardware-software […]

Pluribus Networks is adding Accton/Edgecore to the list of white-box network switch makers that can run its Linux-based network operating systems. Pluribus officials announced Sept. 20 that Accton/Edgecore’s AS5712-54X 10 Gigabit Ethernet and AS6712-32X 40GbE white-box switches, which are based on designs from the Facebook-led Open Compute Project (OCP), are now certified to run the […]

Service provider Masergy is partnering with Silver Peak to offer software-defined WAN capabilities to its enterprise customers. Masergy will deliver a managed SD-WAN service that will be based on Silver Peak’s Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform and Unity Boost WAN optimization product. The move is part of Masergy’s larger strategy to move into the growing managed […]

The enterprise collaboration space is one that is rapidly shifting and changing as established vendors work to adapt to the growing demands for software- and cloud-based offerings from customers who themselves are dealing with everything from an increasingly mobile workforce to the cloud to the proliferation of connected devices. The market continues to consolidate through […]

Intel and GE Transportation are introducing a jointly developed platform that officials with both companies say will help transform trains into mobile data centers. At the InnoTrans 2016 show in Germany Sept. 19, the two companies unveiled the GoLinc platform, which includes networking, communications and application management capabilities. The device, which is powered by Intel’s […]