Jeff Burt

Juniper Networks wants to make it easier for enterprises to embrace cloud computing environments. The company on Sept. 29 is rolling out a new reference architecture that is based on Juniper’s Junos networking software portfolio and includes an array of new and enhanced products, from Ethernet switches to routing products to management solutions. Called Unite, […]

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm will invest $150 million in startups in India as it looks to expand its presence in the highly important emerging market. Company officials announced the move Sept. 27, after they met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Digital Economy event in San Jose, Calif. They said it is a […]

Shipments of most computing devices are expected to decline this year as consumers are keeping ahold of their PCs, tablets and ultramobile systems, according to Gartner analysts. Pricing issues caused by currency devaluation are keeping many people from replacing their devices, the analysts said in a report this week, also suggesting that consumers and business […]

Cisco Systems is releasing a free software tool that customers can use to scan their routers for the SYNful Knock malware that has infected at least 200 appliances around the world The malware was first made public earlier this month, with Cisco and Mandiant, a subsidiary of cyber-security technology vendor FireEye, announcing that 14 routers […]

Dell is rolling out an array of networking products designed not only to simplify campus environments, but also to address the growing demand for bandwidth in data centers. The vendor on Sept. 24 introduced a unified architecture for campus networks that includes networking nodes and a switch that when used together creates a single-layer architecture […]

Cisco and Chinese tech vendor Inspur Group will create a joint venture that will sell Cisco networking gear and will develop and build hardware in the massive China market. The new organization created through the $100 million agreement also will develop and deliver technologies and services in an array of areas, from cloud computing and […]

Supercomputer makers Cray and SGI got some good news out of Europe this month. Cray officials have announced that the Swiss National Supercomputer Centre (CSCS) has installed a Cray CS-Storm, a cluster with a peak performance of 15 teraflops (trillions of lfloating point operations per second) per node that will be used by the Swiss […]

Citrix Systems, one of a growing number of tech vendors to spark the interest of activist investor Elliott Management, reportedly is scrambling to find a buyer before it’s forced to sell off its assets. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation, Reuters reported that officials with Citrix, which has a market capitalization of $11.6 billion, […]

Blue Jeans Network, one of a growing number of vendors offering cloud- and software-based video conferencing tools, has raised $76.5 million in its latest round of funding from a range of new and existing investors, including retired New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. Officials with Blue Jeans, which launched its service in 2011, said the […]

Cisco Systems reportedly is preparing to announce a partnership with Chinese server maker Inspur Group in an effort to gain a stronger foothold in a highly desirable market rife with growing competition and a national government looking to boost the country’s homegrown tech vendors. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins will announce the partnership Sept. 23 during […]

Cisco Systems’ problems with routers infected with the malicious firmware known as SYNful Knock continue to grow. Cisco and Mandiant—a subsidiary of cyber security vendor FireEye—last week announced that 14 routers in four countries (India, Mexico, Ukraine and the Philippines) were infected with the malware, which can take over the hardware and offer attacks a […]

OpenStack provider Mirantis is looking to expand its reach in the network virtualization space to help telecommunications companies and managed service providers more quickly and easily address customer demands for more services and applications. Company officials said that for more than a year Mirantis has been working with telco customers to implement network-function virtualization (NFV) […]