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Nutanix has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Nutanix is seeking to list its Class A common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “NTNX.” Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & […]
A multi-vendor feasibility event testing pre-standard 25 Gbps Ethernet equipment and cabling has found an 86% interoperability success rate. The recent 25 Gbps technical feasibility event held at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) produced promising results, according to The Ethernet Alliance, with a high percentage of tests exceeding expected requirements of the […]
Imec and Ghent University demonstrated for the first time the ability to grow indium phosphide lasers monolithically integrated on 300mm silicon substrates in a CMOS pilot line. The researchers used a production grade metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxial (MOVPE) growth reactor to grow an indium phosphide semiconductor in a pre-patterned oxide template , realizing indium phosphide waveguide […]
Arista reported Q2 revenue of $195.6 million, an increase of 41.8% compared to the second quarter of 2014, and an increase of 9.2% from the first quarter of 2015. GAAP net income came in at $24.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $21.6 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, […]
Telx is joining the FASTER transpacific cable system project, which will offer an initial capacity of 60 Tbps when it enters service next year. It will connect the west coast of the U.S. to major Asian cities including Chikura and Shima in Japan. The FASTER cable system will land in Oregon and can be accessed […]
Cisco to acquire OpenDNS for $635 Million Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Cisco, Cyber Security, Mergers and Acquisitions, Start-ups No comments Cisco agreed to acquire OpenDNS, a privately held security company based in San Francisco, for approximately $635 million in cash and assumed equity awards. OpenDNS provides a secure DNS offering with advanced threat protection for “any device, across any port, […]
Obsidian Strategics, a privately-held company based in Canada that offers InfiniBand products featuring range extension, routing and encryption, announced plans for a new platform that will take InfiniBand to 400 Gbps rates over WAN distances. Obsidian’s Longbow technology allows an InfiniBand fabric — normally a short-range network (up to 17m) used in supercomputers and data […]
Cisco Teams with IBM on VersaStack Data Center Solution Thursday, December 04, 2014 Alliances, Cisco, Data Centers, IBM No comments Cisco and IBM are teaming up to offer an integrated data center solution that combines Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure with the IBM Storwize storage system. The new VersaStack solution, which will be sold through business partners, is aimed at cloud, […]
IBM is expanding its Cloud Consulting Services portfolio with customizable options and a number of fast-start industry solutions delivered as a service for cloud-based applications. IBM said this new strategy contrasts with the current “one size fits all” approach that most cloud providers offer when migrating businesses onto the cloud. The fast-start industry solutions, which […]
NTT DATA will acquire Optimal Solutions Integration, a consulting company based in Irving, Texas that specializes in SAP services. Financial terms were not disclosed. Optimal offers a broad range of planning, implementation, and maintenance services for the SAP product suite. NTT DATA said its SAP-related revenues already exceed $1 billion annually and the acquisition will […]
At the Cisco Financial Analyst Conference Day in New York earlier this month, company CEO John Chambers said the company’s ambition is to transform itself from being the top communications provider to the top information technology provider. Cisco’s key strategy remains to Build-Buy-Partner and Chambers said mergers & acquisitions remain a key part of the plan. […]
Juniper Networks agreed to acquire Contrail Systems, a start-up developing software defined networking (SDN) solutions for approximately $176 million in cash and stock. Contrail Systems, which is based in Santa Clara, California, was founded in early 2012 is still in stealth mode. No products have been announced so far. Juniper said the acquisition brings an […]
