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• Top 5 predictions on the ‘workplace of the future’: Ecosystm

  5G services will push organisations to rethink the networks next year while communications-platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) adoption is set to rise, according to new report.

• ​Go software-defined or go home? Market prepares for 50 percent growth boom

  "Cloud computing and the 3rd Platform have driven the need for SDN..."

• 2016 will be a key year for SDN: Avaya

  The year 2016 is going to be a key one for Software-Defined Networks (SDN), according to networking company, Avaya.

• Q&A: Cisco's Ken Boal and Jason Brouwers – We're now a software and security company

  Cisco has changed its focus from routers and switches to software and security. How has that changed the company under the new CEO, and how will it affect its Australian partners?

• High-performance on the horizon as software-defined networking comes to Verizon

  Verizon, working closely with a number of its key technology partners - Alcatel Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper Networks and Nokia - is implementing a software defined network architecture.

• Brocade beefs up network solutions portfolio as door to SDN opens

  “Today’s organisations require a high-performance, scalable campus LAN infrastructure to address the proliferation of mobile devices, rich media, and insatiable user expectations."

• F5 introduces Cloud services

  Network security firm, F5 Networks, is throwing its hat into the Cloud security ring.

• Fortinet drives SDN security portfolio with Equinix alliance

  "As more and more enterprise customers incorporate cloud deployments into their overall infrastructure, there is a fundamental effect on how network security is designed and deployed."

• SDN tools increase WAN efficiency

  Configuring, maintaining and changing WAN infrastructure can be a nightmare given the distributed nature of the beast and all the remote touch points, but emerging Software Defined Networking (SDN) tools promise to make these operations more efficient.

• Brocade adopts OpenDaylight for Vyatta SDN controller

  Brocade has turned to the open source community for its new Vyatta controller.

• SDN needs to go beyond market hype: Alcatel-Lucent

  Software-defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of hype, yet Alcatel-Lucent Enterprises is still seeing a knowledge gap in the market.

• SDN market could hit $US18bn by 2018

  The enterprise and data centerSDN market grew 192 per cent in 2013 and is poised to reach $US18 billion by 2018, according to Infonetics Research.

• VMworld 2014: Vendors partner for VMware NSX with Cumulus Linux on Dell networking switches

  Dell, VMware, and Cumulus Networks intend to accelerate the adoption of network virtualisation and open networking in the software-defined datacentre with the launch of a joint solution at VMworld 2014.

• Top 5 things to watch for at VMWorld 2014

  A year ago everyone wanted to know about VMware's big plan.

• JUNIPER PARTNER SUMMIT 2014: Networking giant focuses on innovation and investment (+18 photos)

  Juniper senior executives have committed to innovation, investment, and increased support for the company’s channel partners at the Juniper Partner Summit 2014 in Sydney.