Start-ups

Gigamon and Vistapointe announced a partnership to provide mobile network operators with deep visibility and insight into the operations and transactions occurring on their network. Vistapointe delivers data extraction, analysis...

Netsocket introduced a cloud-managed virtual network implementation that lets Service Providers deliver enterprise-capable routing functions and other IT services target small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises with remote office networks....

Pluribus Networks, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, unveiled its "Freedom" architecture for integrating compute, network, storage and bare-metal hypervisor OS technologies. Pluribus said its  he Freedom platform brings...

Doug Murray, Big Switch's new CEO, explains why he joined the company, its strategic direction, the importance of partnerships, the current status of SDN in the market, the open networking...

Ericsson agreed to acquire Azuki Systems, a provider of TV Anywhere delivery platforms for service providers, content owners and broadcasters, for an undisclosed sum. Azuki, which is based in Acton,...

Compass-EOS named Matthew Bross as its Chairman and CEO, replacing Gadi Bahat, who had expressed his wish to pursue new challenges. He will also assume the role of Chairman of...

Mellanox Technologies has launched a global investment arm to provide equity investments in leading technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Mellanox Capital will make investments in start-ups and technology companies that...

Connectem, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, is adopting an overlay strategy for its Virtualized LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC), betting that mobile operators will implement its NFV-powered solution...

Range Networks, a start-up developing open source cellular systems, appointed Edward Kozel as its new CEO. Kozel spent 12 years at Cisco Systems, where he served as chief technology officer,...

Google has acquired Impermium, a start-up specializing in web account security, for an undisclosed sum. Impermium, which was based in Redwood City, California, delivers threat intelligence and risk-based authentication to...

CipherCloud has acquired CloudUp Networks, a privately held provider of SaaS application security. The transaction closed in early January. The financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. CipherCloud...

Qualcomm Ventures kicked off its QPrize 2014 international seed investment competition, which seeks to identify and fund the industry's next promising, early-stage technology companies. The QPrize competition is open to...

dm Drugstore Corporation is using ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 3000 to transport mission-critical information between its data centers in Europe. FILIADATA, the IT subsidiary of dm Drugstore Corporation, operates several...