SDN, or software-defined software, is one of the latest networking strategies. Open Networking Foundation defines ''a network control plane that controls several devices and is physically separated ...

Just when everyone was preparing for a crack, Cisco and VMware say they have expanded their strategic relationship to offer integrated products for cloud infrastructures. At this week’s VMworld ...

As Cisco and VMware run virtually neck-and-neck in the SDN market, the two continue the war of words on the mindshare battlefield. Cisco posted another blog item last month which included points ...

Cisco ACI and VMware NSX would be examples of kernel-oriented functionality. Other solutions like Embrane, like Midokura, Nuage, and Juniper — all of those could be classified as not being in the ...

Solution providers are giving a thumbs-up to the new integrated, virtual data center coalition formed by Cisco, EMC and VMware but say details on the initiative are lacking. Meanwhile, distributors ...

If only you could have the problem of having a 2% investment in a company whose share price has gone to the moon, right? Well, that's where Cisco is with VMware. While its equity stake looks smart at ...

When I'm working from home, I use an XP VM in Fusion, and from there use the Nortel IPSec client (in "tunnel all" mode) to tunnel into work. Traffic from within the VM flows over the tunnel, traffic ...

With the investment, Cisco becomes the second major strategic investor in VMware this month after Intel said on July 9 that it invested $218.5 million in VMware. Storage giant EMC said in February ...

Cisco Systems plans to acquire a 1.6 percent equity stake in virtualization software player VMware, mirroring a step Intel took earlier this month. The investment is part of an upcoming initial public ...