Monthly Computer Networking/IT Industry Updates (Mar. 23 – Apr. 22, ’16)

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Welcome to another edition of Monthly Computer Networking/IT Industry updates. In this edition, you’ll find some news and product releases by the vendors in our industry, over the last one month (March 23 to April 22, 2016).

#1. Brocade to acquire Ruckus Wireless in a cash and stock transaction where Ruckus shareholders will receive $6.45 in cash and 0.75 shares of Brocade common stock for each share of Ruckus common stock. Read more…

#2. Mitel announces definitive agreement to Acquire Polycom creating a new $2.5 billion revenue company. This deal is valued at $1.96 billion in a cash and stock transaction. More…

#3. Axis Communications collaborates with Avaya, EMC and Genetec to develop a secure surveillance platform that delivers surveillance at scale. Read more…

#4. Arista Introduces 7500R Series Switching and Routing platform for cloud service providers and large data centers. This unit supports a Chassis Fabric capacity of up to 115 Tbps. It also supports up to 432 wirespeed 100 GbE ports in a choice of three form factors. More…

#5. Digium announces 13th Annual Astricon to be held at Glendale, Ariz., from Sept. 27 – 29, 2016. Read more…

#6. Fortinet launches Worldwide Network Security Academy to provide Fortinet training and certification opportunities to students around the world. More… Fortinet introduces new Fortigate Firewalls 6040E, 2000E, 2500E. More…

#7. Array Networks Introduces five new fifth-generation Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs): APV1600 & APV2600 are entry-level ADCs; APV3600 is a mid-range ADC. Read more…

#8. A10 Networks Launches six new Thunder Series ADC Appliances for entry-level, midrange, and high-end applications. More…

#9. Vidyo Delivers WebRTC to enable download-free Video Conferencing: VidyoWeb 3.2 is the newest version of Vidyo’s browser-based endpoint that works with Vidyo Server for WebRTC to provide installation-free video conferencing experience for WebRTC enabled browsers. Read more…

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