Cisco NCS line will not replace core routers, but converge those and edge systems into a fabric
New York event with partners to usher in "next generation of data center infrastructure"
Data center and hosted unified communications managers have holes
Slated for December release with sneak peeks beforehand; Juniper dismissal shrugged off
Unveils new ToR switches, 100G blade for core, NFV router
Money losing VCE also reveals new Vblock with latest tech from founding companies
Offers its own OpenContrail controller as open source network virtualization alternative
Company recasts SDN business prop from overlays on partner hardware to physical/virtual on bare metal
$415 million WHIPTAIL buy will be played carefully but eventually ignite tension with EMC, NetApp
Rumors swirling around a possible acquisition of the SDN start-up with the reported shrinking valuation, ecosystem
