Take a Network Break! Stock your favorite safe space with virtual donuts and then sit back and enjoy our weekly dash through this week s tech news. Today we re talking about lawsuits, acquisitions, new products and more.
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Links
Link: AT&T ECOMP Transitioning to Linux Foundation – http://about.att.com/innovationblog/linux_foundation
Link: Introducing QFX5110, Network Director v3.0 and Pro… – J-Net Community – http://forums.juniper.net/t5/Data-Center-Technologists/Introducing-QFX5110-Network-Director-v3-0-and-Professional/ba-p/303182
Cisco Product Recall – http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/clock-signal.html
Link: Brocade shareholders OK Broadcom buyout – Brocade Communications Systems Seeking Alpha – http://seekingalpha.com/news/3238429-brocade-shareholders-ok-broadcom-buyout
Link: Bosch, Cisco, BNY Mellon, others launch new blockchain consortium | Reuters – http://www.reuters.com/article/us-blockchain-iot-idUSKBN15B2D7
Link: Keysight Technologies to buy Ixia for $1.6 billion | Reuters – http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ixia-m-a-keysight-tech-idUSKBN15E17F
Link: Tap DANZing for Visible Cloud Networking Arista Networks – https://www.arista.com/blogs/?p=1400
Link: Oracle effectively doubles licence fees to run its stuff in AWS The Register – https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/30/oracle_effectively_doubles_licence_fees_to_run_in_aws/
Link: Trump may soon sign executive order revamping H-1B visa program | Ars Technica – https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/trump-may-soon-sign-executive-order-re-vamping-h-1b-visa-program/
Corsa Red Armour – Link: Red Armor NSE7000 shuts down escalating DDoS attacks | Corsa – https://www.corsa.com/red-armor-security/nse7000/
Link: Cisco Catalyst Digital Building Series Switches Data Sheet – Cisco – http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/workforce-experience/digital-building/datasheet-c78-738206.html
Link: Microsoft Sells $17 Billion in Second Bond Deal in Six Months – Bloomberg – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-30/microsoft-returning-to-bond-market-six-months-after-record-sale