Take a Network Break! Our weekly review of tech news dives into the legal action against Qualcomm by the FTC and Apple, examines Cisco’s last-minute purchase of software company AppDynamics, and debates the merits of Cisco’s new smart whiteboard product.
HPE purchases Cloud Cruiser to track infrastructure consumption, Facebook announces new products and partnerships for Open Compute-based networking gear, and Avaya files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Gartner Group acquires a business analyst firm, 3D TV dies on the vine, Windstream and VeloCloud partner on an SD-WAN service, and F5 posts a revenue rise in its most recent financial report.
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Show Notes:
Federal Trade Commission Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Qualcomm – Wall Street Journal
Apple Sues Qualcomm For $1 Billion, Alleging Extortion – Forbes
FTC Complaint Against Qualcomm (PDF) – FTC
Cisco to Buy Software Maker AppDynamics for $3.7 Billion – Bloomberg
AppDynamics deal adds to Qatalyst cachet – Axios
Cisco Ships Breakthrough All-in-One Cloud-Based Meeting Room Product to End the Pain of Meetings – Cisco Systems
HPE Acquiring Cloud Cruiser to Meter Cloud Usage – SDX Central
HPE to Acquire Cloud Cruiser to Bolster Consumption-Based IT for Customers – HPE
The growing ecosystem around open networking hardware – Facebook
Announcing Backpack running Cumulus Linux – Cumulus Networks Blog
Apstra Announces Wedge 100 Integration at Facebook Disaggregate – Apstra
Telecom Company Avaya Files for Bankruptcy – Reuters (via Fortune)
Gartner to Acquire CEB for $2.6 Billion in Cash and Stock – Business Wire
3D TV is officially dead as Sony and LG stop making sets – FierceCable
Windstream introduces SD-WAN solution – Windstream
F5 Networks Announces Results for First Quarter of Fiscal 2017 – F5