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• NBN Co eyes faster time to market with programmable network push

  NBN Co announced today that it had become the first Australian commercial network operator to join the Open Networking Foundation (Australia’s AARNet is an ONF “collaborator”).

• SDN: The next steps

  Software Defined Networking technology is maturing and there are several real world use cases, but for most shops it is still a question of figuring out how we get there from here. In this Network World special report we analyze the promise and the options:

• SDN: The core building blocks

  When getting to know software defined networking, you'll encounter a number of terms that are used in conjunction with the technology. Some of the terms are unique to SDN, while others describe technologies that, while not unique, are frequently used in SDN designs.

• SDN FAQ

  Software has been programming our networks for a long time, so how is SDN different?

• IBM defends OpenDaylight from doubters

  IBM is asking that people judge the OpenDaylight SDN project by its accomplishments, not by its roster.

• Open Networking Foundation director details SDN directions, OpenDaylight impact

  The third annual Open Networking Summit, an SDN conference organized by the Open Networking Foundation, convened this week just after ONF members Cisco and IBM unveiled a separate effort to define an open source SDN framework.

• OpenDaylight is building on our work, SDN group's director says

  The OpenDaylight Project may have won attention last week with a founding list of vendors including Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks, but it's standing on the shoulders of others, according to the head of the Open Networking Foundation.

• Skeptcism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium

  If you're skeptical about the intentions of the OpenDaylight SDN consortium, you're not alone.

• OMG! Dell looks to drive SDN standards

  Even though standards bodies like the Open Networking Forum (ONF) are leading the effort to standardize software-defined networking, Dell has proposed an SDN working committee within the Object Management Group.

• Ex-Facebook exec pushes software-defined networks

  The migration toward software-defined networks will move faster than carriers' migration to IP (Internet Protocol) in the late 1990s, Facebook's former technical operations chief said Wednesday.