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		<title>For Your SDN Reading Pleasure . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a Packet Pushers debate this week about the ongoing relevance of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) involving the formidable Greg Ferro of EtherealMind.com and the lively Derick Winkworth (@cloudtoad on Twitter) of Juniper Networks, a question arose as to whether &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/for-your-sdn-reading-pleasure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4074&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>F5&#8242;s Look Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve always admired how F5 Networks built its business. Against what seemed heavy odds at the time, F5 took the fight to Cisco Systems and established market leadership in load balancing, which subsequently morphed into market leadership in application delivery &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/f5s-look-ahead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4069&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Makes Enterprise Moves, Confronts Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/dell-makes-enterprise-moves-confronts-dilemma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dell reported its third-quarter earnings yesterday, and reactions to the news generally made for grim reading. The company cannot help but know that it faces a serious dilemma: It must continue an aggressive shift into enterprise solutions while propping up a &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/dell-makes-enterprise-moves-confronts-dilemma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4064&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Network Engineers and Industry Eccentrics</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/on-network-engineers-and-industry-eccentrics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Network Engineers Alan Cohen, former marketing VP at Nicira Networks (until just after it was acquired by VMware), wrote an engrossing piece on the rise and fall of “human IT middleware.” His article deals broadly with how system and &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/on-network-engineers-and-industry-eccentrics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4060&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco&#8217;s Chambers Sends Messages on Canada, ZTE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems reported its fiscal first-quarter earnings yesterday. While the market responded favorably, both in after-hours trading and in regular trading early today, some analysts questioned whether Cisco has embarked on an extended period of smooth sailing or is merely &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/ciscos-chambers-sends-messages-on-canada-zte/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4054&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Switch Emphasizes Ecosystem, Channel</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/big-switch-emphasizes-ecosystem-channel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big Switch Networks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Switch Networks made the news very early today &#8212; one article was posted precisely at midnight ET &#8212; with an announcement of general availability of its SDN controller, two applications that run on it, and an ecosystem of partners. &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/big-switch-emphasizes-ecosystem-channel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4049&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For Huawei and ZTE, Suspicions Persist</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/for-huawei-and-zte-suspicions-persist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Electronics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About two weeks ago, the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a hearing on &#8220;the national-security threats posed by Chinese telecom companies doing business in the United States.” The Chinese telecom companies called to account were Huawei and &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/for-huawei-and-zte-suspicions-persist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4043&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco Puts ACE in the Hole (or Maybe Not)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cisco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Cisco reportedly confirmed that it will discontinue further development of its Application Control Engine (ACE), a Cisco representative now says that it isn&#8217;t the case, and that ACE will be developed further. Regardless of what Cisco eventually does with &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/cisco-puts-ace-in-the-hole/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4035&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questioning SDN Cynicism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I noticed that the networking cognoscenti were becoming jaded about software-defined networking (SDN). To be fair, the networking cognoscenti can skew toward disgruntlement, so it was no surprise to see this restive bunch cast a jaundiced &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/questioning-sdn-cynicism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4030&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Special Thank You</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/a-special-thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish to offer a special thank  you to all those who extended condolences last week.  I was and remain truly appreciative of your kind thoughts and warm sentiments. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4028&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Northbound API: The Standardization Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the last several months, several extremely informative articles and posts have been written about the significance of the northbound API (or NB API) within the context of software-defined networking (SDN). We’ve seen two posts on the topic at SDN &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/northbound-api-the-standardization-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4024&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m still around. I had plans this week to write about several recent industry announcements and developments. I still intend to get around to writing those posts.  Unfortunately, I first must deal with a death in my immediately family. I’ll &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/back-soon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4022&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avaya Executive Departures, Intrigue Continue</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/avaya-executive-departures-intrigue-continue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many other vendors, Avaya showed off its latest virtualized wares at VMworld in San Francisco this week. While putting its best face forward at VMware&#8217;s annual conference and exhibition, Avaya also experienced further behind-the-scenes executive intrigue. Sources report that &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/avaya-executive-departures-intrigue-continue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4018&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon-RIM: Summer Reunion?</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/amazon-rim-summer-reunion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think back to last December, just before the holidays. You might recall a Reuters report, quoting “people with knowledge of the situation,” claiming that Research in Motion (RIM) rejected takeover propositions from Amazon.com and others. The report wasn’t clear on &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/amazon-rim-summer-reunion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4014&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Between What Is and What Will Be</title>
		<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/between-what-is-and-what-will-be/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have refrained from writing about recent developments in software-defined networking (SDN) and in the larger realm of what VMware, now hosting VMworld in San Francisco, calls the  “software-defined data center” (SDDC). My reticence hasn’t resulted from indifference or from &#8230; <a href="http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/between-what-is-and-what-will-be/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nerdtwilight.wordpress.com&#038;blog=275482&#038;post=4011&#038;subd=nerdtwilight&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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