F5 Networks

SDNCentral, LLC | March 12, 2019

F5 Networks made a big leap into software for cloud-based applications with its $670 million acquisition of Nginx. The move reinforces F5 Networks’ continued evolution from a hardware company to one oriented around services and software with a broader reach in the market.Nginx’s open-source web server for multi-cloud architecture powers more than 374 million websites, including many of the most popular sites online today. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2011 and raised $103 millio...

channelpartners | July 25, 2018

A high ranking member of CenturyLink‘s networking team has joined application delivery provider F5 Networks.Our sister site Light Reading reports that F5 hired James Feger as its general manager of service providers. F5 told SDxCentral that he “will oversee service provider strategy worldwide and handle product development, product management and marketing.” Feger is no stranger to service providers. He spent the previous 14 years at CenturyLink in a variety of positions. He briefly served as vi...

CRN | January 15, 2020

The industry's leading virtualization technology vendors—VMware and Citrix—have finalized a settlement that will avoid further litigation stemming from VMware's recent acquisition of Avi Networks. The two companies have “resolved the litigation” without taking their patent-infringement dispute to trial, confirmed Tony Gomes, Citrix executive vice president and chief legal officer. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. When it closed its deal for Santa Clara-based Avi Networks this past sum...

Prenewswie | January 13, 2020

The "Network Virtualization and Softwarization by SDN and NFV Solutions, Applications, Deployment, Service Providers and Enterprise 2020 - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.This research evaluates the network virtualization and softwarization market involving the implementation and operation of software-defined networking and network function virtualization. The report evaluates both SDN and NFV for communication service providers and enterprises. The report provid...