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Cyan Expands SDN Apps

May 30, 2013 |
PETALUMA, Calif. -- Cyan (NYSE: CYNI) today announced the expansion of its Blue Planet suite of software-defined network (SDN) applications with Planet Inventory, a multi-vendor network asset management application. Planet Inventory, which supports both cloud-based and locally-hosted implementations, leverages Blue Planet's element adapters (applications that facilitate control over a wide range of third-party network devices) in order to allow robust asset management and reporting in complex multi-vendor environments. Service providers, data center operators, and other network operators can reduce operating costs and accelerate service availability with the accurate network asset information delivered by Planet Inventory.

According to Michael Hatfield, Cyan president, "Rapidly changing demands on networks is causing an increased emphasis on the performance and ROI of network assets. As a result, many network operators are asking for a clear, multi-vendor view of what is in their network and how it is performing. Our Planet Inventory application significantly improves their visibility."

Planet Inventory is designed to support multi-layer, multi-vendor networks. This enables Planet Inventory to provide detailed physical and logical reporting information across network environments, including Cyan's Z-Series family of packet-optical transport platforms, as well as equipment from a broad range of third-party network equipment suppliers.

Cyan Inc.



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