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NEC Updates OpenFlow Switch

January 22, 2013 |
IRVING, Texas -- NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a

leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, networking, communications,

biometric, and Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions, announced the

general availability of the ProgrammableFlow PF1000, a virtual switch providing

SDN and complete network virtualization to Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Server

2012 Hyper-V customers. NEC also introduced a new version of its awardwinning

ProgrammableFlow® Controller, now with the world’s first OpenFlow

IPv6 support.

The ProgrammableFlow PF1000 is a virtual switch for Windows Server 2012

customers, simplifying complex networks and integrating server and network

virtualization with a single control plane for the Windows Server Hyper-V

customer. This integration enables advanced network automation, rapid delivery

of network services, easy VM mobility, and consistent application of business

policy across the network.

“As a cornerstone of the Cloud OS platform, Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V

bring groundbreaking capabilities such as network virtualization to the private

cloud customer,” said Mike Schutz, General Manager, Server and Tools

Business, Microsoft. “We are committed to working with strategic ecosystem

members such as NEC to build on Windows Server 2012’s performance,

scalability and manageability. The NEC SDN solution is compatible with Hyper-V

Network Virtualization and allows for easy configuration of virtual appliances

such as load balancers, intrusion detection systems, and networking monitoring

solutions.”

NEC Corp.



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