An OpenFlow-like approach to networking was not really possible until recently, not just because the idea is novel, but because network hardware was not capable enough to handle traffic in this way.

New features Openflow's ability to operate across all of an organization's data streams -- "interoperability," in tech parlance -- opens the door to some powerful benefits, the company said.

HP has updated the software on 16 of its switches to support OpenFlow, a software-defined networking technology that could improve networking operations and resiliency in enterprise networks ...

EARLY ADOPTER: What one OpenFlow user finds exciting Heavy on technology and light on marketing, the Open Networking Summit was put together by host Stanford University — where OpenFlow has its ...

Chip maker Broadcom has announced a new specification along with software and APIs to improve the performance of OpenFlow switches and to make it easier for hardware vendors to build products ...

Brocade this week announced broad support for OpenFlow 1.3 across its IP product line to extend SDNs beyond research and academia and into commercial and enterprise networks.

Nicira CTO Martin Casado, who created the popular OpenFlow protocol, says virtual switches are a better tool for network automation and programmability.