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Pluribus Networks Demos Enhanced SDN-Powered Security and Compliance Capabilities at Internet2 Global SummitPluribus Networks, the company that brings hyper-convergence to software-defined networking (SDN) through the industry's most programmable, open-source based operating system, Netvisor® (nvOS), announced today its participation in the Internet2 Global Summit, taking place April 26-30, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Internet2 is a non-profit community comprised of 252 U.S. universities and more than 65 national research and education networks representing more than 100 countries. The global summit brings together CIOs and other leaders from organizations around the world in a conversation with thought leaders, decision makers, technologists and end-users. With the rise of virtualization, BYOD and the Internet of Things, the need for highly granular visibility and control over the network has risen as well. With potential threats coming not only from outside the network, but also inside the network, organizations running sophisticated education and research networks need the ability to see traffic and flows in the network while also having the ability to take actions to block unwanted traffic while protecting needed applications and ensuring QoS. Exhibiting in Booth 1 at the Internet2 Global Summit, Pluribus Networks is showing a variety of capabilities allowing network administrators to effectively cope with these challenges, including:
About Pluribus Networks Pluribus Networks delivers software-defined networking as an open application platform for today's data centers. The company's flagship product, Netvisor®, is the industry's first distributed network hypervisor operating system, converging compute, network, storage and virtualization with an open, programmable approach. Our customers realize tangible and immediate business benefits while protecting their existing network investments. For more information, visit www.pluribusnetworks.com or go to www.twitter.com/pluribusnet. About Internet2 Internet2® is a member-owned advanced technology community founded by the nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 provides a collaborative environment for U.S. research and education organizations to solve common technology challenges, and to develop innovative solutions in support of their educational, research, and community service missions. Internet2 also operates the nation's largest and fastest, coast-to-coast research and education network, in which the Network Operations Center is powered by Indiana University (News - Alert). Internet2 serves more than 90,000 community anchor institutions, 260 U.S. universities, 65 government agencies, 40 regional and state education networks, 85 leading corporations working with our community and more than 65 national research and education networking partners representing more than 100 countries. Internet2 offices are located in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Denver, Colo.; Emeryville, Calif.; Washington, D.C; and West Hartford, Conn. For more information, visit www.internet2.edu or follow @Internet2 on Twitter (News - Alert).
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