In order to make network management easier and cheaper, the technology companies, Cisco Systems, Intel, Microsoft and Citrix have joined forces with other tech companies to drive corporate market for software-defined networking (SDN).
Besides the above named biggies, other members of the development platform called OpenDaylight include Juniper Networks, VMware, IBM, Red Hat and Brocade as well as privately held Big Switch Networks and Arista Networks.
In a bid to share the costs of basic research and development, all the members will contribute its own technology to the project. However, these members would be able to customise their offerings to differentiate themselves from others.
Seems, the latest initiative will enable products from different vendors to work together.
