Vidyo Boosts Series D With Investment From Juniper Networks

The networking concern takes a strategic investment. One provision of the deal: Vidyo gets integrated with Juniper gear.
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Violin Memory Raises $50 Million at $800 Million Valuation, May IPO This Year

Flash memory company Violin has raised another investment round from SAP Ventures and Highland Capital with Toshiba and Juniper Networks participating. It’s also hiring bankers for a possible IPO this year.
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For Hackers, Attacking Phones and Tablets Is the New Hotness

Hacking computers is so 1990s. For those who dream up ways of creating digital chaos for fun and profit, phones and tablets are where it’s at.
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Networking Start-Up Nicira Wants to Mess Up Cisco and Juniper’s Business

Watch out Cisco, Juniper and other networking vendors. Your business model is about to get disrupted by Nicira, which is coming out of stealth mode today.
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Akamai Confirms the Rumors, Nabs Cotendo for $268 Million

Akamai confirms the rumors, and nabs Israeli content-distribution start-up Cotendo, apparently outbidding Juniper in the process.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Hires Heidrick & Struggles for CEO Search

According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo has hired Heidrick & Struggles for its CEO search. I am, naturally, waiting by the phone for the call.
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Cisco Enterprise VP Alan Cohen Joins Stealthy Start-Up Nicira

The networking giant that’s lately been known for rebuilding itself and cutting its headcount is losing a senior executive to the stealth networking start-up Nicira.
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AT&T Partners with Juniper Networks on Mobile Security

AT&T said Thursday it has inked a pact to work with Juniper Networks on a security initiative designed to protect both businesses and consumers. The companies said the first fruits of the deal, a mobile security application based on Juniper’s Junos Pulse product, should be available later this year.

More Flash Madness: Violin Memory Is Bulking Up Its Team

Violin Memory adds Jonathan Goldick as its CTO for software, and hires a new VP away from Hewlett-Packard. Will the flash madness never end?
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Juniper Plunges on Outlook Fears

Juniper Networks Inc. lost about a fifth of its market value Wednesday, a day after the networking company said economic concerns are pressuring business and government spending.

HP Checks Its Heir Supply