NEC showcases latest SDN/NFV capabilities at Open Networking Summit 2015

Tokyo, June 15, 2015 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it will be showcasing the latest in software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) solutions in Booth #406 at the Open Networking Summit (ONS) 2015 from June 14 – 18 at The Santa Clara Convention Center & Hyatt, in Santa Clara, CA. Established in 2011, the ONS is the SDN and NFV field's premier conference, featuring thought leaders and innovators from around the world.

As a Visionary Sponsor of the event, NEC will showcase solutions that include Enterprise SDN and Carrier wide area networks (WAN) SDN* as well as demonstrations of the interoperability of NEC's ProgrammableFlow(R) Controller and NEC's cyber attack auto-detect security solution for SDN networks.

Moreover, Shinya Nakamura with NEC Corporation's Converged Network Division will deliver a presentation on SDN use cases and Don Clark, NEC Corporation of America's Director of Business Development and Alliances, will deliver multiple demonstrations on protecting software defined enterprise networks from cyber attack.

Arindam Banerjee, Senior Director of Strategy at NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, will present on Open Source SDN and Dr. Dirk Kutscher, Chief Researcher, NEC Laboratories Europe, will present on OPNFV Open Source Carrier Networking.

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([*) NEC and NTT Communications will demonstrate network abstraction for heterogeneous (multi-layer/multi-domain) WAN