Verizon taps into open source, white box fervor with new CPE offering

Verizon this week said it would begin offering x86-based servers with OpenStack software aimed at customers looking to support all manner of advanced cloud, software defined networking and network functions virtualization-based enterprises. +More on Network World: Extreme offers glimpse of integrated Avaya, Brocade technology future+ According to Verizon, letting customers use a combination of off…

VA turns to Congress to expand telemedicine

For all of its administrative challenges in providing essential healthcare, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been recognized for its successes in delivering telemedicine to reach rural and remote patients who might live hours from the nearest VA facility. But it could do more. Officials from the VA recently made their way to Capitol Hill…

Vendors dropping out of OpenStack a sign of good health

As vendors withdraw their support for open source infrastructure platform OpenStack, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has said this is a sign of a healthy, maturing project — but that the OpenStack community needs to have a frank conversation with itself about where it’s headed. Speaking with Computerworld UK, Shuttleworth says he is “excited about the…