TMCnet Feature

To get a clearer idea on what this company offers and why cloud is changing the landscape, TMCnet’s CEO Rich Tehrani (News - Alert) sat down with Shane Rigby, VP of Sales at IP Infusion at Interop 2011. Their conversation was captured in this video.

IP Infusion is a pure software company that has been in business 12 years or so, originally founded in Japan. Their focus is in developing technology for switching and routing, as well as platforms that enable equipment manufacturers to development technologies for the Internet. The company has enjoyed exceptional growth in the last few years, according to Rigby.

When asked about IPv6, Rigby shared, “Last year, there was a lot of hype at Interop (News - Alert) about IPv4 addresses running out. The software developed by IP Infusion is IPv6 ready out of the box, and we started this at inception. We have developed a suite of solutions for rapid connectivity between IPv4 and IPv6. These software technologies will extend the capabilities of the product, making the transition from one platform to the other appear seamless.”

As for the cloud, Rigby acknowledged that there is a lot of hype about the cloud and what is very clear is that there are a lot of vendors who want to get equipment in the cloud. There are likely more vendors than there is business, according to Rigby. The cloud does offer businesses a way to get established more easily than they ever could before. The company can now offer virtualized storage and computing, and will also see virtualization of the network.

There is opportunity in three distinct applications in the cloud: SaaS (News - Alert), PaaS and now IaaS. Customers can take their operating systems and processes into the cloud and operate them remotely. This enables a company to rapidly increase their execution and launch.

IP Infusion recently joined the Open Networking Foundation. Rigby explained that hardware and software have always been separate and the layers kept separately. Now, they are taking this one stage further, taking advantage of low cost silicon and centralizing the network so clouds can be connected more seamlessly. The Foundation is only about 6 weeks old has the ability to reshape the way the network is developed and work with the cloud seamlessly.

As for looking ahead, the company has seen tremendous growth in wireless backhaul technologies. Wireless based technologies are in high demand with the consumers’ insatiable demand for data. The company will continue to focus on a more robust and faster network to support additional data types.