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Cyan Extends Packet-Optical Leadership & Drives Network Transformation Vision Forward with Major EnhancementsPETALUMA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Cyan (NYSE: CYNI), a leading provider of SDN, NFV, and packet-optical solutions for network operators, today announced a series of new features to its Cyan Z-Series Packet-Optical Transport (P-OTP) and Blue Planet SDN platforms. In addition to providing a vision and support for MPLS-TP, the latest enhancements enrich Cyan's packet-optical hardware and software feature-set, enabling network operators to more quickly and cost-effectively transform their next-generation networks. Cloud computing applications, big data, and mobility are putting increased pressure on today's network infrastructure. To stay competitive, network operators must be able to address dynamic bandwidth demands and quickly provision new value-added, revenue-generating services in a matter of minutes. Cyan's latest enhancements allow service providers to achieve greater scale, flexibility and control - whether deploying 100G in the metro or delivering MEF (News - Alert) compliant Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE2.0) services, and more. Specifically, today's product upgrades include:
1. Carrier Ethernet Enhancements Reinforce Market Leadership
2. Additions Broaden Z-Series Optical Foundation
Cyan is adding four new APIs for its SDN-powered packet-optical infrastructure: Optical Services, SNMP Trap Forwarding, Physical and Logical Inventory, and Site Manager API. These new APIs allow network operators to create the next generation of programmable services that will differentiate their offerings and improve service agility, performance, and time-to-revenue.
4. Support for MPLS-TP Connection-Oriented Ethernet "Over the years, Cyan has been associated with many industry firsts; we brought to market the first family of purpose-built packet-optical transport platforms and the first SDN and NFV orchestration platform optimized for network operators and the WAN," said Mark Floyd, CEO, Cyan. "With today's enhancements, we have further enriched our offerings and solidified our position as the network transformation leader." About Cyan Cyan (NYSE: CYNI) enables network transformation. The company's software-defined network (SDN) solutions deliver orchestration, agility, and scale to networks, that until now, have been static and hardware driven. Serving carriers, enterprises, governments, and data centers globally, Cyan's open platforms provide multi-vendor control and visibility to network operators, making service delivery more efficient and profitable. Cyan solutions include the award-winning Blue Planet SDN Software and Z-Series packet optical transport platforms. For more information, please visit www.cyaninc.com or follow Cyan on Twitter (News - Alert) at twitter.com/CyanNews.
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