Tech Titans Plot to Reprogram Internet of the Future

This movement is known as "software-defined networking," or SDN, and in many ways, it’s a threat to the networking old guard — the Ciscos and the Junipers and the HPs. It gives the world more freedom to buy hardware from other sources. But these tech giants certainly see where things are moving, and they realize that — one way or another — they too must change the way they do things.

That’s why, on Monday, some of the biggest names in tech are coming together to unveil what must be described as an unprecedented open source software project. Known as OpenDaylight and backed by everyone from Cisco and Juniper and HP to IBM and Microsoft, the project seeks to create a sweeping collection of software for building networks that are far more nimble than networks of the past, and it will freely share these tools with the world at large. According to those involved, the aim is to accelerate the evolution of a networking universe where you can readily mix and match software and hardware from disparate sources.

By Cade Metz

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/opendaylight-cisco-microsoft/all/