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tag: software-defined

Is “software-defined” just a new way to whitewash old products?

Is “software-defined” just a new way to whitewash old products?

December 5, 2012 1:30 PM Jérôme Lecat

Guest Post It's incredible what a $1.26 billion acquisition can do. Suddenly a host of startups are calling themselves "software-defined something." Is there any substance to the term?

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