[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Cyan(NYSE: CYNI) today announced that it is conducting a live multi-vendor software-defined network (SDN) use case demonstration at Interop Tokyo in collaboration with members of the newly formed Blue Orbit Ecosystem. The demonstration is designed to show how network operators can offer their customers the ability to dynamically spin up data center virtual machines (VMs), along with virtualized network resources, via standard APIs or a web portal. This capability, which leverages OpenFlow, allows enterprises to more confidently avail themselves of cloud resources, lets data center operators offer additional capabilities and places service providers in a position to monetize their SDN investments.

Tokyo-based KVH, a leading provider of integrated IT and network services, is among the carriers interested in delivering this capability to their customers. According to Yoshiyuki Hamada, KVH Vice President of Systems & Technology, “We see SDN service orchestration that includes both data center and network assets as being hugely important not only for KVH but, more importantly, for our customers. For KVH, this obviously improves our competitive differentiation and service profitability. For our customers it means more rapid, flexible, and cost effective services.”