Fortinet and Certes Join Cyan Blue Orbit SDN and NFV Ecosystem

PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyan (NYSE: CYNI), a leading provider of software-defined networking (SDN) and packet-optical solutions for network operators, today announced that Certes, the leader in multi-layer encryption solutions for high performance networks, and Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance network security, have joined Blue Orbit, an ecosystem of partners focused on delivering real-world, multi-vendor SDN and network functions virtualization (NFV) applications. In addition, in cooperation with these new Blue Orbit partners and existing Blue Orbit member, RAD, Cyan is participating in a CenturyLink-sponsored, official ETSI proof of concept (PoC) demonstration at the Light Reading Big Telecom Event in Chicago, Il, June 17 and 18, 2014.