OREANDA-NEWS. NEC Corporation announced the launch of "MasterScope Virtual DataCenter Automation Ver 2.0," a new cloud platform software that supports automatic configuration, deployment and operation of cloud (Infrastructure as a Service) environments within data centers owned by enterprises and service providers.

Initially, the product is geared for the domestic market, but plans to expand sales to additional markets, including North America, Europe and APAC.

According to Akinori Itou, general manager, System Software Division, System Platform Business Unit, "This new software is the first among cloud platform products to employ software-defined networking (SDN), where the network is controlled via software, and is linked to the Programmable Flow Controller PF6800, a product incorporating NEC's OpenFlow technology, enabling centralized control of virtual servers and virtual networks. Use of this new product will make it possible to automate operations for changing network settings arising from virtual server retrieval requests from users, a process that has up until now been time consuming for server administrators. This will result in a substantial reduction in not only the amount of time it takes to commence service provision but also costs for operators."