We've complied news from the networking and data center industry, including: Ciena selected to upgrade Tata submarine cable to 100G'; TMG Health selects Level 3; and MediaMath acquires Akamai's ADS Data Cooperative Solutions.

Tom Leighton to become Akamai CEO, VMware Network Virtualization helps iland, HP selected by AllDigital, Violin Memory selected by Pepperl+Fuchs.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) and AT&T announced a strategic alliance to deliver a global suite of content delivery network (CDN) solutions to companies. Also, Level 3 (LVLT) to stream TED talks, and Octoshape collaborates with Juniper (JNPR).

Latest news from Europe includes: Cable & Wireless Worldwide announced the opening of a new data center in the UK; Infinera partners with Colt Technology Services to make available 100 Gigabit Ethernet services to their customers; and Akamai...

Akamai (AKAM) to acquire Verivue, Ciena selected by Pacific Wave, Extreme Networks announces 100 and 40GbE modules..

Latest announcements from the data center industry: Mellanox launches SDN switch; Akamai introduces Aqua Ion; and Cariden advances MATE products and services.

In this week's M&AS news, Akamai (AKAM) has acquired content acceleration software provider FastSoft, CA Technologies (CA) acquires Paragon Global Technology, and AMD invests in cloud-based gaming provider CiiNOW.

Akamai (AKAM) launches Sola Media Solutions integrating cloud storage and content delivery, Level 3 (LVLT) powers the Democratic National Convention, XO Communications selects gear from Ciena (CIEN) for upgrade.

Content delivery news: Limelight Networks (LLNW) enhances video platform offering, Akamai (AKAM) picked by Siemens for SharePoint deployment, EdgeCast helps Imgur with 2 billion views a month.