Nuage Networks, the Alcatel-Lucent venture focused on software-defined networking (SDN), has launched a Virtualised Network Services (VNS) initiative that it says will offer branch offices the same benefits that data centres are receiving from SDN. According to Nuage, the VNS product will help companies simplify the provisioning of secure network services to remote locations. VNS can exploit and utlise both corporate WAN and internet access bandwidth securely, to increase the range of application deployment options and reduce operational costs, said Nuage. In this regard, users can create.