Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.We look forward to serving Barefoot Networks’ current customers, and to introducing its innovative programmable networking paradigm to more customers around the world.Intel’s news source for media, analysts and everyone curious about the company. The companies didn’t disclose the price. (Credit: Barefoot Networks… Some AI startups, though, continue to avoid the MLPerf bake-off. The Company launched in 2016 after two years of developing technology that built switch silicon with a forwarding plane that is defined in software. ...You agree to receive updates, alerts, and promotions from the CBS family of companies - including ZDNet’s Tech Update Today and ZDNet Announcement newsletters. The Company launched in 2016 after two years of developing technology that built switch silicon with a forwarding plane that is defined in software. Architectural spin the bottleneck: Every time the storage device and/or the interconnect gets faster we find the protocol and architecture need tuning. Intel to Acquire Barefoot Networks. Intel, the Intel logo and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Charles King, president and principal analyst at Pund-IT, called the deal “a solid, strategic move that should enable Intel to advance and expand its data center portfolio quickly and cost-effectively.”Help us provide you with a better web experience. Intel Corp. is buying startup Barefoot Networks Inc. in a bid to scale up the smaller company’s networking-chip technology and compete with Broadcom Inc.