The benefits of WAN optimization products are clear. Using compression and latency-reduction algorithms, they essentially increase the amount of traffic that can travel across a WAN link. The benefits ...

Returning to our discussion on virtual appliances one of the areas where we are seeing a lot of use of virtual appliance technology is in the WAN optimization market. WAN optimization has been atop ...

It's clear the WAN optimization market is no longer a niche play. According to Gartner, WAN optimization is expected to grow from the $700 million market it was in 2006 to a $1.9 billion market in ...

A number of elements are converging in 2006 to make WAN performance optimization technologies a must-have for enterprise IT shops. At least that is according to a new research document published by ...

Blue Coat's ProxyClient, a WAN optimization software client with integrated security and control, extends integrated application acceleration, Web security and policy control to remote and mobile ...

The company’s strategy centers on four “fundamental pillars,” made up of WAN optimization, application performance, network visibility, and with a caveat SD-WAN. The company’s new strategy centers on ...

Wide Area Networks (WANs) have linked computer systems, devices and users for more than 40 years, enabling people to access and share files, e-mail and run applications. As WAN hardware and software ...

In the last few months, we’ve seen the rise of virtual appliances that allow IT organizations to eliminate the need for many physical appliances. Most notably, companies such Riverbed Technology have ...

You know what makes network administrators happy? Making efficient use of their equipment and eliminating “performance stinks” calls from end-users. Thus, investing in an effective WAN optimization ...

Colorado Springs, Colo. — Swan Labs Inc., a startup with an application accelerator called NetCelera under its belt, is replacing that line with the new WANjet appliance, which performs both wide-area ...

The product choices continue to expand for users seeking devices that can boost the performance of file sharing via the Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol. F5 Networks Inc. today plans to ...

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