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 ...

Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) vendor Talari Networks released the latest version of its SD-WAN software to include integrated WAN optimization services. As part of this release, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With WAN optimization having transcended "niche" status as a market segment, solution providers are looking to ally with the vendors who will not only keep the technology from becoming a commodity, ...

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 ...

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 ...