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 ...

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 ...

Performance-management technologies are becoming the add-on of choice for many optimization vendors looking to maximize the functions of their appliances. Coupling management capabilities and ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silver Peak today announced the NX-700, a new low-cost, small form-factor WAN optimization platform for connecting the smallest of branch offices with data center ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aberdeen’s benchmark report, “Optimizing WAN for Application Acceleration” (see also the latest research, “Managed Network Services: Beyond Cost Savings and Uptime”), found that Best-in-Class ...

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 ...