Web and Application Acceleration

Your source for the latest Web and application acceleration news from networking vendors and providers.

Who made the top of the list in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers ...
Jul. 02, 2009
Cisco still not in leaders sections of Magic Quadrant.

Array debuts 10Gbps acceleration gear
Jun. 11, 2009
Array Networks this week unveiled a new high-end application delivery controller that's built on a retooled architecture.

Is it time to deploy mobile WAN acceleration?
Jun. 04, 2009
With IT resources being consolidated and employees becoming more mobile, here's a question: Is it time to deploy a mobile WAN optimization solution?

Riverbed, Ecessa, Expand unveil WAN optimization upgrades
May. 20, 2009
This week's Interop conference brought with it a flurry of product news from WAN optimization and application acceleration vendors.

Blue Coat looks to streamline WAN optimization rollouts
May. 07, 2009
Blue Coat Systems is aiming for instant gratification with a new configuration wizard designed to help IT professionals get their ProxySG appliances up and running quickly.

ComScore, Citrix report Q1 results
May. 05, 2009
Internet measurement and market research firm comScore found something to be happy about in the first quarter: a 23% boost in subscription revenues as compared to a year ago.

Vendors offer application acceleration options
Feb. 12, 2009
Webtorials, in a joint venture with Layland Consulting, recently released the 2009 version of the "Application Acceleration Challenge."

Load balancing upgrade keeps MoveOn.org up to speed
Apr. 30, 2009
Online visitors are a finicky bunch - not to mention impatient. Studies have shown Web visitors will abandon a site in just seconds if performance is subpar.

Riverbed beats expectations, F5 earnings rise
Apr. 28, 2009
Revenue gains and profit growth are tough to come by these days, but Riverbed Technology managed to secure both in its latest quarter, beating analyst expectations.

Gomez unveils mobile monitoring tools
Apr. 23, 2009
In the last newsletter I wrote about a benchmark created by Gomez and dotMobi to rate how well companies such as Amazon, Google and Bank of America serve online content and applications to mobile users. For those who ...

Ranking mobile Web performance: How Google, Amazon, Bank of America serve mobile users - ...
Apr. 21, 2009
There are now more than 1.1 million Web sites designed for mobile users, according to research from dotMobi. To help end users find the cream of the crop, dotMobi got together with Gomez to create a benchmark that tests ...

OS upgrade sharpens Expand Networks'application visibility
Apr. 16, 2009
Greater application visibility can lead to more effective application control. To that end, Expand Networks last week released a new version of its operating system software that's designed to deliver more a more ...

Start-up accelerates Web video delivery
Apr. 14, 2009
Start-up Nokeena Networks today took the wraps off its new software appliance, which is designed to help media providers deliver high quality Web video quickly and reliably to viewers.

F5 upgrade speeds, secures application delivery
Apr. 09, 2009
F5 is enabling machine-to-machine communications among its Big-IP acceleration devices to secure and speed links among corporate offices.

Entry-level load balancer from A10 gets green
Apr. 09, 2009
The opportunity to save money is widening the appeal of green IT, researchers say.

Limelight unveils Web site hosting service
Apr. 07, 2009
As businesses incorporate more interactive and dynamic content on their Web sites, it becomes harder to ensure that end users and potential customers can access that content quickly. A new service from Limelight ...

Radware pays $18 million for Nortel's Alteon assets
Apr. 02, 2009
Radware has successfully completed its acquisition of Nortel's application delivery gear, the company announced on Tuesday.

Silver Peak, EMC tie-up boosts WAN visibility
Mar. 26, 2009
To get the most from WAN acceleration devices, it helps to know what's happening not only across the WAN environment but also inside associated data center environments. To that end, Silver Peak Systems this week ...

Precise upgrades app performance management software
Mar. 24, 2009
One year after becoming an independent company (again), Precise has unveiled a new version of its application performance management software.

FastSoft homes in on small file accleration
Mar. 24, 2009
FastSoft is upgrading software on its TCP-acceleration gear so it can have an impact on the transfer speeds of smaller files than before.

Bracing for NCAA tournament traffic
Mar. 19, 2009
It's that time of year again: March Madness.

WAN veteran debuts new name, product line
Mar. 17, 2009
Taken from the word "necessary," Ecessa is the new name of a WAN industry veteran that for years has developed WAN link controllers tailored for small and midsize companies.

CDN newcomer unveils application suite
Mar. 12, 2009
A newcomer in the content delivery network (CDN) market this week took the wraps off its new network and applications, which are aimed at giving content providers better control over how assets are shared and optimized.

Replify, Gomez upgrade net optimization gear
Mar. 10, 2009
In the busy world of WAN optimization and application acceleration, there are always new products being unveiled and deals being closed. Here's a recap of some of the latest news items.

Expand Networks upgrade highlights virtual appeal, affordability
Mar. 05, 2009
Expand Networks is upgrading its Virtual Accelerator product to better complement IT consolidation and virtualization initiatives and appeal to buyers looking for affordable WAN optimization options for their branch ...