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NASA boosts packet inspection on 10 Gig WAN links
NASA has turned to a start-up specializing in packet inspection to monitor some of its 10G bit/sec WAN links.
Better than your average blog
One of the best resources at Network World for network architecture and design is celebrating his second anniversary with us, and it's worth taking a...
Google rallies for a faster Web, shares best practices
What would be possible if browsing the Web were as fast as turning the pages of a magazine? That’s what Google wants to know. In a campaign made...
aCelera/Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) Evaluation: Global Media Company WHITE PAPER
In this whitepaper learn why Global Media Company has made a strategic decision to embrace a virtualization strategy and has made a significant...
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Google issues call to make the Web faster
Google Tuesday called on the Web development community to improve the speed of Web pages, posted its own list of performance best practices, and...
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Riverbed upgrades Cascade gear
Nearly four months after closing its acquisition of Mazu Networks, Riverbed Technology has unveiled a new version of the Cascade appliances gained in...
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Is it time to deploy mobile WAN acceleration?
With IT resources being consolidated and employees becoming more mobile, here’s a question: Is it time to deploy a mobile WAN optimization solution?
Think You Have An Application Delivery Strategy? WHITE PAPER
Develop an application delivery strategy that incorporates both traditional techniques for the private WAN and app delivery services that accelerate...
Contest seeks tired, knotty Web apps
Got a thorny Web application that needs some help? If it’s truly bad, you might consider exposing its flaws publicly for a chance at some free...
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Expand targets TCO with new WAN client
Expand Networks is to help large centralised enterprises adopt a more distributed structure, after announcing a mobile accelerator to cut the cost of...
Riverbed, Ecessa, Expand unveil WAN optimization upgrades
This week’s Interop conference brought with it a flurry of product news from WAN optimization and application acceleration vendors.
Get the Computing Resources You Need with Minimal Investment WHITE PAPER
Ensure optimal application performance without costly data center enhancement. Learn how you can cut costs with managed application delivery services.
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Expect more from WAN optimization than just optimization
WAN optimization is becoming just an element of larger application-delivery schemes that vendors are approaching quite differently, Interop attendees...
A10 extends load balancing lineup with energy efficiency in mind
A10 Networks' new load-balancing appliance is designed to provide high throughput in a compact size. The AX 5200 offers throughput of 40Gbps and a...
Brocade unveils application delivery controllers
Included among a handful of products Brocade unveiled this week is a new line of application delivery controllers that could better position Brocade...
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