Security is the No. 1 priority in the state's master IT plan
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* High-speed, redundant regional networks are the goal, but getting there requires navigating some technical and political challenges
* Blue Coat Systems enables access and acceleration decisions based on individual users and applications
* Exinda Networks’ WAN optimization wares can now detect encrypted P2P traffic
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* SLA features help enterprises control application performance, reliability
* Retail industry prime for WAN optimization technologies
* Aberdeen Group lays out best practices for optimizing WAN resources, accelerating apps
