* Free trials are available from Exinda Networks, Ipanema Technologies and Shunra
* Kemp Technologies ups the performance of its affordable load balancing gear
* Application acceleration tools deliver impressive performance numbers in Network World’s product review
* Forrester Research tackles the issue of improving application deployments
* F5 Networks is acquiring file virtualization specialist Acopia Networks
* Just how effective is your WAN optimization deployment?
* Software lets customers deploy F5 technology in a symmetric, box-to-box setup
* Don’t just go for the low-hanging fruit, says Forrester Research analyst Robert Whiteley
* Potential for cost savings will drive enterprises to consider managed services model, says Forrester Research analyst
* Packeteer offers a free WAN performance evaluation
