Software that speeds up transmission in a wide area network. Various techniques are used including compression and the application of quality of service (QoS) parameters to packets. If an application ...

Packeteer is blending the functions of two of its WAN-acceleration devices into a single box, making it possible for users to address network problems that may be slowing site-to-site performance ...

Confused by a sea of vendors offering WAN optimization gear? Not sure what you need? Or which vendor is the best fit? You’re not alone. The market for WAN optimization technology is growing quickly as ...

Akamai's announcement this week of much broader acceleration benefits-- to all IP applications, including VOIP -- extends its WAN optimization capabilities into enterprises and out to remote users.

If you’re tired of having your remote users complain about the WAN’s performance, it may be time to check out a WAN optimization/acceleration solution. Up until a ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Expand Networks Inc., a supplier of application acceleration solutions over the wide area network (WAN), has secured $8.5 million of funding. The funding was led by Intel Capital ...

Expand's portfolio of Accelerator appliances uses data-compression algorithms to boost WAN capacity without requiring bandwidth increases. The vendor's new ...

An innocent change to an AutoCAD file format has cut sharply into the ability of some WAN acceleration solutions to speed the transfer of these files, and caused grumblings in some widely distributed ...

We're trying to implement some WAN acceleration devices but we're running into a snag with it being unable to optimize WAN RPC traffic, like AD replication and Exchange MAPI connections. The issue ...

eSpeaks' Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. As the number of remote users and business partners has ...

WAFS products support the efficient exchange of data between remote locations over a WAN, allowing remote offices to access data from a data center as if it were local. WAFS can typically support a ...