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Citrix bakes WAN optimisation into branch office hardware
Citrix today announced new models in its CloudBridge line of branch repeater hardware, along with a software update to Version 7.0, which adds WAN optimization capability and direct support for public cloud services.
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Talari releases wide-ranging software update for WAN optimisation boxes
A major software update for Talari Networks' WAN optimization gear will introduce automatic, virtualized configuration capabilities, dramatically improving the sophistication of its core product.
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Startup aims SDN technology at Cisco WANs
SDNs aren't just for data center networks, despite the best-use-case-scenario arguments for network virtualization and flow management pervading the industry.
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Silver Peak announces virtual appliance for offsite replication
Silver Peak Systems announced a new virtual application designed to dramatically speed up data duplication for disaster recovery without the purchase of additional hardware.
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New Juniper SDN device portends forklift upgrades for core Ethernet switch
Any hopes Juniper EX8200 customers had that the core switch would grow to support next-generation 40/100G Ethernet, mobility, media-rich traffic, virtualisation or cloud have been dashed.
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Progress report: Building, and managing, the 21st century data centre
Even if you've never heard of Flextronics you have probably used or benefited from one of the products this global digital equipment manufacturer has helped assemble -- a Microsoft Xbox 360, for example, or components that show up in everything from Cisco and Motorola devices to aerospace and automotive equipment.
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Cisco adds app performance to branch routers
Cisco this week extended the software capabilities of its ISR branch routers with previously separate security and application performance features, including WAN optimisation.
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East Coast chooses O2 Unify for network infrastructure upgrade
Train operator East Coast has appointed O2 Unify to consolidate its IT and communications infrastructure in a deal said to be worth £2.6 million.
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Upload 100X faster to Amazon's cloud with optimization service? Not quite, one analyst says
WAN optimisation vendor Silver Peak last week announced a service that it proclaims speeds data transfers into Amazon's cloud by 100 times compared to not using Silver Peak's deduplication system.
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F5 looks beyond the network
F5 Networks is best known for its high-end network management hardware, especially its BIG-IP line of load balancers. Those offerings have fueled annual revenue growth from $525 million to more than $1.3 billion since 2007, even in the face of the recent recession.
