Akamai unveils IP application accelerator; Vonage settles Sprint-Nextel patent suit

Convergence & VoIP News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Blue Coat Get the latest on Web Acceleration Tools Discover how to significantly improve document delivery times for users that are physically away from your centralized data center. A document that takes 80 minutes to delivery to a user across the globe could be delivered in three minutes with Web acceleration. Learn how your IT organization can benefit from this technology. Listen to this Webcast now. Network World's Convergence & VoIP News Alert, 10/10/07 Akamai unveils IP application accelerator, 10/09/07: Akamai announced today that it is expanding its Web application acceleration services to include any IP-based application, including VoIP. Executive Guide: Stay ahead of the data growth curve Get real-world advice on how to best deal with the explosion of data across nearly every enterprise today. This informative executive guide offers IT professionals detailed information on new technologies such as ILM and FANs, specific pitfalls to avoid when deploying ILM, as well as solid case studies. Download This Executive Guide All VoIP Security. All in One Place. From buying tips to peer discussions. From case studies to market trends. Network World's newly enhanced VoIP Security Buyer's Guide has everything you need to stay current, research technology, compare products and implement solutions - all in one convenient location. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guide now. Vonage settles Sprint-Nextel patent suit, 10/08/07: One major patent-infringement settlement down; one more to go. The Network World IT Buyer's Guides provide comprehensive, detailed information on how to select, test, buy and deploy thousands of network and IT products. The new Network World IT Buyer's Guides offer even more features than before, here's just one that's worth checking out: VoIP Security Products

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