How do your WAN optimization efforts measure up?

NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile How do your WAN optimization efforts measure up? By Ann Bednarz How does a thousand-fold improvement in application response time sound? Or an 87% improvement in bandwidth utilization? It may sound too good to be true, but one research firm says companies with the right policies and technologies in place are seeing gains like these. Read full story Ann Bednarz is an associate news editor at Network World responsible for editing daily news content. She previously covered enterprise applications, e-commerce and telework trends for Network World. E-mail Ann. SPONSORED BY NEW EDGE NETWORKS Manage Your Virtual Enterprise Get real-world advice on how to best support and manage your organizations virtual workforce. Watch this complimentary Webcast, Building IP Networks for the Distributed Workforce, to hear how selecting the right WAN service to support distant employees can make all the difference. Click here to view now. RELATED NEWS: AT&T to hike prices on dial-up, 11/26/2007AT&T will jack up its rates for dial-up Internet access by as much as 60 percent on Dec. 1, going well above the price of faster DSL (Digital ... French gov't plans to disconnect content pirates, 11/23/2007The French government has a plan for cutting music and film piracy on the Internet: cut off the pirates' Internet access.. . The penalty is part of ... 10 Gigabit Ethernet has bright future, research firm says, 11/15/2007Infonetics Research released a report this week that looks at how rapidly 10 Gigabit Ethernet is growing and attempts to explain why. . . In 2006 ... BIG THREATS IN '08 Top 5 security-menace predictions for next year. ALL-IN-ONE FIREWALL TEST Juniper, Check Point, Cisco lead way in test of 13 UTM devices. SPONSORED BY NEW EDGE NETWORKS Manage Your Virtual Enterprise Get real-world advice on how to best support and manage your organizations virtual workforce. Watch this complimentary Webcast, Building IP Networks for the Distributed Workforce, to hear how selecting the right WAN service to support distant employees can make all the difference. Click here to view now. Join Network World's Technology Opinion Panel Here is your chance to help shape the future of IT. You know what products and enhancements are needed, you have the insight and foresight to be out front and provide direction to Network Word and the network industry. To join the panel, complete a brief registration survey. The panel is strictly for technology professionals to share their vision. Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnsreport.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   11/27/07 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: BSA, software giants target little guys 2007 Cool Yule Tools Gift Guide Teleworkers called back to cubicle life '07 Enterprise all-stars Testing all-in-one firewalls Security concerns cloud virtualization Hackers jack Monster.com Google building 10G Ethernet switches Cutting-edge spam research projects Verizon tests 100Gbps network MOST-READ TEST: Testing all-in-one firewalls Executive Guide "Data Center Decisions" Download our new Executive Guide "Data Center Decisions" to sharpen your competitive edge. This guide offers tips on dealing with server consolidation, virtualization, management, cooling and power issues. Click Here for More Information IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Network Optimization Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007