WAN optimization numbers still climbing

Network Optimization Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile WAN optimization numbers still climbing By Ann Bednarz Two analyst firms released market numbers for the third quarter of 2007, and by both accounts, the WAN optimization market is going strong. 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. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY QUALYS Webcast: Five PCI Best Practices Listen this to this webcast to learn the latest about the PCI Data Security Standard. Discover why you need to comply with this specification designed to keep owner credit card information private. Learn how to avoid PCI DSS compliance failure and five best practices to supporting the standard. Listen to this webcast now. RELATED NEWS: NetEx optimizes VMware environments, 12/20/2007 As 2007 winds down, network optimization players are readying new products and services for the new year. Among them is NetEx, which is launching ... What really matters in IT today, 12/21/2007 Let's face the facts. IT isn't what it once was. The pall cast by the dot-com collapse at the beginning of the decade eroded corporate confidence in IT, took the shine off IT as a desirable career path and even made us question our self-worth. Crystal ball: Carrier landscape continues to shift, 12/20/07 Every now and then, several trends combine at the same time to totally reshape an industry. Indications are that this is happening in 2008: When the dust finally settles (which may not be for a while), the telecom market will be very different. EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS Exploring what matters most in IT today. TAMING THE VIRTUAL BEAST VM management tools from Microsoft, VMware, XenSource leave room for improvement. SPONSORED BY QUALYS Webcast: Five PCI Best Practices Listen this to this webcast to learn the latest about the PCI Data Security Standard. Discover why you need to comply with this specification designed to keep owner credit card information private. Learn how to avoid PCI DSS compliance failure and five best practices to supporting the standard. Listen to this webcast now. Complimentary Subscriptions for IT Professionals Sign up today and receive a yearly subscription to Network World magazine. Each week Network World is jam-packed with news, analysis, expert industry opinions and management advice that many network IT professional can't live without. Why not join them? Click here to subscribe: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_0102 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.dnssfuff.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   01/03/08 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Eight can't-miss tech predictions for 1998 The 15 best downloads of the year AOL to end support for Netscape browser 12 IT skills that employers can't say no to Storm switches tactics third time Everything that matters in IT Security dominates 2008 IT agenda 20 great Firefox extensions The 25 most innovative products of the year Management in '08: Can you say automate? FEATURED BUYER'S GUIDE: Network Monitoring and Management Find out the Latest Power and Cooling Options If deploying a liquid-based cooling system isn't in your budget, listen to this Webcast, Data Center Power and Cooling Options. Hear industry expert advice on steps you can take today to create a more energy efficient data center. Advice ranges from improving communication between IT and facility management to searching out and eliminating all "dead servers". Get more details here. 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