Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Riverbed off to a busy start in '09

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Riverbed off to a busy start in '09

Ann Bednarz By Ann Bednarz
It's shaping up to be a busy year for Riverbed, if January is any indication. Among the big news revealed last month is Riverbed's plan to acquire Mazu Networks. Read full story

Ann Bednarz is associate news editor at Network World.

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