Juniper Networks Universal WAN enterprise and branch routing portfolio
20 May, 2011 byJuniper Networks’ Universal WAN scalable enterprise and branch routing portfolio can support rapidly growing mobile, video and cloud computing applications.
Riverbed Technology Steelhead and Cloud Steelhead enhancements
18 May, 2011 byRiverbed Technology has announced that Steelhead wide area network (WAN) optimisation solutions have enhanced support for Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktop solutions and Cloud Steelhead has added compatibility with ESX-based public cloud services.
Perth to Geraldton fibre backhaul link fills regional blackspots
11 March, 2011In preparation for the NBN, Nextgen Networks has announced the completion of its Perth to Geraldton fibre backhaul link, which is intended to fill blackspots in existing regional broadband availability.
Motorola sets world record for data transmission over Cox network
09 March, 2011Communications vendors Motorola and Cox have achieved return path data transmission speeds of 356 Mbps in Las Vegas tests, claiming a world record in the process.
Silver Peak Systems expands to Melbourne and Sydney
18 February, 2011Silver Peak Systems has announced the opening of offices in Sydney and Melbourne, with Wayne Neich leading the company's strategic growth.
STA Travel extends network contract
04 November, 2010STA Travel has signed a five-year regional network contract with Azzurri for network monitoring, hardware support, firewall and WAN management and network connectivity.
Riverbed Technology RiOS 6.1 WAN optimisation system
11 June, 2010 byRiverbed Technology has released the RiOS 6.1 WAN optimisation system to support private and public cloud computing, IT centralisation and disaster recovery.
The case for server consolidation
01 April, 2010IT consolidation can reap significant ROI, but how realistic is it for your organisation? Riverbed’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Steve Dixon, looks at the challenges around consolidating and how a WAN acceleration strategy can help.
Perisher optimises throughput for skiers
04 March, 2010Perisher, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest ski resort, has deployed Blue Coat ProxySG appliances and ProxyClient software to improve the performance of its business applications, particularly its point-of-sale transaction systems, enabling the company to serve more customers more quickly.
Riverbed Steelhead 7050 model WAN optimisation appliance
24 February, 2010 byRiverbed Technology has announced the Riverbed Steelhead 7050 model wide area network (WAN) optimisation appliance for performance, flexibility and fault tolerance in large data centres and private cloud environments.
Coalminer centralises servers
11 February, 2010 byNSW mining operation Donaldson Coal has deployed a Juniper WAN Acceleration solution from NSC Group to enhance file transfer performance between head office, three remote mines and one remote administration centre.
Riverbed Cascade 8.4 network and application performance availability tool
05 February, 2010 byRiverbed has announced Cascade 8.4, the latest version of its network and application performance availability tool that integrates with the company’s Steelhead WAN optimisation appliances to provide companies with end-to-end optimisation, monitoring and proactive troubleshooting from one platform.
F5 Networks BIG-IP WAN Optimisation Module
05 February, 2010An expansion of F5 Networks’ WAN application delivery services, the BIG-IP WAN Optimisation Module (WOM) accelerates data transfer over the network by optimising traffic and bandwidth through the use of adaptive compression and deduplication technologies.
High-resiliency network keeps IRESS operating
13 January, 2010When it comes to share trading, timing is everything. That’s why, in 2006, IRESS Market Technology decided to replace its outdated frame relay/ISDN hybrid network with a primary Optus fibre WAN with full redundancy provided by Uecomm’s ethernet network.
WAN optimisation
15 September, 2009 byRiverbed Technology has announced that the company’s wide area network (WAN) optimisation solutions support the recently announced VMware vSphere 4 platform. By utilising Riverbed’s WAN optimisation in conjunction with VMware vSphere 4, enterprises are able to rapidly deploy, migrate and protect application workloads running in enterprise private clouds.