New tool eases WAN optimization to small branches

New tool eases WAN optimization to small branches

OrbitalEdge delivers WAN optimization through a software client

By Robin Gareiss, Network World, 01/31/06

The benefits of WAN optimization products are clear. Using compression and latency-reduction algorithms, they essentially increase the amount of traffic that can travel across a WAN link. The benefits: organizations don’t have to upgrade their bandwidth, and typically, they get additional monitoring data about application utilization of bandwidth.