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ALSO CALLED: Networks, W A N, and Wide Area Networks
DEFINITION: A wide area network (WAN) is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network. The term distinguishes a broader telecommunication structure from a local area network (LAN). A wide area network may be privately owned or rented, but the term usually connotes  … 
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Next Generation Data Networking Technologies are Essential for Today's Communication Needs
sponsored by EMBARQ
WHITE PAPER: The convergence of voice, video, and data, and the need for real-time, global collaboration, are driving the need for faster and more scalable networks. companies need to migrate to newer technologies to remain competitive.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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IT Agility: Balancing Performance, Security and Cost in a Tight Economy
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Read this document to learn about the economy's impact on IT and discover best practices for IT agility to optimize IT infrastructure.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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The Hidden Storage "Gotchas" of Server Virtualization
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
PRESENTATION: This document details various issues related to server virtualization and offers solutions to eliminate these problems.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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802.11n: Implementation Best Practices
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
EGUIDE: This document provides those responsible for next-generation WLAN planning and deployment with guidance on how to make the most of their investment 802.11n.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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Sayers Reduces Datacenter Costs with HP and VMware
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
CASE STUDY: Sayers objective was to improve business agility and continuity while reducing data center costs and complexity so they turned to HP, which helped them from a management standpoint.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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Vancouver Canucks Virtualize with HP and VMware
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
CASE STUDY: The Vancouver Canucks wanted to leverage a hardware refresh budget to implement a new approach to their technology architecture and to meet this requirement Canucks choose HP solution.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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The Right Way to Test Storage System Performance
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
PRESENTATION: This presentation introduces the concepts needed to interpret storage system performance claims and the tools and processes required for hands-on performance analysis.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Storage and the WAN: What Are the Options?
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
WHITE PAPER: Reining in remote or branch offices can help solve a number of storage problems, such as data protection, storage administration and management, and the proliferation of heterogeneous systems.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Storage Networking - The Path to Performance
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
WHITE PAPER: This document identifies aspects of performance that are or are not critical to the successful deployment of storage network technologies.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Managing voice and video on your network
sponsored by CA
PODCAST: Managing voice and video on your enterprise network can get tricky. In this podcast, John Barlett and Kara Gattine discuss the main things network managers need to do to implement Quality of Service (QoS) for voice over IP.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2008
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The Enterprise Network Partner - Management and Transformation
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses the benefits of working with a managed service provider with the right experience to handle the management and transformation of enterprise voice and data networks and bring powerful strategic advantages to today's businesses.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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Are You Ready for Unified Communications? Creating an IT Organization to Support Unified Communicaitons
sponsored by Avaya Inc.
WHITE PAPER: On top of the new business communication capabilities that are possible with unified communications (UC), new challenges await the IT department in how to deploy and manage this integrated platform.
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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eGuide: Data Deduplication for Primary Data
sponsored by Ocarina Networks
WHITE PAPER: This E-Guide will explore if Data Deduplication is suitable for primary data and what vendors are doing to keep performance high for your company's backups.
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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Backup and Recovery: A Guide for the Law Firm technical decision maker
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: EVault Software is a highly comprehensive backup and recovery platform that provides law firms with the building blocks for successful data protection-from high performance and efficiency to ease of use, flexibility and scalability.
Posted: 11 Nov 2008 | Published: 11 Nov 2008
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WEP Cloaking for Legacy Encryption Protection
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Several known vulnerabilities and attack tools have compromised Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), making it unsuitable for secure WLAN implementations without additional layers of security. This white paper describes a WEP Cloaking solution.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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Wireless LANs: Is my enterprise at risk?
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overall understanding of the risks associated with wireless LANs, as well as an overview of the inherent properties of wireless LANs and what makes them different from wired networks.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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Choosing the Right VOIP Gateway for Microsoft UC: A Guide for Voice Infrastructure Decision-Makers
sponsored by NET Quintum
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the opportunities and challenges companies face as they implement Microsoft UC as part of their overall computing-and-communications environments.
Posted: 07 Nov 2008 | Published: 07 Nov 2008
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Remote Office Survivability
sponsored by NET Quintum
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the remote office challenges that are surfacing as more companies implement VoIP. It also explains how corporate IT departments and service providers can avoid the pitfalls experienced during the initial adjustment
Posted: 07 Nov 2008 | Published: 07 Mar 2008
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Citrix XenApp Frequently Asked Questions
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Citrix XenApp™ is an end-to-end Application Delivery Solution that delivers all Windows applications to all users and locations.
Posted: 05 Nov 2008 | Published: 05 Nov 2008
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Using Tape Virtualization to Improve Backup Performance
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides a quick review of Sun Microsystems' tape virtualization solutions, identifying how their offerings can best be leveraged to produce an optimized backup infrastructure.
Posted: 04 Nov 2008 | Published: 04 Nov 2008
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Understanding the Impact of Running WAN Emulation with Load Testing
sponsored by Shunra Software
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the importance of assessing network impact on application performance and the value that is obtained by integrating WAN emulation into load testing.
Posted: 03 Nov 2008 | Published: 03 Nov 2008
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Forrester Consulting - Is Mobile WAN Optimization Right For You?
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Download this paper today and discover the payoff for implementing mobile WAN optimization across your enterprise.
Posted: 03 Nov 2008 | Published: 03 Nov 2008
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Wide Area Data Services (WDS): Optimizing the Remote Office
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, find out how WAFS, WAN optimization, compression, and Web acceleration technologies have come together into one powerful solution: Wide-area Data Services (WDS).
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Published: 31 Oct 2008
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The True ROI behind Wide-Area Data Services and WAN Optimization
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, NetForecast analysts interviewed customers who have deployed Wide-Area Data Services (WDS), and the results show that WDS technology has significant strategic business value to companies.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Published: 31 Oct 2008
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Accelerating Satellite WANs with Riverbed
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
PRODUCT LITERATURE: This solutions brief explains how using WDS can enable more robust, LAN-like performance over satellite connections with out-of-the-box compatibility that accelerates the broadest range of applications remote workers need to function.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Published: 31 Oct 2008
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WAN DEFINITION (continued): … A wide area network (WAN) is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network. The term distinguishes a broader telecommunication structure from a local area network (LAN). A wide area network may be privately owned or rented, but the term usually connotes the inclusion of public (shared user) networks. An intermediate form of network in terms of geography is a metropolitan area network (MAN).
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