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August 5, 2011  10:55 AM

Which 2011 MPLS vendor has what it takes?



Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
MPLS, WAN, wide area networks

Two-thousand IT professionals spoke out about their vendors for the Nemertes Research firm's 2011 PilotHouse Awards -- where IT pros had an opportunity to rate vendors in several technology categories including MPLS services and application delivery...

July 22, 2011  9:01 AM

Are Metro Ethernet services better than MPLS?



Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
Metro Ethernet, MPLS, WAN, wide area networks

Some seem to think so. The question of whether Metro Ethernet services are better than MPLS—as with many...


July 6, 2011  5:05 PM

A reader responds: Metro Ethernet not all it’s cracked up to be



Posted by: Jessica Scarpati
Carrier Ethernet, carrier services, Ethernet, Metro Ethernet, MPLS, network management, WANs, wide area networks

Our recent story on WAN pros who are adopting Metro Ethernet prompted one reader to chime in that Ethernet-based WAN services are not all...


September 14, 2010  9:47 PM

Nemertes 2010 PilotHouse Awards for WAN technology



Posted by: Tessa Parmenter
carrier services, cloud computing, cloud computing services, equipment vendors, Ethernet, MPLS, WAN, WAN optimization

The Nemertes 2010 PilotHouse Awards were announced today to highlight the highest-rated IT vendors in various markets ranging from WAN optimization to cloud carriers. These awards are not cherry-picked by...


July 9, 2009  6:02 PM

From the WAN Mailbag: Encryption, MPLS, optimization and more



Posted by: TScannell
acceleration, MPLS, WAN, WAN optimization, WAN performance

Mailbox One of the benefits of online publishing, as...


June 16, 2009  2:11 PM

Reading the writing on the WAN wall



Posted by: TScannell
acceleration, Best in Clasas, compression, MPLS, TOC, WAN optimization

One of the more vexing issues facing network managers today is how to cost effectively tweak a WAN to keep up with the rising number of remote workers and increasing reliance on branch office activities and technology capabilities. On the one hand, companies are trying to centralize IT and...


June 9, 2009  8:49 PM

Email’s Sting: Moving beyond the buzz of ‘killer apps’



Posted by: TScannell
email, kill app, MPLS, Virtualization, VoIP, WAN optimization

Of all the overused and inane buzzwords in the IT industry, the phrase "killer application" has to be right up there in the top five. Vendors peddling superfluous technology and latest add-on add-in kudzu always seem to truck out this term when they talk about future strategies and market share, as...


May 5, 2009  5:46 PM

Time is now to put more WOW into your WAN



Posted by: TScannell
Ethernet, IPv6, MPLS

It is a bit ironic that as attendees at the FutureNet conference in Boston this week dined on Mexican fare as part of Cinco de Mayo festivities, just outside and within reach were...


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