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WANs across the water, WAN optimization across the seas

Just like other technology sectors, the WAN optimization market has been battered by the recession and a cautious reluctance by IT types to spend any significant money on network upgrades. Nevertheless, the WAN optimization market has survived and even (relatively) thrived in this tough and bitter economy, with sales hitting about $226 million in Q1 this year.

Things are just as tough outside the U.S., although the picture is a tad brighter in Asia-Pacific countries (including Japan), which had experienced a 21% yearly growth until declining to 13.3% this year. They still chalked up revenues of US$279.6 million, according to our friends at Frost & Sullivan. The market researcher expects growth to rocket to 22.2% next year and hit US$831.6 million by 2015.*

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