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Gartner's magic quadrant WAN optimization vendors

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Gartner's magic quadrant WAN optimization vendors

Ann Bednarz By Ann Bednarz
Four vendors placed in the "leaders" section of Gartner's magic quadrant for WAN optimization controllers: Riverbed Technology, Juniper, Blue Coat Systems and Expand Networks. Just what makes their gear so special? Read full story

Ann Bednarz is an associate news editor at Network World responsible for editing daily news content. She previously covered enterprise applications, e-commerce and telework trends for Network World. E-mail Ann.

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