Riverbed off to a busy start in '09

F5, Akamai, Limelight also making news Network Optimization Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by HP The need for global network audit and control: employing HP NA software for scale and visibility Get the facts on the HP Network Automation architecture that intelligently uses network bandwidth and adheres to company security policies and best practices without creating security violations or affecting your production environment. HP Network Automation provides the availability, visibility, and scalability for managing your growing network environment. Learn more today. Spotlight Story Riverbed off to a busy start in '09 By Ann Bednarz It's shaping up to be a busy year for Riverbed, if January is any indication. Among the big news revealed last month is Riverbed's plan to acquire Mazu Networks. Read full story Ann Bednarz is associate news editor at Network World. Related News: Google launches M-Lab measurement tools Google looks to fill Internet data void by launching a new public service aimed at testing your ISP's practices and performance. Riverbed to buy Mazu for analysis tools Riverbed will acquire Mazu Networks to add application performance analysis to its offerings, allowing enterprises and carriers to measure the benefits of WAN optimization. HP readies for Cisco's data center assault HP ProCurve this week will unveil its first switches built specifically for data center applications, as well as a server module for existing switches that enables users to begin integrating and consolidating switching and application processing. 3 reasons IE 8 won't close the door on Firefox or Chrome Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley says the days of IE's dominance are over as IE8 suffers from the same old Web site compatibility problems of earlier releases. Used Cisco equals gypsies at a flea market Brad Reese: I believe that Cisco has been too darn successful at tarnishing the image of the affordable used/refurbished secondary-market for Cisco equipment thereby opening the market for HP ProCurve to provide an affordable alternative. Tandberg announces Profile, a high-quality videoconference system Tandberg is introducing a high-definition videoconferencing system that falls short of the total-immersion telepresence experience provided by some of its other products, but it also costs significantly less. Why is Cisco spending lots of marketing dollars on WAAS? Cisco Subnet blogger Larry Chaffin writes: Cisco is touting NBC's use of Cisco WAAS to broadcast the Beijing Olympic Games. Did NBC try out other WAN acceleration providers? Plus: Riverbed adds WAN optimization to HP ProCurve gear - how will this affect Cisco? 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