Riverbed recently updated its line of WAN optimization and acceleration appliances with the release of RiOS 6 and a couple of new hardware platforms. RiOS 6 builds on many of the advances made in RiOS 5, adds some new features, and enhances others. RiOS 6 continues Riverbed’s forward-thinking approach to the WAN optimization space by building in more application- and protocol-specific optimizations, a compression and deduplication engine that adjusts on the fly, and even greater network transparency and traffic flow reporting. Throw in better overall performance than previous versions and the new release is a compelling solution for virtually any distributed enterprise.
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