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	July 20, 2007 Cisco Systems Integrates WAN Optimization Into Your Existing Network Infrastructure The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q3 2007 by Robert Whiteley with Simon Yates, Rachel Batiancila

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Executive Summary

Cisco Systems' Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) technology is a Strong Performer and placed just outside the Leaders category in our evaluation. We found Cisco's WAAS architecture to provide the full suite of optimization techniques as well as the most advanced all-in-one branch office appliance available today. Moreover, it provides excellent transparency and management tools to painlessly integrate with your network and minimize deployment costs. Companies that have already standardized on Cisco's ISR for branch routing can easily add WAN optimization modules, and we recommend making this a staple of a full-service branch. However, its current technology does not scale as well as other devices, which limits its appeal for companies that run high-octane WANs. If you prioritize cost and interoperability over best-of-breed features, then look no further. More demanding customers should hold off until Cisco executes on a few key milestones — like additional application response-time monitoring and application-specific protocol optimizations — in the next round of WAAS enhancements due at the end of July.

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