A survey finds that IT leaders are accelerating their plans to invest in unified communications and collaboration technologies. But the systems aren't cheap.

Silver Peak today upgraded the software for its WAN appliance to handle automated optimization for TCP and non-TCP traffic, 512,000 simultaneous connections for 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) infrastructures and support for a bunch of common hypervisors.

These days, it seems like a dozen new network "extras" - including traffic monitors, packet inspection technologies and management products, to name just a few - are launched every week, all advertising large-scale gains in performance, security and ease of use.

Content delivery network vendor, Akamai, has appointed Frederic Moraillon as vice-president of marketing for the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region.

Last Friday, as I was tying up loose ends at the office, preparing to wind down in anticipation of the weekend, I made a terrifying discovery.

New Zealand-based network provider, Endace, is on the hunt for resellers and more staff as it builds up its Australian operation.

Network security provider, SonicWall, has announced two new solutions – the SuperMassive E10000 series and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) 6.0.

IT services provider, Harbour IT, has launched its cloud computing service into the market based on FlexPod infrastructure.