Cisco Delivers Integrated Caching

Cisco Systems Inc. hopes to nudge Web caching and content delivery networking closer to mainstream among enterprises with a new option for its access routers.

In a first for Cisco, the San Jose, Calif., company has created a module for the 2600, 3600 and new 3700 series of access routers that delivers integrated caching and content delivery networking capabilities.

The new module's Web caching function can significantly reduce WAN (wide area networking) costs by keeping frequently accessed content&#151especially graphics that aren't changed often&#151local to remote locations.

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