Need to replace a proxy server? Want to move your URL filtering license to a secure platform? Have a web-based application in a WAN environment? If it's web-based and you need security, control and acceleration, then you want to look at Blue Coat.
BlueCoat SG
Web Content Filter, SSL Scanning, WAN Acceleration, Proxy
BlueCoat SG is a secure proxy platform with integrated caching. Protect, monitor, log and control your web and IM traffic. Supports multiple content vendors such as BlueCoat, Surf Control, Websense and more. With multiple deployments organizations can enable Mach5 compression, caching and WAN acceleration technology at no additional cost.

Recommended for: Small Business Enterprise Government/DIR
PacketShaper
Quality of Service, Traffic Shaping
[Formerly Packeteer] Slow WAN performance? Quit throwing more bandwidth at the problem! Monitor, control and shape your bandwidth with this powerful solution. PacketShaper maximizes application throughput. Layer 7 visibility allows for Quality of Service of an application regardless of port. Give priority to mission-critical applications or VoIP. Keep IM, P2P and streaming media off your network or allocate when and how much bandwidth they can use. Detects more than 500 applications out of the box.

Recommended for: Education Enterprise Government/DIR

