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Introduction

Optimized Application Delivery

Provide users with more responsive and better performing applications and services, both in the data center and branch office, with Cisco Application Networking Services (ANS).

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Microsoft Windows Server on WAAS

By taking advantage of consolidated network, server and storage capabilities and virtualizing these key components Cisco ANS can help IT teams expedite applications rollouts even to host applications in the branch offices.

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Featured Products

Application Control Engine (ACE) Family

This virtualized load-balancing and application-delivery solution increases availability, performance, and protection of essential business applications.

Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)

Accelerate the delivery of centralized applications to branch offices and remote users while providing application hosting for such applications as Windows Server 2008.

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Solutions

Cisco ANS Solutions for Akamai

See how Cisco and Akamai are working together to deliver applications for the global enterprise.

Cisco ANS Solutions for IBM

See how Cisco and IBM are working together to optimize iNotes and Websphere.

Cisco ANS Solutions for Microsoft

See how Cisco and Microsoft are working together to optimize Sharepoint and Exchange.

Cisco ANS Solutions for Oracle

See how Cisco and Oracle are working together to optimize Oracle E-Business Suite 12i, Peoplesoft, Enterprise, and Seibel 8.0.

Cisco ANS Solutions for SAP

See how Cisco and SAP are working together to optimize NetWeaver.

Cisco ANS Solutions for VMWare

See how Cisco and VMware are working together to optimize Virtual Desktop deployments.

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Cisco and Forrester on the Application Delivery Market

Forrester Interview

Cisco and Forrester on the Application Delivery Market

Cisco and Forrester on the Application Delivery Market. (1:13 min)

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The Data Center Transformed

The Cisco Unified Computing System unites network, compute, and virtualization to reduce TCO and increase business agility.

Improve Application Success

Learn how Cisco ACE can help ensure application performance, scalability, acceleration and security.

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Product Portfolio

Application-Oriented Networking

Cisco 8340 Application-Oriented Networking Appliance

Cisco 2600/2800/3700/3800 Series AON Module

Cisco AON Software

Cisco Application Performance Assurance Engine

Cisco Application-Oriented Networking Healthcare Services Extensions

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Application-Oriented Networking Module

Data Center Application Services

Cisco ACE Application Control Engine Module

Cisco ACE GSS 4400 Series Global Site Selector Appliances

Cisco ACE Web Application Firewall

Cisco ACE XML Gateways

Cisco Application Networking Manager

Cisco Content Switching Module

Cisco Content Switching Module with SSL

Cisco CSS 11500 Series Content Services Switches

Wide Area Application Services

Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) Software

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Appliances

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Mobile

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Network Module

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software