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Wide Area Network

Also called WAN. A network that allows computers to connect to the Internet over an exceptionally large area, such as a metropolitan area, a region or even a country.
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Reducing time to construct wide area networks by about 90 percent
According to the company, a customised wide area network provides a secure, fast and reliable connection for DePaul and provides those they serve with a personal connection to the web.
Orange connects 42 Customs and Taxation National Administrations in 33 countries with a wide area network under the framework contract for the CCN/CSI.
Grid computing is a collection of distributed computing resources available over a local or wide area network. They appear to an application or end user as one large virtual computing system.
As SAN technology evolves, an IP-based transport standard will be needed to bring SANs into the Storage Wide Area Network, which represents the future of New Enterprise storage.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-April 29, 2011-CalAmp's wide area network products verified compatible with Landis+Gyr's Gridstream(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com
The first part of this article, which appeared in the February issue of CTR, described how Wide Area Network (WAN) links represent the most common performance bottleneck within data communications networks.
Licensed by the site, Freddie Mac's Multifamily E-Guide can be installed onto a Local Area Network, Wide Area Network or onto a stand-alone desktop or laptop PC, increasing company-wide access to the Guide.
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