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In 2007,we designated more than 90 start-ups as worth watching. After a second look, we picked these 10 as offering what matters most in the enterprise -- agility, seamless integration and pervasive connectivity.

Blue Coat, the company that used to be Cacheflow, has gone back to its roots by developing WAN application acceleration software. Blue Coat claimed the software -- called Mach 5 -- can improve application response times seven-fold and will be free to its existing customers.

In the comic strip Peanuts, Linus is usually depicted clutching a security blanket; it gives him a great sense of security, even though it doesn't actually make him any safer. Security tools bought in response to fears of attack often strike a similar false sense of security. But carefully chosen products deployed in response to real needs and designed to work well within the enterprise can both make you feel better and counter real threats.

Security, according to Helen Keller, is a superstition. It's found nowhere in nature, but we keep trying to achieve it, and there are many products on the market to help us. The most common - firewalls - are widely installed and continue to evolve with features and functionality.

CacheFlow Inc. is cutting 50 percent of its workforce to bring spending in line with tough economic times.

CacheFlow Inc. is cutting 50 percent of its workforce to bring spending in line with tough economic times.

Managed Web hoster Conxion Corp. rolled out a suite of content delivery offerings Monday, including a new caching service that lets enterprises speed specific content, rather than entire Web sites, and pay for it on a per-use basis.

You won't find any mention of FineGround Networks or caching technology sandwiched between the articles about Cameron Diaz or Madrid in Sky, Delta Air Lines' in-flight magazine. But without FineGround's ability to speed up the delivery of dynamic Web page content, your trip might lack food, beverages or a clean cabin.

Digital Island Inc., a Cable & Wireless PLC company, says it has the answer for enterprises that want to improve the reliability of their Web sites, but don't want to invest in high-priced load balancing or content delivery network services.

Integrated Web acceleration appliances and software making their way to market promise to be a boon for network professionals.

Upcoming software from Foundry Networks could help customers better manage firewalls and Web servers in the event of unexpected or seasonal surges in Web traffic. The software will also stop common denial-of-service attacks at a Foundry load-balancing switch before the attack can affect Web servers or firewalls.