Branch-in-a-box is the "new black" according to latest Burton Group report.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 December 2005-Burton Group: Branch-in-a-box is the "new black" according to latest Burton Group report(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01122005 Branch-in-a-box (BiaB) devices represent the future of WAN routers, branch office switches, small voice over IP PBXs and branch firewall/intrusion detection and prevention system platforms, according to the latest report from leading IT research firm, The Burton Group.

But the company warns that enterprises evaluating BiaB platforms need to weigh their requirements carefully as they replace their current branch networking solutions. The report, entitled "Branch-in-a-Box Networking: Features and Futures" argues that BiaB solutions have a simple aim: to combine the functions of many different...