CASE STUDY Riverbed Steelhead appliances accelerate application performance over the WAN for major retail organization Waltons was founded in 1949 and is currently the largest and only national office products supplier in Southern Africa. In 1960, Waltons pioneered the stationery distribution industry in South Africa by establishing a network of branches in commercial and industrial areas and introducing the concept of delivery on account. In 1997, Waltons became part of the Bidvest Group – one of the largest South African owned industrial companies listed on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa. Challenge: Users unable to access critical applications over the WAN Waltons has five regional offices and over 100 branch offices located across South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique.

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