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Tacit Networks

Tacit Networks is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tacit Networks rather than just read about it. In short: Tacit Networks, Inc. was an American technology company based in South Plainfield, New Jersey, that developed wide area file services (WAFS) and WAN optimization products for enterprises with distributed and branch-office environments. The company’s main product line, iShared, used caching and protocol-acceleration techniques intended to improve file and application performance over wide area networks.

Key takeaways

Tacit Networks belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tacit Networks to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tacit Networks from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tacit Networks, Inc. was an American technology company based in South Plainfield, New Jersey, that developed wide area file services (WAFS) and WAN optimization products for enterprises with distributed and branch-office environments. The company’s main product line, iShared, used caching and protocol-acceleration techniques intended to improve file and application performance over wide area networks. Tacit also expanded into mobile backup and synchronization through its acquisition of Mobiliti in early 2006. It was founded in 2000.

History Tacit Networks was founded in 2000. The company entered the emerging WAFS market, which aimed to centralize data and IT services while maintaining local-like performance for remote users. The company raised $7.3 million in its first round of funding in December 2002 and $16.9 million in a second round in 2004, for roughly $24.2 million total at the time of the announcement. In March 2004, Tacit acquired the intellectual property and patents of AttachStor (Attachsoft), an e-mail attachment management technology that Tacit planned to integrate with its WAN-based file-sharing platform. In May 2005, Tacit entered a strategic relationship with Brocade that included an OEM/resale component and joint development work for WAFS solutions. In early 2006, Tacit acquired Mobiliti, adding Windows-based backup, synchronization and offline-access tools for mobile and remote users.

Products and technology Their product lines were:

iShared which provides Wide area file services and WAN optimization. Mobiliti (via the acquisition of Mobiliti) which provides backup, synchronization and offline access services to mobile users. iShared Mini

iShared Tacit’s flagship iShared product family provided WAFS and WAN-optimization capabilities for enterprise branch offices. Industry coverage described iShared as a branch-office caching and acceleration platform designed to keep centralized file servers in the data center while delivering improved performance to remote offices.

iShared Mini In 2006, Tacit introduced iShared Mini, targeting small offices with up to five users. The entry-level appliance was priced around $4,000 and was marketed as a smaller version of Tacit’s enterprise iShared systems, combining WAN optimization with branch-office services such as file and e-mail acceleration and local caching.

Mobiliti Following the acquisition of Mobiliti, Tacit planned to integrate Mobiliti’s client/server software into its broader remote-office strategy, extending backup and synchronization beyond fixed branch locations to mobile workers.

Acquisitions On January 30, 2004, Tacit Networks acquired the assets of AttachStor. The AttachStor technology provided the basis for the email acceleration feature in the iShared product. On December 30, 2005, Tacit Networks acquired the assets of Mobiliti and integrated the Mobiliti product line into its portfolio. On May 15, 2006, Packeteer acquired Tacit Networks and integrated the iShared and Mobiliti product lines into the Packeteer portfolio.

See also Wide area file services WAN optimization

References

External links iShared product page on Packeteer.com

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tacit Networks

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tacit Networks claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tacit Networks before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tacit Networks ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tacit Networks

In research: Tacit Networks appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tacit Networks in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tacit Networks is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2006 mergers and acquisitions, Companies based in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Computer companies disestablished in 2006, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tacit Networks outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tacit Networks in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Tacit Networks means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Tacit Networks out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Tacit Networks in simple terms?

Why does Tacit Networks matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tacit Networks?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tacit Networks.