The Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Network Module for the Cisco integrated services routers (ISR) is a powerful application acceleration and WAN optimization solution that accelerates the performance of any TCP-based application delivered across a WAN. Cisco WAAS allows customers to consolidate costly branch servers and storage into data centers and deploy new applications centrally while still offering near-LAN performance for remote users. Cisco WAAS offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for branch office and data center deployments, ease of integration through network transparency, reliable voice and data interoperability, and maximized overall security.