The numbers are impressive when you look at peer-to-peer (P2P) network traffic. Recent reports estimate that more than 100 million files are exchanged each day using P2P networks and global P2P network traffic totals 61% of all upstream network traffic and 22% of downstream bandwidth consumption (1).

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BreakingPoint Systems, a provider of content-aware testing tools, has partnered with Vicom, a provider of test and measurement solutions, to provide next-generation testing equipment to Australia and New Zealand.

BreakingPoint Systems announced today that the company is now working with Vicom, a leading independent provider of test and measurement solutions, to provide next-generation testing equipment to some of the world's largest next-generation networks.

Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems (IPS/IDS) are developing at a rapid pace, providing a high-level of content-aware sophistication in order to detect and prevent network security attacks.