This IDC study analyzes the WAN optimization management market and forecasts the market size from 2004 to 2008. Stephen Elliot, senior analyst in IDC's Network Management service states, "Users are slowly recognizing that more bandwidth is not the correct long-term answer for improving WAN application performance and delivering efficient IT services to branch offices. WAN optimization tools, while tactical, are growing more important as users change their behavior toward IT service management delivery."