Why a change to an AutoCAD file format is throwing some WAN accelerators for a loop
An innocent change to an AutoCAD file format has cut sharply into the ability of some WAN acceleration solutions to speed the transfer of these files, and caused grumblings in some widely distributed AutoCAD shops over slowed WAN performance. The problem affects users of AutoCAD 2007 and 2008 (specifically those who open and save the design program's files over a WAN) and stems from a change to the DWG file format for AutoCAD 2007.