Friday, May 15, 2009

Juniper Networks to Demonstrate Networking Solutions at Interop Las Vegas

MEDIA ADVISORY — SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 14, 2009 — Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced its participation at Interop Las Vegas, May 17-21, 2009 in booth #2011. Through presentations and demonstrations, attendees will learn how their high-performance businesses can demand more choice and flexibility with Juniper's Adaptive Threat Management Solutions, Data Center Solutions and Distributed Enterprise Solutions to provide industry leading performance and security while simultaneously lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

In addition, InformationWeek Analytics and Interop named Juniper Networks as a finalist for Best of Interop Las Vegas 2009. The Juniper Networks SRX650 was named as a finalist in the Infrastructure category and the SRX3600 Services Gateway was named as a finalist in the Security category. Winners will be announced at the Best of Interop Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 19 at 4:00 p.m. at Interop Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Juniper Networks Speaking Sessions

Juniper technology leaders have been invited to provide insight and expertise on data center, networking and security trends during the conference speaking program:

* Monday, May 18 at 8:30 a.m. PT: Denzil Wessels, technical marketing manager, will participate in the NAC Day full day seminar
* Wednesday, May 20 at 9:10 a.m. PT: David Yen, executive vice president and general manager, Data Center Business Group, will participate in a keynote panel on "Reinventing the Data Center"
* Wednesday, May 20 at 10:15 a.m. PT: Tim Richards, director of product management and technical marketing for WAN Acceleration, will participate in the session titled, "How Networks Can Assist Application Delivery"
* Wednesday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m. PT: Alex Gray, senior vice president and general manager, Branch Solutions Business Unit, will participate in the session titled, "What's Wrong with the WAN Firewall?"
* Wednesday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m. PT: Brad Minnis, director of Environmental, Health, Safety and Security, will Green Data Center: Your Playbook of Eco-Strategies for Today and Tomorrow"
* Wednesday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m. PT: Steve Hanna, distinguished engineer will participate in the session titled, "Network Access Control - Is It Ready For Prime Time?"
* Thursday, May 21 at 10:15 a.m. PT: Amir Khan, senior director product line management, will participate in the session titled, "Is Routing Undergoing a Mid-Life Crisis?"

Juniper Networks Partner Activities at Interop Las Vegas:

* BreakingPoint Demo at Juniper Booth #2011: BreakingPoint will conduct a live demonstration including intrusion prevention systems (IPS) and firewall testing using blended application traffic and live security attacks of Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateways for the branch including the SRX650.
* Ixia Booth #1813: Ixia will conduct a live demonstration and firewall testing with Juniper Networks SRX5800 Services Gateway.
* Trusted Computing Group Booth #869: Juniper will demonstrate comprehensive, standards-based access control with differentiated privileges based on user authentication and endpoint integrity, with both port-based and network-based enforcement, featuring the ability to automatically remediate non-compliant endpoints.

NAC Day Participation:

This full-day seminar will cover the concepts behind NAC, giving attendees the tools to understand both single-vendor solutions and multi-vendor NAC architectures. There will be discussions on specific issues in deploying NAC in enterprise networks, and cover key strategies attendees can use to ensure successful NAC planning and deployment. Juniper Networks is a sponsor of NAC Day, and will be exhibiting and demonstrating Juniper Networks Unified Access Control (UAC), which combines the best of access control and security technologies while leveraging existing enterprise investments and deployments, reducing threat exposure, delivering comprehensive control, visibility and monitoring, and decreasing cost and complexity.


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Saudi Arabian Ministry Enables e-Services with Juniper Networks Solutions

Foreign Affairs Network to Accelerate Online Services Spanning 104 Embassies Worldwide

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 13, 2009 — Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, announced today that Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is building a high-performance network infrastructure based on a comprehensive, interoperable solution from Juniper Networks designed to connect its embassies throughout the world.

The new infrastructure includes the headquarters data center backbone built using Juniper's routing, switching and security solutions. The MOFA network will connect its Riyadh headquarters with branch offices in Jeddah and Dammam and embassies globally to deliver, accelerate and secure the pace and quality of online services, such as issuing visas and consular assistance, and the Ministry's key internal applications used for financials and human resources.

"As the rate of travel into and out of Saudi Arabia increases, the scope and volume of our online services has increased exponentially, as has the Ministry's need for uncompromised network security," said Ghassan Kutobi, ICT Manager, MOFA. "Our new high-performance network will deliver a responsive and trusted environment for deploying e-services more quickly and cost-effectively. We specifically selected Juniper Networks as our solution provider based on several key factors: the proven performance and reliability of its technology; the innovation of its EX Series Ethernet Switches that leverage JUNOS® Software, a single source network operating system; and the company's ability to consult and execute on both a regional and global basis."

"The growth of e-government online services in the Middle East is creating significant demand for high-performance network infrastructure to ensure the speed, reliability and security of those electronic processes," said Gert-Jan Schenk, senior vice president of operations, EMEA, Juniper Networks. "Working with Saudi Arabia's MOFA to create a dynamic and secure network that extends across the Kingdom and to its missions around the world demonstrates how Juniper's technology can accelerate and protect internal and external applications in a comprehensive and cost-effective way."

MOFA will integrate Juniper's application acceleration, enterprise routing, switching and security devices to create an optimized, secure high-performance network infrastructure. The Juniper Networks M Series Multiservice Edge Routers provide advanced routing with carrier-class reliability, for the high-performance network. The EX Series provides the carrier-class infrastructure to underpin MOFA's network, while the Juniper Networks J Series Services Routers provide high-performance connectivity to branch office locations. The Juniper Networks WXC Application Acceleration Platforms deliver fast and consistent application performance across the WAN to help ensure uncompromised access to mission-critical applications between the datacenter and branch locations.

To secure this network infrastructure, MOFA will deploy the Juniper Networks Adaptive Threat Management Solution, which includes the Secure Access (SA) SSL VPN appliances, SSG Series Secure Services Gateways, IDP Series Intrusion Detection and Prevention Platforms, and Juniper Networks Unified Access Control (UAC), composed of IC Series Unified Access Control Appliances with EX Series Ethernet Switches as enforcement points.

The Juniper Networks SSG Series with Unified Threat Management (UTM), SA Series SSL VPN Appliances, and standalone IDP platforms will provide comprehensive protection against current and emerging network- and application-layer attacks. The UAC deployment with EX Series Ethernet Switches as enforcement points will enact session-specific security policies defined by the IC Series UAC Appliances—the hardened, centralized policy platforms of UAC. The IDP and firewall security deployment will be managed by Network and Security Manager (NSM), which centrally controls device configuration, network settings and security policy.

Juniper's UAC solution enables MOFA to ensure continued business productivity without compromising security. Juniper's UAC combines user identity, roles and responsibilities, and endpoint security state information with network location information, to create a dynamic access control policy for each user per access request, ensuring MOFA's employees have flexible, secure and differentiated access to its network resources and applications. The UAC solution prevents security threats such as compromised or non-compliant PCs and handheld devices from connecting to and infecting the local area network.

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Juniper Networks Announces General Availability of EX8216 Ethernet Switch

German-based Research Organization Deploys Modular Switch for Low Latency, Scalable Network

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 12, 2009 — Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced the availability of the EX8216 Ethernet switch, a 16-slot high-performance platform with switch fabric capacity of up to 12.4 terabits optimized for today's high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) data center and cloud computing environments. The EX8216 switch is a member of the EX8200 line of modular switches, purpose-built to deliver the wire-rate performance, low latency and carrier-class reliability that enable businesses to consolidate network layers and reduce capital and operational expenses across the infrastructure.

The EX8200 line, which also includes the eight-slot EX8208, delivers an industry-leading combination of port density, power efficiency and scalability that cloud computing environments require to support next-generation Web 2.0 applications. With a per-slot capacity of 320 Gbps and delivering up to two billion packets per second (pps) performance, the EX8200 line of switches offer a built-in migration path to 100 GbE, providing businesses with the scalability they require to future-proof their networks.

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, one of the world's foremost applied research organizations with a reputation for innovation in its thinking and structure, is one of the first customers to deploy the EX8200 line of switches in their production network.

"To remain in step with the changing needs of our industrial clients, we have to ensure that the network infrastructure underpinning our activity is as flexible, scalable and responsive as we are," said Andreas Abele, IT manager of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. "We have deployed the EX8200 line of Ethernet switches from Juniper Networks because they help to create a data center environment that is efficient, streamlined and highly cost-effective."
Complete Portfolio of High-Performance Ethernet Switches

The EX Series Ethernet Switches, which include the upcoming EX2200 and the EX2500, EX3200 and EX4200 lines in addition to the EX8200 line, advance the economics of networking by enabling a high-performance network infrastructure based on three key tenets — operational simplicity, carrier-class reliability and integrated security — that deliver ubiquitous access, reduce network downtime and enhance overall security to shared assets across the extended enterprise. For more information on the EX Series Ethernet Switches, please visit www.juniper.net/switch.

"The new EX8216 switch can deliver twice the performance while consuming one-third less power and one-sixth less space than the leading competitor," said Hitesh Sheth, executive vice president and general manager of the Ethernet Platforms Business Group at Juniper Networks. "With the rest of Juniper's portfolio, the EX8216 enables new data center and cloud computing architectures that lower complexity, deliver increased functionality and reduce overall total cost of ownership through innovative system designs that can lower both capital and operating expenses."
JUNOS® Software Reduces Complexity, Increases Resiliency and Lowers TCO

The EX Series along with many Juniper routers and its security services gateways run on JUNOS Software, which delivers unmatched carrier-class reliability and operational simplicity. A study conducted by Forrester Consulting, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORR) in February 2009 reported that companies that use JUNOS achieved a 41 percent reduction in overall network operations costs across specific tasks such as planning, deploying and provisioning of resources. For additional study results, see "Independent Study Shows TCO Improvements with JUNOS Implementation."

In addition, Juniper's Network and Security Manager (NSM) provides a unified device management solution for the EX Series, as well as Juniper routers and security devices.

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TDC Denmark Moves to New High-Performance Core with Juniper Networks T1600 Routers

Danish Incumbent Improves Performance, Scale and Total Cost of Ownership with Industry’s Most Energy-Efficient Core Router


SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 12, 2009 — Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that TDC, the leading telecoms provider in Denmark, is building a new network with the T1600 Core Router. The network will carry all of TDC’s residential broadband and business multimedia traffic, as well as all of the data and voice traffic generated by TDC’s cable and mobile operator subsidiaries. TDC will migrate to a Juniper-based IP/MPLS core to improve network performance, scalability and efficiency, enabling the company to better respond to an unprecedented growth in traffic and the performance demands created by bandwidth-rich multimedia applications, including video and mobile applications.

“Efficiency, performance and scale have become the cornerstones of our business, as customer demand for high-quality multimedia services and applications has accelerated, and we found our existing infrastructure to lack the flexibility and capacity we required,” said Jess Ibsen, executive vice president and CTO of TDC’s Fixed Nordic operations. “The alternative provided by Juniper’s T1600 improves efficiency, scale and performance, as well as increased 40 Gigabit capabilities. When combined with JUNOS Software, which reduces complexity, the Juniper solution delivers operational excellence and significantly lowers total cost of ownership.”

TDC currently has a 70 percent share of the Danish DSL market, and is a leader in other areas with a total customer base of 7.8 million across Denmark. The company is also growing its operations in Finland, Norway and Sweden with a range of business-based services. TDC’s approach to service development is highly innovative - it was the first telecoms provider globally to offer free music downloads as part of a “broadband bundle” with its PLAY service in March 2008. This innovation makes it highly competitive, but in turn demands more of the network in terms of capacity, reliability and performance.

“TDC’s migration of its core network to a pure Juniper infrastructure is a powerful testament to the scalability, performance and efficiency advantages of Juniper’s T Series and JUNOS Software,” said Gert-Jan Schenk, senior vice president of operations in EMEA, Juniper Networks. “Service providers need to differentiate themselves and demonstrate unique value to customers and content providers, and with Juniper, TDC is now able to operate a powerful network that delivers choice and flexibility, while lowering total cost of ownership.”

The Juniper Networks T1600 Core Router addresses service providers’ requirement for highly scalable, high-performance core routing at a fraction of the size of competitive offerings. The T1600 delivers up to 1.6 Tbps of capacity (100 Gbps/slot), while delivering industry-leading energy efficiency. With more than 4,800 platforms shipped to more than 220 customers worldwide, the T Series is the industry’s most proven, scalable, feature-rich and flexible core routing platform with the scale, performance, reliability and security required by the world’s most demanding IP networks.

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Monday, May 04, 2009

Juniper Networks Introduces Next Generation of Network Infrastructure for the Distributed Enterprise

Industry's Only Multi-service Network Infrastructure Based on a Single OS Enables Enterprises to Reduce OPEX by 41 Percent*

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 4, 2009 — Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced its next generation network infrastructure for the distributed enterprise, including new additions to the SRX Series Services Gateways and a new line of EX Series Ethernet Switches. The new SRX240 can deliver up to five times the security performance for half the cost of competitive alternatives and the new EX Series delivers enterprise-class gigabit access connectivity at a lower list price than equivalent devices. Offered as part of the Juniper Networks Distributed Enterprise Solutions with the Network and Security Manager (NSM) and JUNOS® Software, customers can design and deploy efficient networks that provide industry leading performance and security at lower operational costs across locations of all sizes.

"Organizations must deliver a complete set of business services to their geographically dispersed workforce without limiting options, increasing risk or degrading the user experience," said Andrew Braunberg, research director, Enterprise Security & Networks, Current Analysis. "A carrier-class infrastructure that includes integrated security, routing and switching running on a single operating system with common management, and that offers a uniform approach from the largest to the smallest sites, is a great benefit to IT organizations as they tackle the challenges of deployment across an increasingly decentralized landscape."

Juniper Networks Distributed Enterprise Solutions are an essential part of the company's commitment to delivering IT services without the constraints and outdated cost structures found in traditional networks. As legacy networks expand or change, the use of single-purpose appliances grows, increasing the number of operating systems, network layers and management applications. This drives up complexity and leads to unnecessarily high costs. With the consistency of a single source network operating system, coupled with centralized management and integrated security, the Distributed Enterprise Solutions offer the industry's first integrated multi-service network infrastructure designed so enterprise IT experts can extend a high performance headquarters-like experience to employees at sites of any size.
New SRX Series Services Gateways

The four new additions to the SRX Series family are based on the industry's first Dynamic Services Architecture, an extensible approach that simultaneously scales integrated services and network capacity to reduce the escalating demands and risks placed on the network. These new products can support a complete suite of unified threat management and intrusion prevention capabilities to protect the network from the latest content borne threats. Select SRX models feature hardware based Content Security Acceleration for high-performance inline anti-virus and intrusion prevention services (IPS) as well as Power over Ethernet (PoE) and standards-based SIP voice gateway capability.

Four models are available: the SRX100 with a variety of fixed form-factor options; the SRX210 with single-slot modularity; the SRX240 with 16 on board Gbps Ethernet ports and four expansion slots; and the SRX650 with eight expansion slots for WAN/LAN interfaces, available redundant power supplies and available redundant Services and Routing Engines. All models have integrated security, routing and switching. Firewall/IPS performance ranges from 600/50 to 7000/900 Mbps and list prices start at US $699. This is the first time the $699 starting point has been achieved by a product with this breadth of integrated, high-performance networking.
New EX Line of Ethernet Switches

The new EX2200 line of fixed-configuration Ethernet switches offers an economical, plug-and-play, high-performance, low-power solution for access-layer deployments in branch offices and campus networks consuming less than two Watts per port at a lower price than competitive Fast Ethernet enterprise access switches. Featuring JUNOS Software-based Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching capabilities, the EX2200 Ethernet Switches satisfy the access connectivity requirements of today's high-performance businesses. Four models are available: the EX2200-24T-4G and EX2200-48T-4G offer 24 and 48 10/100/1000BASE-T ports respectively, while the EX2200-24P-4G and EX2200-48P-4G offer similar configurations with full IEEE 802.3af PoE to support converged network devices such as telephones, video cameras and wireless LAN (WLAN) access points.

The Distributed Enterprise Solutions work collaboratively with Juniper's recently announced Adaptive Threat Management Solutions and Unified Access Control (UAC) solutions. Adaptive Threat Management including NSM and the STRM Series Security Threat Response Manager delivers real-time threat defense, unparalleled network-wide visibility and control, unified device and policy management, and centralized automation. UAC solutions include the IC Series Unified Access Control Appliances with the UAC Agent and agent-less mode, and leverage the EX Series (and existing vendor-agnostic 802.1X access points and switches) as well as the SSG Series Secure Services Gateway and SRX Series as enforcement points.

"We believe that the Juniper Networks Distributed Enterprise Solutions and JUNOS provide us the consistency in modularity and life-cycle management across our portfolio, and it gives us the scalability, flexibility and efficiency we require to support our strategic goals and objectives," said Steven Graves, director, IT Technical Services, EXPRESS (www.EXPRESS.com), an innovative fashion retailer with more than 550 stores across the United States.
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