Juniper Networks

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Juniper Networks NASDAQ: [JNPR] is a telecommunications equipment company. It is a provider of IP networking and security solutions. Juniper partners with Ericsson, Lucent, and Siemens AG to provide IP/MPLS network solutions to customers. As of May 1st, 2006, Juniper Networks had 4,100+ employees worldwide.

Contents

1 Products
2 History
3 Financial information
4 External links

Products

Juniper's products include T-series, M-series, E-series, and J-series families of routers, and the SDX Service Deployment System.

T-series routers are large core routers.
M-series routers are multiservice edge routers.
E-series routers are broadband edge routers.
J-Series routers are small customer premises routers.
NetScreen hardware firewalls.
Secure Access SSL VPN gateways.
IDP Intrusion detection and prevention appliances.
VF-series Session Border Controllers.

The E series routers run the [JUNOSe] operating system. The E series was developed by Unisphere, which Juniper acquired in 2002 from Siemens.

The M, T, and J series routers are based on a common software architecture and the Juniper operating system [JUNOS].

While the E, M, and T series are all high speed [ASIC] based devices capable of terminating multiple broadband optical connections, the J series is much lower in speed. Capable of terminating DS3 (45 Mbit/s) and slower lines, this product line is aimed at corporate branch offices and service provider premise equipment.

NetScreen firewalls run the ScreenOS operating system and provide wire speed firewall and VPN encryption service.

Secure Access products provide SSL based VPN services to remote users without specialized clients. This product was originally designed by Neoteris. Netscreen acquired Neoteris prior to Juniper's acquisition of Netscreen.

IDP products provide detection and interception of malicious network traffic via stateful analysis.

VF-series session border controllers provide scalability and security processing for VoIP traffic.

History

Juniper was founded by Pradeep Sindhu, Dennis Ferguson, and Bjorn Liencres in February 1996 in California. It was reincorporated in March 1998 in Delaware. Juniper went public on June 25, 1999.

Juniper has acquired a number of companies, including CMTS startup Pacific Broadband and ASIC design firm Micromagic.

Juniper acquired Unisphere Networks, a subsidiary of Siemens, in July 2002 for $585 million.

Juniper acquired NetScreen Technologies in April of 2004 for 3.4 billion dollars.

Juniper acquired the intellectual property of Nexsi Systems.

Juniper acquired Kagoor in April of 2005 for 65.7 million dollars.

Juniper acquired Redline and Peribit Networks in July 2005 for $337 million dollars.

Juniper acquired Acorn Packet Solutions in October 2005 for $8.7 million dollars.

Juniper acquired Funk Software in December 2005 for $122 million dollars.

Financial information

Juniper trades on the Nasdaq National Market with a ticker symbol of JNPR. As of February 28, 2005, there were approximately 544 million shares of common stock outstanding. Juniper announced a two-for-one stock split on April 13, 2000. Juniper announced a three-for-one stock split on November 16, 1999.

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