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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest report, Spectrum Training has been recognized as an Authorized Education partner by  Juniper Networks  in India. Spectrum Training is well equipped with labs to provide global standard technical training to enterprises based in the region. Spectrum Training  is now authorized to provide world-class technical training courses on products from Juniper Networks in India. These courses are designed upon proprietary training curriculum direct from Juniper Networks. Course begins from introductory level to intermediate. Sanjeev Singh, Managing Director, Spectrum Training , said, "We have been providing high-quality training on the product portfolio from Juniper Networks for the last seven years. We have set a benchmark in EMEA, by being the top performing partner in the region, and we are glad that we are getting this opportunity in India now and are looking forward to repeat the same success in the Ind...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Juniper Networks  has announced the findings of a new Ponemon Institute report, which revealed that on an average the security posture of Indian organizations surveyed is only 4.7 based on a scale of 10 being very effective.  The Efficacy of Emerging Network Security Technologies study, commissioned globally by Juniper Networks, shows that securing web traffic is by far the most significant network security concern for the majority of organizations (64 per cent) surveyed. However, less than half (46 per cent) of respondents agreed that emerging network security technologies are not as effective as they should be and do not minimize attacks that bring down web applications or block unwarranted Internet traffic. Ravi Chauhan, Managing Director India and SAARC, Juniper Networks , said, “Security remains a major concern among organizations. The Ponemon Institute report reveals that even emerging network security technolog...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to  Mr. Kyle Adams, Chief Software Architect for Mykonos at Juniper Networks , the Most Interesting Developments in the threat landscape that emerged in 2012 are, Simple attack methods on web applications remain effective - Many of the large public companies this year fell victim to web application vulnerabilities like SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting. These types of attacks have been known about for several years and remain a popular hacking method because of the relatively low level of sophistication needed and the potential difficulty in preventing them. Mobile malware  and application-centric threats continue to pose a risk to enterprise data - With the continued adoption of Bring Your Own Device policies in the workplace, the risk of mobile malware and invasive applications infiltrating critical corporate data continues to be a top concern...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Juniper Networks has announced that SK Telecom has become the first customer in Korea to deploy Juniper's virtualization security solution for private and public clouds. By leveraging Juniper Networks' vGW Virtual Gateway with Juniper Networks' SRX Series Services Gateways, SK Telecom has been able to deliver broad cloud security across its physical and virtual network environments, enabling a comprehensive, automated approach to cloud-based data center protection that supports dynamic service delivery. SungShik Won, Sr. VP & Head, Enterprise Consulting Office, SK Telecom said, "The combination of our 4G LTE network, the latest smartphones and highly-automated cloud data center operations opens up a universe of new and dynamic service opportunities. vGW, Juniper Networks' virtualization security solution, is a key element in enabling our service vision since it automatically maintains consistent security do...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced AGC Networks as the winner of its 2011 APAC Commercial Partner of the Year at its first annual Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas. The annual awards honor the outstanding achievements and commitment from Juniper Networks' top channel partners in the areas of sales, customer service excellence, technology expertise and service specializations. Bhavin Barbhaya, VP - Sales (Network Infrastructure), AGC Networks Limited said, "This acknowledgement confirms our commitment to deliver customer service excellence, technology expertise and service specializations as an honored partner of Juniper Networks. This recognition also helps us strengthen our position as a leading solutions integrator that is focused on delivering innovative solutions thus maximizing business efficiency." Ravi Chauhan, MD, Juniper Networks India said, "We congratulate AGC Networks for winning Juniper Networks' 2011 APA...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper has announced the appointment of Jitendra Gupta as its Director of Channels and Alliances for India and South Asia. Jitendra Gupta, Director, Channel & Alliances, Juniper Networks India said, "India and South Asia continue to offer outstanding growth opportunities for the networking sector. Service providers are continuing to invest heavily to accommodate growing customer demand while enterprises are increasingly looking to smart network infrastructures to drive productivity and competitive edge. Juniper Networks has a fantastic opportunity to leverage that growth and my mission is to ensure that our channel partners are fully enabled to help us capture market share." Ravi Chauhan, MD, Juniper Networks India said, "Everything we earn in India and South Asia comes through our partners and we are therefore committed to making each and every partnership a success. I am delighted to have Jitendra on board to build out ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has released several new enhancements to its Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite, which provides integrated mobile security, secure connectivity and device management for a wide range of mobile devices. The latest version delivers new mobile device management and security controls, as well as an API to allow service providers and OEMs to integrate with the Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite management. Sanjay Beri, VP & GM, Junos Pulse Business Unit, Juniper Networks said, "Enterprises are being flooded with employee requests to support new mobile devices, especially as more companies are adopting a 'Bring Your Own Device' policy in response to employee demand for anywhere anytime access to corporate networks from their personal devices. The new mobile device configuration and management features in Junos Pulse are designed to enable enterprises and service providers to simply and cost effectively manage mobile ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced availability of the Juniper Networks MAG Series Junos Pulse Gateways, built specifically to provide a single point of convergence for managing the secure network connectivity and access challenges of a mobile, always-connected workforce. The MAG Series Junos Pulse Gateways, with the Junos Pulse client, deliver mobile, remote network access with Juniper's market-leading SSL VPN and local access with Unified Access Control (UAC) technologies all in a modular, purpose-built chassis. "Employees are more mobile than ever - and they require fast network access and connectivity to be as productive as possible. The challenge for C-level executives is to build an infrastructure that can adapt to employee mobility, with role-based security the company requires - all while minimizing costs," said Sanjay Beri, Vice-President & General Manager, Junos Pulse Business Unit, Juniper Networks. "The cost sa...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced a new suite of products and services that delivers the industry's first Converged Supercore for service and content providers. Juniper's Converged Supercore is an integrated end-to-end packet transport solution optimized to deliver the switching and transport technology necessary to accommodate the core networking requirements of the new connected economy. Juniper's new architecture blends best-in-class optical transport with industry-leading packet switching in a Converged Supercore, making the best use of both technologies. In addition to leveraging a single, state-of-the-art network management system for the entire transport network, it also marks the first time that a single operating system, Junos, powers both the optical layer and the packet layer. "To avoid breaking the economics of core network provisioning, service providers must extract every bit of cost out of their networks while im...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has unveiled the security strategy for QFabric Data Center architecture, announced earleir. QFabric is a single layer data center fabric that removes barriers to efficiency in the data center. Juniper's scalable data center security is enhanced by QFabric's ability to deliver any-to-any data center resource availability. This enables massive scale and comprehensive visibility, while at the same time reducing the complexity of the data center. In the face of security realities, innovation and integration across physical and virtual environments and strong management capabilities are required. Juniper addresses security in physical networking environments with the Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateway, virtual needs with the newly announced Juniper Networks vGW Virtual Gateway, and management with Junos Space Security Design and Security Threat Response Manager. Juniper's integrated solution is the industry...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has unveiled QFabric, the world's first true data center fabric. An outcome of "Project Stratus" Juniper's multiyear data center network research and development initiative, QFabric delivers quantum leap improvements in data center performance, operating cost and business agility, from the enterprise to the large-scale cloud provider. Engineered as a simplified, highly scalable data center network solution, QFabric enables a superior approach to building and securing virtualized data centers that eliminates the tradeoff between quality of experience and economics that plagues today's legacy networks. QFabric enables exponential improvements in data center speed, scale and efficiency, by removing legacy barriers and improving business agility. QFabric's flat architecture also enables the industry's first integrated security solution that provides visibility, enforcement and scale across the enti...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Openwave Systems has announced that Juniper Networks has selected the Company as a strategic partner to integrate its Media Optimizer into Juniper's Media Flow solution for mobile video optimization. The combined solution is expected to dramatically improve the economics of delivering video over mobile networks while revolutionizing the user viewing experience. "As mobile networks move towards an all-IP 4G network architecture, they need to switch from basic service management to service orchestration," said John Giere, senior vice president, products and marketing, Openwave. "While many network and middleware providers claim they have integration into the service provider infrastructure, we believe that the joint Openwave and Juniper solution will be the first solution in the market that can actually enable unprecedented scale and flexibility to enable service providers to effectively manage their network resources whil...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced a portfolio of products, solutions and partnerships that deliver open, scalable and secure solutions for mobile operators seeking profitable growth from the accelerating smartphone revolution. Juniper's new network solutions for the mobile Internet integrate the scale and simplicity of IP with the pervasive connectivity of mobility allowing mobile operators to monetize smartphone growth and lay a solid foundation for higher bandwidth, rich media applications. "By 2020, there will be billions of smartphones and tens of billions of machine-to-machine devices on the market which will accelerate the move to IP-based mobile architectures and new business models. To capitalize on these dynamics, Juniper offers mobile operators a differentiated pathway to profitability," said Manoj Leelanivas, Executive Vice-President & General Manager of Junos Application Software, Juniper Networks. "Juniper ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced a new training and education programme designed to enhance the expertise of Juniper partners in the key areas of cloud networking, security, switching, routing and mobility. As a new offering in the Juniper Learning Academy curriculum, the new Continuing Education Programme empowers sales and system engineers with valuable knowledge and skills through a variety of on-demand formats, including online testing, webcasts, videos, and virtual demonstrations. Available at no cost to Juniper partners, the Continuing Education Programme features a flexible training structure that encourages partners to select courses appealing to their business model and technology interests. In turn, Juniper partners are awarded for their achievements with specialized accreditations of expertise that can be easily marketed to end-user customers and prospects to help win opportunities. Data Center and Switching accreditations are avail...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced a new training and education programme designed to enhance the expertise of Juniper partners in the key areas of cloud networking, security, switching, routing and mobility. As a new offering in the Juniper Learning Academy curriculum, the new Continuing Education Programme empowers sales and system engineers with valuable knowledge and skills through a variety of on-demand formats, including online testing, webcasts, videos, and virtual demonstrations. Available at no cost to Juniper partners, the Continuing Education Programme features a flexible training structure that encourages partners to select courses appealing to their business model and technology interests. In turn, Juniper partners are awarded for their achievements with specialized accreditations of expertise that can be easily marketed to end-user customers and prospects to help win opportunities. Data Center and Switching accreditations are avail...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Juniper Networks has announced plans to expand the India Excellence Center (IEC), its research and development center in Bangalore, India. With 1,800 Juniper staff and 300 development partners working at its existing campus, the company plans to add another 750 seats and 450 equipment racks at a new site in Bangalore over the next two years. This initiative is designed to provide Juniper Networks with the capacity to continue growing the IEC's pool of engineering talent and better service its customers. The new office will be located at Bangalore's new Prestige Exora Business Park and is being developed in two phases. "This expansion reflects our ongoing commitment to increasing the depth of experience and expertise in the India region, which is becoming increasingly important not just as a source of engineering talent but also as a fast-growing market for Juniper Networks," said Sridhar Sarathy, Managing Director of IEC at...