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Juniper Networks Receives Five SearchSecurity.com 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards


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Juniper’s Best-In-Class Security Solutions Win in Network Firewalls, Remote Access, NAC, Authentication and UTM Categories

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 12, 2008 -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, announced it was selected as a winner in the Information Security™ magazine and SearchSecurity.com™ 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards in five security product categories:

* Juniper Networks Secure Services Gateway (SSG) and Integrated Security Gateway (ISG) appliances were named as the 2008 Readers’ Choice Award winner in the Network Firewalls category;
* Juniper Networks Secure Access SSL VPN appliances were named the Secure Remote Access Readers’ Choice Award winner;
* Juniper Networks Unified Access Control received the Silver Award in the network access control (NAC) category;
* Juniper Networks Steel-Belted Radius server was awarded the Bronze Award in the Authentication category; and
* Juniper Networks NetScreen and SSG appliances earned the Bronze Award in the Unified Threat Management (UTM) category.

The Information Security magazine and SearchSecurity.com 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards reflect extensive, in-depth discussions and interviews between TechTarget® editors, security technology experts, and the TechTarget User Advisory board - which is comprised of chief security officers from major U.S. corporations - to define the appropriate categories and criteria to encompass the most critical security technologies and functionality. TechTarget then asked more than 1,600 information security executives and managers to assess and rate products they deploy within their organizations from a listing of more than 360 products. Based on their cumulative responses, the judging panel selected Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners within the product categories.

“Being named as one of the 2008 Readers’ Choice Award recipients is further validation that Juniper’s high-performance network infrastructure remains the preferred choice for innovative businesses,” said Mark Bauhaus, executive vice president and general manager of Service Layer Technologies at Juniper Networks. “Juniper fuels these businesses, who view the network as critical to their success, with high-performance networking by delivering a best-in-class portfolio of network and security products based not only on superior technology, but outstanding customer service and support.”

Full details of the 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards and Juniper’s winning products are featured online at http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/productsOfTheYear.
About Information Security

Information Security is the enterprise security and risk managers’ leading source of critical, objective information on strategic and practical security issues. Information Security’s team of veteran security journalists and experts break down the security problems challenging enterprises and provide practical resolutions. Its in-depth, comprehensive reports and analyses provide security managers - department managers to CXOs - with the tools, knowledge and information they need to make informed decisions about how to safeguard their enterprises, comply with regulations and standards, and reduce risk. The publication’s analysis of technology and products provide a guide for budgeting and purchasing decisions and trends reports, case studies and industry-leading exposes offers security managers insight into how their peers are addressing and solving key security issues. Information Security is an indispensable guide for any security manager and executive charged with protecting information assets and reducing risk.
About SearchSecurity.com

More then 400,000 IT security pros turn to SearchSecurity.com for the information they require to keep their corporate data and assets secure. It is the only online information resource that provides immediate access to breaking industry news, virus alerts, webcasts, white papers, security schools, a selection of highly focused security e-newsletters and more - all at no cost. Nowhere else will you find such a highly targeted combination of resources specifically dedicated to the success of today’s IT-security professional. Headquartered in Needham, MA, SearchSecurity.com is part of the TechTarget network (www.techtarget.com). TechTarget publishes integrated media that enable information-technology (IT) marketers to reach targeted communities of IT professionals and executives in all phases of the technology decision-making and purchase process.
About Juniper Networks, Inc.

Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

Juniper Networks and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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