Posts Tagged ‘Juniper Networks’

Juniper Networks launched a slew of mobile security and management enhancements to its Simply Connected portfolio, which aim to give channel partners a few more tools to address security and access challenges stemming from the rising tide of BYOD.

Hardware solutions dominate the WAN optimization market. But challenger Silver Peak believes the tide is changing toward virtual solutions. The company expects virtualized WAN optimization solutions to reach parity with hardware within the next two years.

New market-sizing data from Gartner indicates the global unified threat management market passed the $1 billion sales market in 2011, driven by demand for appliances with firewall and intrusion prevention capabilities. Has the UTM market plateaued amid the rise of next-generation firewalls?

The new switches designed for campus and large LAN deployments are the cornerstone of Brocade’s continuing effort to expand its partner ranks. Through innovative new products, Brocade is looking to make a dent in the Cisco and Juniper channels.

At the RSA Conference this week a cavalcade of security appliance vendors are showing off their next-generation firewalls. While Palo Alto Networks has been the darling of this emerging market, it now has plenty of strong competition vying for the channel’s attention and the opportunity to replace aging legacy firewalls.

At its first global partner conference in Las Vegas, Juniper executives appealed to channel partners to help compete with and take business from rival Cisco in what’s been positioned as an innovator against a legacy company. It’s a growing sign that networking market competition is heating up since Cisco refocused. But it’s not just Cisco that Juniper must worry about.

This was a dramatic year for the technology market and the channel. It saw the emergence of new technologies and services; the rise of mobility, the stumbling of major vendors, and an endless series of lawsuits. What the big stories reveal is 2011 was a year of transition and transformation.

A new report suggests Dell’s key weapon in its battle plan for war with Cisco in the data center is low pricing and attached sales. The idea: Attack with servers and drag low-cost networking gear to undercut Cisco’s premium advantage. This battle will have significant cost implications for solution providers, too.

The year couldn’t end without one more trip to court, and this time it’s Juniper Networks slapping firewall challenger Palo Alto Networks with a patent infringement lawsuit. It’s just the latest legal maneuver in a year full of technology lawsuits and legal protests.

Juniper Networks is suing upstart Palo Alto Networks for allegedly infringing on six firewall patents. The legal case could set the stage for a battle to control the next-generation firewall market.