SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - March 30, 2010) - Juniper Networks® (
NYSE:
JNPR) today
announced it has earned a number of channel-focused awards and industry
recognition from Everything Channel, including an overall win, as well as
two sub-category wins for Technical Satisfaction and Financial Factors, in
the Network Security Appliances category of the 2010 CRN Channel Champions
survey. Juniper Networks also captured a sub-category Channel Champs win
for Financial Factors within the highly competitive Enterprise Networking
Hardware category.
Juniper Networks was also recently awarded a Five-Star rating for its
J-Partner Program in Everything Channel's 16th annual 2010 Partner Program
Guide (PPG). Furthermore, three of its channel executives have been named
as 2010 CRN Channel Chiefs:
Frank Vitagliano, worldwide senior vice
president channels;
Steve Pataky, vice president worldwide channel
development and programs; and,
Blaine Raddon, vice president, America's
general business and channel sales. The CRN Channel Chiefs are influential
executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel
partner programs and strategies.
"We're very pleased with our performance across the board in this year's
Channel Champions survey -- especially as it relates to our efforts around
technical excellence and partner profitability," said Vitagliano. "This
year's Five-Star PPG rating marks the sixth consecutive year our J-Partner
Program has been recognized by Everything Channel and if there's one thing
that our channel partners know without a doubt, it is that Juniper Networks
is committed to their success and profitability and will continue to give
them a competitive advantage when it comes to high-performance networking
solutions and services."
"These surveys and accolades are essential resources for the IT Channel
community and a true testimony to the successful strategies and program
execution of the industry's top performing channel vendors," says Kelley
Damore, vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel. "We
congratulate Juniper Networks on its multiple Channel Champ and Five-Star
program wins."
The CRN Channel Champions study measures overall solution provider
perceptions of nearly 100 vendors in 21 key product and service categories.
The survey is the largest and broadest-based technology integrator market
study in the industry. The result is a premier resource used by VARs and
technology integrators throughout the industry to evaluate vendors and
their programs. The Everything Channel Five-Star Partner Program rating
recognizes the elite subset of PPG vendors who give solution providers the
best partnering elements in their channel programs. The Five-Star rating is
bestowed on programs whose overall rating is among the elite, based on
company size.
Channel Champions award winners and related study will be published in the
April 26, 2010 issue of CRN and online at
www.channelweb.com.
About Juniper Networks
From devices to data centers, from consumers to the cloud, Juniper Networks
delivers innovative software, silicon and systems that transform the
experience and economics of networking. The company serves more than 30,000
customers and partners worldwide, and generated more than $3 billion in
revenue over the last year. Additional information can be found at
www.juniper.net.
Juniper Networks and Junos are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks,
Inc. in the United States and other countries. The Juniper Networks and
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Contact Information: Media Relations:
Kim Markle
Juniper Networks, Inc.
(408) 936-7673
kmarkle@juniper.net
Investor Relations:
Lisa Hartman
Juniper Networks, Inc.
(408) 936-6123
lisac@juniper.net