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Juniper Networks and Network Infrastructure Partners Drive Standards-Based Network Access Control
Support for 802.1X in Juniper Networks Unified Access Control Increases Value of Customers' Existing Network Infrastructure; Provides Flexible Deployment Options
| Source: Juniper Networks
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 6, 2007 -- RSA CONFERENCE -- Juniper Networks, Inc.
(NASDAQ : JNPR ) today announced the company is teaming with leading network
infrastructure partners to help customers leverage existing investments
in 802.1X-enabled
switches and wireless access points to implement network access control.
Juniper Network's Unified Access Control 2.0 (UAC 2.0) solution delivers standards-based interoperability
with networking solutions from partners that include Aruba Networks,
Colubris Networks, Meru Networks and Trapeze Networks. Interoperability
between the Juniper Networks UAC 2.0 solution and partners' solutions
provides flexibility for deploying network access control without requiring a forklift upgrade
of the network, and eliminates the need for a single-vendor network
infrastructure environment.
Juniper Networks' UAC 2.0 solution interoperates with any 802.1X-enabled
switch or wireless access point, providing organizations with an immediate
network access control solution. Standards-based enforcement on a
vendor-agnostic 802.1X-enabled infrastructure allows enterprises to control
access to the network at Layer 2, before an IP address is assigned, thereby
mitigating threats to the network from unauthenticated users and
non-compliant endpoints prior to admission. In contrast, competitive
network access control solutions from other providers may require
enterprises to deploy an end-to-end proprietary infrastructure.
"An important consideration in any enterprise's network access control
strategy is whether it will integrate well with the existing
infrastructure," said Peter Cellarius, vice president of business
development at Aruba Networks. "If you have a secure wireless LAN
infrastructure such as Aruba offers, or any 802.1X edge switch, you can
leverage this investment as part of your access control strategy. Aruba
and Juniper Networks are systematically removing barriers to adoption and
simplifying the deployment process through standards-based solutions.
That's future-proofing."
As enterprise networks grow increasingly complex and mobile, with users
including employees, guests, partners and contractors requiring access to
critical business information, Juniper Networks' UAC 2.0 solution solves
the problem of balancing access controls and threat mitigation. In many
enterprises, network endpoints are often poorly managed, unmanaged, or in
some cases, unmanageable. Business requirements demand that users and
devices get access to resources and applications, but providing such access
without sufficient controls opens the enterprise to a number of business
and security risks and regulatory compliance challenges. By binding user
identity, endpoint integrity and location information with access controls,
the Junipers Networks UAC 2.0 solution allows for dynamic policy management
that can be enforced in real-time throughout the network.
"Strong network access control in the world of converged IP services
demands flexible solutions that take advantage of best-in-class solutions
from a heterogeneous mix of industry leaders," said Ahmet Tuncay, vice
president of product management and business development at Trapeze
Networks, a Juniper Networks J-Partner. "We are excited to be working with
Juniper Networks to help meet customers' network access control
requirements."
"Juniper Networks continues to build on its commitment to open standards
for network access control through the industry's first vendor-agnostic,
standards-based solution that features integrated support for both the IEEE 802.1X standard
and the open specifications created by the Trusted Computing Group," said
Steven Wastie, vice president of enterprise marketing at Juniper Networks.
"By teaming with network infrastructure vendors who have adopted 802.1X,
Juniper is providing a comprehensive and flexible approach to network
access control that enables enterprises to maximize their investments in
best-in-class infrastructure, lower total cost of ownership and improve
their overall security posture."
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enable customers to support a wide variety of services and applications at
scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and
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networking, security and application acceleration solutions that solve
highly complex, fast-changing problems in the world's most demanding
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