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The Evolution of Wide Area Files Services (WAFS)
Maintaining a single, centralized copy of data has always been IT's goal. However, the distributed nature of organizations, coupled with the slow speed and high latency of wide-area networks, has resulted in a proliferation of servers - and therefore data - in branch offices. While deploying file servers in branch offices gives users local area network (LAN) access to data and applications with the best performance level, it also causes headaches for IT.

Distributed servers are costly to manage and maintain and lead to a proliferation of underutilized servers and storage. Application deployment is more complex, as are software upgrades and maintenance and anti-virus updates. Distributed storage poses data consistency issues for organizations in addition to backup and recovery challenges. Likewise, distributed data inhibits collaboration among employees across an enterprise, and complicates regulatory compliance.

Given these drawbacks, the business trend has been to centralize applications and data. Fortunately, the emergence of wide area file services (WAFS), a technology for transferring files over wide-are links with LAN-like response times, is enabling IT to once again centralize applications and data. Using a variety of acceleration techniques, WAFS products make it possible for branch-office users to access centralized files as if they were stored locally. For more information, please click here.


Making Mobility Manageable
If mobility is truly to be the asset that it can be, financial institutions need it to be manageable for both users and IT staff. The network should also be able to cope with increased data and offer high levels of security, without compromising performance. Read more here on how Juniper Networks helps solve the challenges of mobile working.


Taking the Responsibility for Voice
IP Telephony can empower a business to save money and become more flexible. But to realise its full potential, control must be given to the network so that it becomes "voice-aware". To read our whitepaper click here.



Securing VoIP Deployments with Juniper Networks IDP Solution
VoIP solutions have gained momentum in recent years resulting in increased market adoption. The increase in VoIP deployments have led to increasing concerns over the security aspect of the solution. To illustrate how Juniper Networks is addressing the business and technical challenges surrounding the task of securing VoIP solutions, a solution brief and an application note on the topic are now available.

The solution brief, Securing VoIP Deployments with IDP – Business Implications, illustrates how prevalent VoIP solutions are in the market as well as how the revenue of many enterprises rely heavily on the security of their VoIP solutions. The solution brief also illustrates how the market places heavy emphasis on security for future deployments of VoIP solutions.

The application note, VoIP Protection with Juniper Networks IDP, details the innovations designed into the Juniper Networks IDP product line. In addition to outlining the architecture of the IDP products which have been streamlined to support VoIP traffic, the application note also provides examples of VoIP attacks for both SIP and H.323 deployments.



Juniper Continues to Dominate the SSL VPN World as #1 with 33% Market Share in 2005!
The recently released Q405 Infonetics security market share data showed Juniper's continued #1 spot in the SSL VPN market with 33% market share for 2005 and 32% market share for Q4 2005. Secure Access has owned this #1 spot since the inception of the market category. According to the report, the SSL VPN market is strong, and now that most of the major vendors have jumped on board through acquisition or internally developed products, it will take off. The market grew 51% from CY04 to CY05 the market grew by CY09 Infonetics expects this market to hit $587M, a 5-year CAGR of 32%. (Source: Infonetics Q405 Market Share and Forecast).

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Product End-of-Service (EOS) Announcements 
Please visit the Juniper Support End-of-Life page for specific product milestones and dates.



New Certification Datasheet and Quick Reference Guide Now Available 
An updated Juniper Networks Technical Certification Program (JNTCP) datasheet is available to download by clicking here. It includes the newest Juniper Certification tracks for the WX and DX platforms. A new JNTCP is also available. This guide has been updated with our newest certification tracks and includes pre-requisite certifications, recommended training and exam topics. The file can be downloaded from the Internet by clicking here. For more information on the Certification program, please click here.


DX Technical Certification Available April 12th
Juniper Education Services is pleased to announce the availability of the Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate - DX (JNCIA-DX) technical certification exam. For more information, please click here.



Technet Europe - Sofia, Bulgaria
October 19-20, 2006
TechNet Europe is run by AFCEA International's European office. It is held each October and is their largest event of the year, combining symposium panel sessions with a related exposition featuring a display of the latest state-of-the-art products and services to complement the event's theme. There is a supporting social programme. Click here for further information.


J-Events
Juniper Networks offers educational web conferences focusing on security and network-related business issues. Each webcast runs approximately 60 minutes and integrates a presentation with audio. Click here to access past Juniper ­webcast events.


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