Emergence of the 'Real-Time' Enterprise
In the late 1990s, it was predicted that the Internet
would soon become the sole interface between organisations and
the public. Bank branches and retail outlets were sure to disappear
with the convenience of online transactions.
But the forecasters were wrong. Customers today expect more
and more from physical retail outlets. Inspired by the capabilities
of the Internet, they want extra services and better access
to real-time information in-store. For instance, if a customer
finds that a product is not in stock, they often want to know
if it can be delivered, or at the very least when the store
will receive its next shipment.
This is incentivising the adoption of a ‘real-time enterprise’
approach to branch infrastructure, where customers and employees
can gain access to up-to-the-minute information and services.
The arrival of kiosks in branches is a sign of this move, offering
as they do real-time access to stock inventories, account services,
medical records – or whatever information an organisation needs,
there and then.
But at the same time as retail organisations across industries
are looking to extend the capabilities of their infrastructure
further into the branch, there are also massive plans for streamlining.
Branches already play host to a high degree of complex technology
that challenges profitability and regulatory compliance.
To answer these conflicting demands, what’s needed is a centralised,
consolidated IT architecture which joins up business processes
across operations to make the real-time enterprise a reality.
This is Juniper Network’s vision of the ‘real-time’ branch:
where individual offices and retail outlets cease to be outlying
nodes and become flexible, intelligent parts of the network
backed by the resources of the whole enterprise.
This newsletter is focused on providing you with the new
product information, sales tools and training details to support
deployment of the 'real-time' enterprise.
Please
click here to visit our end-user
resource site which will be updated throughout this year and
2007. Also, look out for our Autumn Branch J-University tour
where you can learn directly from Juniper product specialists.
Veer – Juniper Networks Enterprise Magazine
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Veer, Juniper Network's Enterprise magazine, showcases
the latest networking and security industry issues and trends.
The current issue examines the challenges of network access
control - making resources available while preserving a high-level
of security.
Inside the Current Issue:
- Feature Article: Access Control: Redefining Enterprise
Security Preparing your enterprise to deliver balanced access
and security control.
- Technology Feature: Access Control a Multi-layered Decision
Can they co-exist? Layer 2 and Layer 3 approaches to access
control.
- Juniper Product Overview: What's New - Enterprise routing,
security and application acceleration products.
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J-series Fully Loaded! Announcing the New J4350 and J6350
J-series Routers
Announcing New High-Performance Data Center Application Acceleration
Platforms
New Top 100 Anti-Spam List in J-Security Center
Juniper Networks Rises to #2 in Overall Network Security
Market
New WXC590 Platform and Newest Versions of WXOS and
WXCMS Software
Product EOS (End-of-Service) Announcements
End of Life Announcements, Milestones and Dates
Juniper and Symantec Form Strategic
Partnership to Deliver Best-in-Class Security Solutions
A new partnership between Juniper
and Symantec brings together two highly complementary vendors
with best-in-class security solutions. Together, Juniper will
combine its expertise in network security with Symantec's expertise
in information security to offer customers joint security solutions.
The joint solutions will be based on open standards and will
deliver better security intelligence, faster response for security
threats and comprehensive coverage. At the same time, customers
will be able to continue to leverage their existing investments.
For more information on this partnership, please
click here.
Juniper Networks Positioned in the Leaders'
Quadrant of WAN Optimization Controllers Magic Quadrant
Juniper has been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant
of Gartner's recently released report: Magic Quadrant for WAN
Optimization Controllers, 2006. A leading worldwide research
and advisory firm, Gartner evaluated vendors according to a
strict set of criteria focused on vision, ongoing execution
and product breadth. According to Gartner, leaders are vendors
that are performing well today, have a clear vision of market
direction, and are actively building competencies to sustain
their leadership position in the market.
For more details, please
click here.
Juniper joins with IBM Global Financing
to Offer New Leasing Program for Greater Flexibility
Now Juniper offers leasing alternatives through a strategic
partnership with IBM Global Financing (IGF). The new program
gives customers financing options to cost-effectively invest
in Juniper Networks products and services. By providing the
advantages of leasing, which include minimal initial investment
and predictable, manageable payments, while also preserving
lines of credit and freeing capital for other investments, this
new program will be used to provide Juniper's worldwide corporate
and small-business customers with a wide variety of payment
plans to acquire hardware, software and services.
Click here for more information on this new leasing program.
Read More Juniper Networks News
Hampshire County Council Secures Remote
Access to Networks and Applications with Juniper Networks Solution
Read about the challenge faced
by Hampshire County Council of providing a secure remote network
access solution which would enable them to provide flexible,
cost effective and secure access services. The solution chosen
was to employ two separate Juniper Networks Secure Access implementations,
the first as a corporate-wide service called Hantsnet Passport
and the second as a Shared Secure Environment. To read the full
case study, please
click here.
New Optimizing the Data Center White Paper
NetForecast Field Guide to Application Delivery Systems (ADS)
New Issue of Veer Magazine
Juniper Networks IDP 200 received Government Computer News
Lab Reviewer's Choice
Flash Demo Describes WX Acceleration Technologies
JNCIE/JNCIP and JNASC Manager/Provider
receive access to certified JTAC engineers
- Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professionals or
Experts (JNCIP or JNCIE) will receive access to advanced
JTAC engineers on higher priority cases for any product
under an active support contract. Direct access to advanced
JTAC engineers is only available for products in that area
of certification.
- Juniper Networks Authorized Support Center (JNASC) Support
Manager's or JNASC Support Provider's that meet their certification
requirements for the Firewall/VPN Specialist-level certification
(JNCIS-FWV), will receive direct access to advanced JTAC
engineers on higher priority cases for any product under
an active support contract.
- You may expedite your case resolution time by making
the most of your certification knowledge and gaining access
to advanced JTAC engineers.
- Maximize your company's technology investment by broadening
your knowledge base and skill set with hands-on experience
and cutting edge technologies.
For complete details, please
click here.
Implementing Intrusion Detection and
Prevention Products (IIDP) Course Now 3 Days
This three-day course covers the configuration of Juniper Intrusion
Detection and Prevention (IDP) sensors in a typical network
environment. Key topics include: sensor configuration, creating
and fine-tuning security policies, managing attack objects,
creating custom signatures, and troubleshooting. This course
is based upon IDP software version 4.0, and Security Manager
2006.1. Through demonstrations and hands on labs, students will
gain experience in configuring, testing, and troubleshooting
the IDP sensor.
Details on this course.
Locate authorized training partners
that offer IDP.
To update your profile and contact information, please click
here.
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