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eHarmony Builds Lasting Relationship with Juniper Networks
Juniper Firewalls and Routers Secure More Than 10 Million Users' Data
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 15, 2006 - Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) today announced that eHarmony has deployed Juniper Networks' integrated firewall/virtual private network (VPN) appliances and Multiservice edge routers for comprehensive threat and delivery control across its network infrastructure. The deployment marks eHarmony's transition from an outside managed hosting service to an internally controlled network infrastructure and consolidated datacenter.
"We wanted a firewall solution that could protect the network, and routers that could handle the significant volume of traffic the Web site receives," said Mark Douglas, vice president Technology, eHarmony. "We made a short list of potential solutions and started at the top with Juniper Networks. We didn't look any further; Juniper met all of our security and routing needs with best-in-class solutions and support to back it up."
With its strict set of security requirements, eHarmony chose the Juniper Networks ISG 2000 and NetScreen-50 integrated firewall/VPN appliances to protect its internal Web site and offices from malicious attacks and unwanted access to its internal network. Utilizing the Juniper Networks NetScreen Security Manager (NSM), eHarmony is able to control the VPN and firewall functions of its entire network from one location, ensuring unified threat control across the entire network.
To provide dual gigabit Ethernet connections and support for both current and emerging Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, eHarmony chose the Juniper Networks M7i Multiservice edge routers. With enhanced delivery control, the M7i allows the network to support multiple services on a single IP/MPLS platform letting eHarmony consolidate two separate data storage facilities into a single more efficient data center.
About eHarmony
eHarmony is the Internet's #1 relationship service and the only site dedicated to building the relationships of both singles and married couples. In 2000, backed by 35 years of clinical and empirical research, eHarmony became the first relationship service on the Web to use a scientific approach to matching highly compatible singles. Millions of people of all ages, ethnicities, and religious backgrounds have met using the company's patented Compatibility Matching SystemTM, and tens of thousands have found strong and satisfying marriages throughout the world. Six years later, the company launched a new service, eHarmony Marriage, a personalized, interactive, online "marriage wellness" program designed to help couples achieve stronger, healthier and happier marriages. eHarmony was founded by America's best-known relationship expert, best-selling author and clinical psychologist Dr. Neil Clark Warren.
About Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks is the leader in enabling secure and assured communications over a single IP network. The company's purpose-built, high performance IP platforms enable customers to support many different services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions worldwide rely on Juniper Networks to deliver products for building networks that are tailored to the specific needs of their users, services and applications. Juniper Networks' portfolio of proven networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world's most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.
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