Juniper Networks EX-series Ethernet Switches Achieve Avaya Interoperability Certification to Deliver Enterprise IP Telephony Solutions

Juniper Networks EX-series Ethernet Switches Achieve Avaya Interoperability Certification to Deliver Enterprise IP Telephony Solutions

Mutual Customers such as AmazingMail.com Gain IT Flexibility and Investment Protection Leveraging Converged Communications Services based on Avaya/Juniper Solutions

SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 17, 2008 -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced certification compliance of the Juniper Networks EX-series Ethernet switches with Internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions from Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services. Juniper's EX-series Ethernet switches were successfully compliance tested by Avaya resulting in seamless interoperability with Avaya Communication Manager R5.0, Avaya 9630 IP telephones and Avaya 4610SW IP telephones.

Running on Juniper's powerful JUNOS® software, a single-source code base network operating system, the EX-series Ethernet switches deliver the operational simplicity, carrier-class reliability and integrated security that helps high-performance businesses accelerate the deployment of business-enabling applications and services across the extended enterprise. By leveraging JUNOS software, EX-series switches offer carrier-class continuous systems availability, automated network operations and a platform for open innovation that enables customers to quickly align the network with changing business requirements. Mutual customers including Scottsdale, AZ-based AmazingMail.com, Inc., a leading provider of advanced direct mail marketing solutions, have successfully deployed interoperable Juniper/Avaya solutions to achieve greater levels of IT flexibility and investment protection.

"AmazingMail.com relies on converged communications services from Avaya to deliver exceptional customer service while reducing IT costs," said Larry Prine, lead systems administrator for AmazingMail.com, Inc. "Avaya's interoperability certification of the EX-series switches ensures us that the investments we are making in Juniper's high-performance network infrastructure today will support the IP telephony solutions we deploy now and in the future."

Committed to delivering best-in-class IP telephony solutions, Avaya and Juniper Networks have been global strategic partners since 2005. In addition to enabling customers to support converged applications on a single network, customers benefit from joint solution and product development that leverages the innovation of two industry leaders, as well as reseller agreements that facilitate the sale of converged solutions and the global delivery of services and support for enterprise customers.

"Juniper's open, high-performance network infrastructure provides enterprises greater choice and control in quickly meeting their changing business requirements while reducing costs," said Chris Spain, vice president of product management, Ethernet Platforms Business Group at Juniper Networks. "By achieving compatibility between EX-series Ethernet switches and Avaya's IP telephony solutions, Juniper helps enterprise customers to accelerate the deployment of carrier-class converged business communications that enhance business agility and workforce productivity."

Juniper Networks is also a member of the Avaya DevConnect program — an initiative to develop, market and sell innovative third-party products that interoperate with Avaya technology and extend the value of a customers investment in Juniper's high-performance network infrastructure. Juniper Networks is eligible to submit products for compatibility testing by the Avaya Solution Interoperability and Test Lab in Lincroft, N.J. There a team of Avaya engineers develops a comprehensive test plan for each application to verify whether it is Avaya compliant. This ensures businesses can confidently add best-in-class capabilities to their network without having to replace existing infrastructure—speeding deployment of new applications and reducing both network complexity and implementation costs.

"By offering compliance testing to the many innovative companies including DevConnect program members such as Juniper Networks, Avaya promotes fully interoperable solutions that have been designed to help businesses unleash powerful new possibilities," said Eric Rossman, vice president, developer relations and technical alliances, Avaya. "They are able to use Unified Communications to connect supplier, partners, employees and customers to information from wherever they are, over whatever device they have available – getting more out of their multivendor network and delivering incremental value to their bottom line."

For information regarding Juniper's Avaya interoperability certification, visit www.avaya.com/devconnect, go to "application notes" on the left navigation bar, and search Juniper Networks.

About Avaya

Avaya delivers Intelligent Communications solutions that help companies transform their businesses to achieve marketplace advantage. More than 1 million businesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®, use Avaya solutions for IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Communications-Enabled Business Processes. Avaya Global Services provides comprehensive service and support for companies, small to large. For more information visit the Avaya Web site: http://www.avaya.com. For more information on the Avaya DevConnect program, visit www.avaya.com/devconnect.

About Juniper Networks, Inc.

Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

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