Juniper Networks Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Leading Analyst Firm’s SSL VPN Magic Quadrant

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced it has been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant of Gartner’s recently published Magic Quadrant for SSL VPN, North America, 3Q07.1 The report evaluates vendors based on the company’s ability to execute and completeness of vision in the SSL VPN market.

According to the Gartner report, "The Magic Quadrant considers which vendors likely will dominate sales and influence technology directions through 2010, as well as which vendors are most visible among clients, generate the greatest number of requests for information and contract review, and account for the most new and ongoing installations in Gartner’s client base" The report continues, "Leaders demonstrate balanced progress and effort on all execution and vision categories. Their actions raise the competitive bar for all products in the market, and they can change the course of the industry. To remain in the Leaders quadrant, vendors must excel in mobile access and protection and must dominate in sales"

"We are pleased to be placed in the Leaders quadrant for our SSL VPN product line" said Mark Bauhaus, executive vice president and general manager of Service Layer Technologies at Juniper Networks. "Juniper continues to drive innovation and lead in the security market. Our solid performance over many years is due to our focus on innovating high-performance networking products that provide fast, reliable and secure access for our customers. The Juniper Secure Access SSL VPN has become the industry standard and preferred unified access solution for our enterprise and service provider customers worldwide"