Juniper Networks to Acquire SMobile Systems for $70 Million
SMobile, which provides security and enterprise products for iPhones, iPads, BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android devices, will be a no-nonsense addition to Juniper’s portfolio of networking products. Juniper plans to integrate SMobile’s products into its Junos Pulse software, which offers connectivity, security, and acceleration for portable devices. Besides which, industry analysts Infonetics Research predict the mobile device security market will be worth more than $1 billion in 2014.