Juniper Networks

Networking Start-Up Nicira Wants to Mess Up Cisco and Juniper’s Business

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 5 at 8:59 pm PT

Watch out Cisco, Juniper and other networking vendors. Your business model is about to get disrupted by Nicira, which is coming out of stealth mode today.

Akamai Confirms the Rumors, Nabs Cotendo for $268 Million

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 22, 2011 at 5:19 am PT

Akamai confirms the rumors, and nabs Israeli content-distribution start-up Cotendo, apparently outbidding Juniper in the process.

Exclusive: Yahoo Hires Heidrick & Struggles for CEO Search

Kara Swisher in News on October 13, 2011 at 4:53 pm PT

According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo has hired Heidrick & Struggles for its CEO search. I am, naturally, waiting by the phone for the call.

Cisco Enterprise VP Alan Cohen Joins Stealthy Start-Up Nicira

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 10, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The networking giant that’s lately been known for rebuilding itself and cutting its headcount is losing a senior executive to the stealth networking start-up Nicira.

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AT&T Partners with Juniper Networks on Mobile Security

Ina Fried in Mobile on August 11, 2011 at 9:45 am PT

AT&T said Thursday it has inked a pact to work with Juniper Networks on a security initiative designed to protect both businesses and consumers. The companies said the first fruits of the deal, a mobile security application based on Juniper’s Junos Pulse product, should be available later this year.

More Flash Madness: Violin Memory Is Bulking Up Its Team

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on August 3, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Violin Memory adds Jonathan Goldick as its CTO for software, and hires a new VP away from Hewlett-Packard. Will the flash madness never end?

Juniper Plunges on Outlook Fears

Matt Jarzemsky, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Enterprise on July 27, 2011 at 2:50 pm PT

Juniper Networks Inc. lost about a fifth of its market value Wednesday, a day after the networking company said economic concerns are pressuring business and government spending.

Bob Muglia, Former Microsoft Server Head, Lands at Juniper Networks

Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 25, 2011 at 1:15 pm PT

Robert Muglia, the former head of Microsoft’s Servers and Tools business, whose departure was announced in January, will run Juniper’s new software unit.

While Cisco Shares Fall, Analysts Say It's Going That-A-Way!

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 12, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Analysts reacting to yesterday’s earnings report from networking giant Cisco Systems have lots of ideas about where the company is going, all of them different. Meanwhile the market has picked a direction it can agree on: Down.

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A 400 Percent Increase in Android Malware? Way to Capitalize on Today's I/O Keynote, Juniper.

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 10, 2011 at 2:41 pm PT

Disturbing news from Juniper Networks on this first day of Google I/O: Mobile security vulnerabilities have hit an all-time high–particularly in the Android ecosystem. According to Juniper, Android malware attacks have increased 400 percent from the summer of 2010. An unsettling metric, and not just for Android fans. This surge in security threats is being driven largely by an increase in mobile application downloads, which seems to be the attack vector of choice. So really, anyone with a smartphone capable of running apps is a potential target.