In its latest competitive move against Cisco Systems, Juniper  Networks unveiled new software, silicon, systems and partnerships that aim to propel a "new network " for enterprise and service-provider customers. Juniper made a slew of announcements Thursday at a launch event at the New York Stock Exchange on the Internet's 40th birthday.
Juniper's just-announced capabilities combine technology and partnerships in a quest to help customers reinvent the experience and economics of networking , while fostering a broad ecosystem of innovation across the network. Juniper's vision for the next decade is a future where networking is open, scalable , simple, secure and automated.
"Networks are now clearly the hub of business and community around the world, and that's driving massive scale requirements for the next decade," said Juniper CEO Kevin Johnson. "Driven by our mission to connect everything and empower everyone, Juniper believes it's time for a new approach to networking. An approach based on smart systems and open software platforms. An approach that adapts to changing business dynamics. An approach that embraces partnership and unleashes innovation."
The Decade Ahead
For software, Juniper announced a new version of Junos , an open cross-network software platform that allows customers to program multiple layers of their networks for rich user experiences, smart economics, and fast time to market.
"Our customers consistently tell us that they need to improve the economics of networking, cut back on complexity, and improve the experience for their users," said Andreas Antonopoulos, senior vice president and founding partner at Nemertes Research. "Open platforms that enable fast innovation will be critical in the decade ahead."
Meanwhile, a new Junos One family of processors includes the Junos Trio chipset with 3-D scaling that lets networks dynamically support more subscribers, services and bandwidth -- at the same time. (continued...)
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