Infinera Demos 100Gb/s Internet2 Network at SC09 Conference

November 16, 2009 -- Showcasing new technologies and products on the forefront of the optical networking industry at the SC09 conference in Portland, Oregon, optical transmission equipment provider Infinera will be showing a pre-production 100 Gigabit Ethernet Module designed to deliver 100GbE services in today's Infinera DTN and over today's network infrastructure.

The Planet Ranks In Fast 500 List

December 4, 2008 -- Having grown 259 percent in the past five years, IT hosting provider The Planet has ranked 475 on Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500, a list of the fastest-growing North American technology, media, telecom and life sciences companies.

MS Executive Joins Juniper as CEO

July 25, 2008 -- According to reports on Friday, software giant Microsoft announced that Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations, is leaving the company and stepping into the role of CEO at Juniper Networks.

Midwest ISO Partners with Netezza

July 9, 2008 -- North American high voltage electric utility monitor Midwest ISO has selected Netezza Corporation to handle power grid reliability, energy market performance analytics and usage statistics as an add-on to its current data center.

IBM, Juniper Sign Data Center Deal

July 9, 2008 -- IBM and Juniper Networks announced on Wednesday they signed in June a five-year, data center hosting agreement where IBM will support Juniper's global operations.

IBM to Create Data Center Alliance

May 5, 2008 -- IBM announced it is creating an alliance program for independent hardware and software vendors to support industry standards for new enterprise data centers, which are "dramatically more energy efficient, virtualized, and resilient."

PEER 1 ATL Center Withstands Storms

March 20, 2008 -- Web hosting provider PEER 1 Networks announced on Thursday that customer service at its Atlanta, Georgia facility remained unaffected during last weekend's tornado and severe storms.

PEER 1 Uses Juniper M-series Routers

March 18, 2008 -- Network infrastructure provider Juniper Networks announced on Tuesday that Web hosting provider PEER 1 Networks is now using Juniper's M-series Multiservice Edge Routers in all its major points of presence around the world.

GNi Deploys Juniper Security Solution

January 14, 2008 -- IT security solution provider Juniper Networks announced on Monday that managed hosting provider Global Netoptex has deployed Juniper Networks' NetScreen-5400 firewall virtualization security systems.

Radiant Deploys Juniper VPN Services

October 12, 2007 -- IT security solution provider Juniper announced on Thursday that Canadian broadband solutions provider Radiant Communications is using its network infrastructure to deploy a new virtual private network offering.

PEER 1 Boosts Security with Juniper

September 10, 2007 -- Web hosting provider Peer 1 signed an agreement last week with IT security solution provider Juniper to accommodate their needs.

Anchiva Systems Names CEO

December 21, 2006 -- Internet gateway content management systems provider Anchiva Systems announced on Wednesday it has appointed Charles Clark as its CEO and a member of its board of directors.

Infinera Names Board of Director

October 13, 2006 -- Digital optical networks provider Infinera announced on Thursday it has named Carl Redfield to its board of directors.

Security Firms Team for Secure Web

November 10, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Application security firm Teros (teros.com) announced on Wednesday that it had teamed with a group of security providers at the Computer Security Institute's 31st Annual Security Conference and Exhibition have joined forces to help set more consistent and reliable standards for customers.

Northeast Data Vault Upgrades

September 17, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator Northeast Data Vault (nedatavault.com) announced on Friday that it had recently completed a significant network upgrade at its Marlborough data center in support of the company's growth.

Spanish Web Host Arsys Picks Juniper

September 13, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Network equipment maker Juniper Networks (juniper.net) announced on Monday that ARSYS (arsys.es), a Spain-based Web hosting company, is significantly upgrading its network infrastructure with routing and security solutions from Juniper Networks.

Web Host Carpathia Picks RouteScience

August 3, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Networking software provider RouteScience Technologies (routescience.com) announced on Monday that Web hosting provider Carpathia Hosting Inc. (carpathiahost.com) has chosen RouteScience Adaptive Networking Software to provide the "smarts" behind its Carpathia Intelligent Routing Network and help it achieve a competitive advantage.

Inkra Launches UK Operations

May 19, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Virtualization technology developer Inkra Networks (inkra.com) announced on Tuesday that it is launching its operations in the United Kingdom, where it intends to target the enterprise network security market. Inkra's flaship product is the virtual service switch, a network management device that virtualizes, consolidates and automates the delivery of networking and security services such as firewall, intrusion prevention and load balancing to constituencies in a data center.

Juniper Completes Buy, Shuffles Board

April 19, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Juniper Networks (juniper.net) announced last Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Netscreen Technologies, in a deal agreed to in February. As a result, the trading of Netscreen common stock will be suspended.

Juniper Networks Acquires Netscreen

February 9, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Juniper Networks (juniper.net), a maker of networking gear, said on Monday that it would acquire network security solutions developer Netscreen Technologies (netscreen.com) in a stock swap worth an estimated $4 billion, according to a report by Reuters.

ServePath Sponsors FreeBSD Anniversary Party

December 11, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- ServePath (servepath.com), a San Francisco-based provider of dedicated servers, announced on Wednesday that is sponsoring the 10th anniversary party for the FreeBSD operating system.

Juniper Networks to Colocate in NTT Facility

May 21, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- NTT America, Inc. (nttamerica.com), the U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (ntt.com) announced today a multi-year contract with Juniper Networks (juniper.net). Under the agreement, NTT will provide Juniper with network colocation and related services out of NTT affiliate, Verio's (verio.com) San Jose data center.

Global Crossing Seeks Approval of Settlement

September 20, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Bankrupt telecommunications carrier Global Crossing Ltd. is reportedly planning to seek court approval next week for the settlement of $497 million in claims by seven of the company?s major equipment and construction vendors.

Telcos Increase Profits By Implementing Next Generation Networks

May 28, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Siemens (Siemens.com) is refocusing its attention upon the construction of "next generation networks" in light of new research, which demonstrates that adoption of such network technologies results in quicker return on assets and profitability.

NTT to Use Juniper Routing Platforms

May 22, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT.com) said today it had selected Juniper Networks Inc. as a

Q1 Sales Flat for Juniper Networks

April 12, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet equipment manufacturer Juniper Networks (Juniper.net) said yesterday that the telecom downturn took a large toll on the company's sales during the first quarter of its fiscal year.

Electric Lightwave Selects Juniper for Metro Networks

February 4, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (juniper.net), a provider ofnext-generation IP infrastructure systems, and Electric Lightwave, Inc.(eli.net), an integrated communications provider, has announced a new series of nationwide, multi-service metropolitan area networks (MANs).

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