Cox Newspapers Securely Connects Remote Workers With Juniper Networks SSL VPN Appliances.Best-in-Class SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. VPNs Leveraging Windows, Mac and Linux Platforms Provide Intranet Access SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is an information technology company based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1996. The company designs and sells Internet Protocol network products and services. , Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced that Cox Newspapers, along with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and 17 other Cox owned daily newspapers, has deployed the Juniper Networks Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) for remote access to its corporate intranet. Utilizing the Juniper Networks Secure Access SSL VPN appliances with the newly enhanced Instant Virtual Extranet (IVE IVE Instant Virtual Extranet IVE Institute of Vocational Education IVE Instituto del Verbo Encarnado (Spanish: Institute of the Incarnate Word) IVE Immersive Virtual Environments IVE Intendencia de Verificación Especial ) version 5.4, Cox Newspapers is able to provide its distributed workforce with secure anytime, anywhere access to applications from Windows, Intel-based Mac A Macintosh computer that is powered by Intel x86 CPUs, the same family of chips used in Windows and Linux PCs. See Mactel. and Linux platforms as well as mobile devices including the new Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. 5.0 PDAs and phones. "We needed a remote solution that could easily support our users accessing the intranet from an extensive variety of end-user platforms," said Phillip Groen, senior networking analyst at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Juniper Networks' newly enhanced version of IVE enables our multiple departments across the United States and overseas to access e-mail and other important applications on our intranet from virtually any end-user device including network-layer tunnel support on our new Intel-based Macs." The Juniper Networks SSL VPN appliances running IVE version 5.4 enable users to securely access applications from a greater range of devices and platforms, including Windows Mobile 5.0 and Intel-based Mac. IVE 5.4 provides granular Web-based and client/server application access for applications, like Pocket Outlook with Active Sync and Windows Mobile 5.0. In addition, the SSL VPN's thin client support for Windows Mobile 5.0 enables seamless roaming without requiring users to re-authenticate as they travel through different wireless access points and networks, such as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) and Wi-Fi. "Juniper Networks is once again extending its market leadership by enabling cross platform support and adding new usability and management features to its award-winning line of SSL VPN appliances," said Vivian Ganitsky, director of Product Management at Juniper Networks. "The Secure Access appliances with IVE 5.4 enable enterprises and service providers to provide their remote employees, partners, and customers worldwide with ubiquitous access capabilities." About Juniper Networks, Inc. Juniper Networks develops purpose-built, high performance IP platforms that enable customers to support a wide variety of services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions rely on Juniper to deliver a portfolio of proven networking, security and application acceleration solutions that solve highly complex, fast-changing problems in the world's most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net. Juniper Networks, the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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