Juniper Networks to Secure Data Center for Israel's Largest Healthcare Organization.Integrated Firewall/VPN Solution to Protect 1,000 Servers 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 it is supplying integrated firewall/VPN devices to Clalit Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , Israel's largest health services provider, to protect data center operations and approximately 1,000 servers. The Juniper juniper, any tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus, aromatic evergreens of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), widely distributed over the north temperate zone. Many are valuable as a source of lumber and oil. solution provides secure access between the data center and Clalit's hospitals, dental surgeries and clinics to simplify network deployment and security policy enforcement. The deployment includes a pair of Juniper Networks NetScreen-5200 firewall/VPN systems operating in high-availability mode, to ensure maximum data throughput of up to eight gigabits per platform (10 gigabit throughput modules are also available from Juniper) and automatic failover Invoking a secondary system to take over when the primary system fails. Up-to-date copies of all required data and applications are maintained on the secondary system in order to respond immediately if the primary system becomes unusable. Also called "fallover." See replication. without loss of live sessions or data in the event of a systems failure. Juniper Networks NetScreen-208 appliances are also deployed at some of Clalit's smaller locations to provide scaled firewall/VPN and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. functionality. "Clalit's IT infrastructure is the cornerstone of our organization, enabling us to provide the highest standards of customer service to our patients," said Rafi Hirsch, communications and data protection manager at Clalit. "State-of-the-art network security is therefore a very high priority, especially with patient data protection issues in mind. Juniper's technology ensures that the high volumes of sensitive data traversing tra·verse v. tra·versed, tra·vers·ing, tra·vers·es v.tr. 1. To travel or pass across, over, or through. 2. To move to and fro over; cross and recross. 3. our network are fully protected at all times but flow freely and quickly between departments and the data center." "Operating such a large, mission-critical data center focuses Clalit on the key networking issue of risk versus productivity," said Gert-Jan Schenk, vice president of operations EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. , Juniper Networks. "Juniper's long-established track record as a leading provider of fast, reliable firewall/VPN solutions solves this equation. Our integration and virtualization capabilities at scale also deliver a cost-effective security solution for any enterprise." About Clalit Clalit Health Services is the largest health organization in Israel, and the second largest in the world. Clalit provides medical and dental services to 3.8 million members, through 1,300 community clinics and 14 hospitals. The organization operates the largest computer network in Israel, with 2,500 servers operating at around 1000 sites and serving 26,000 workstations. The company currently employs more than 3,000 people. Additional information can be found at www.clalit.co.il. 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. 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