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MagnaChip Semiconductor Standardizes on Juniper Networks for Secure Remote Access; Market Leading SSL VPN Secures and Controls Employee 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 MagnaChip Semiconductor, a leading South Korean manufacturer of advanced semiconductor products, has built a secure network infrastructure using the Juniper Networks Secure Access 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 (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.  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. ) appliances. The Juniper Networks Secure Access solution seamlessly and securely connects MagnaChip staff to enable increased productivity through collaboration.

"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.  Networks' SSL VPN solution is increasing our business efficiency," said Haejung Im, manager for MagnaChip's hardware system infrastructure team. "The Juniper solution is allowing us to quickly and easily connect our remote employees to corporate resources with varying access rights. As the leader in providing secure remote access solutions, Juniper Networks made our selection for an SSL VPN solution easy."

MagnaChip Semiconductor needed an SSL VPN solution to support a wide range of security policies for its employees. The Juniper Networks SSL VPN solution provided granular granular /gran·u·lar/ (gran´u-lar) made up of or marked by presence of granules or grains.

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 network security management, and allows administrators to fine-tune access rights for individuals or groups. The solution is also easy to deploy and manage, without the need to pre-install client software on end-user workstations. The Juniper Networks Secure Access solution ensures quick deployment for any size organization, dynamically downloading and installing a light-weight agent to the desktop that helps alleviate additional IT support efforts, yet provides granular visibility into the security state of desktop systems.

"Juniper's management capabilities also played a major factor in our selection," added Haejung. "The Juniper Networks Secure Access Central Manager is an outstanding management tool that provides a comprehensive view of all concurrent users In computer science, the number of concurrent users for a resource in a location, with the location being a computing network or a single computer, refers to the total number of people using the resource at the same time. , their connections and CPU CPU
 in full central processing unit

Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit.
 performance. It also helps identify what services and resources being accessed, which is crucial for us due to the number of client/server applications running on our network."

Juniper Networks is the worldwide market leader in SSL VPN solutions. The Juniper Networks Secure Access series of SSL VPN appliances enable organizations of all sizes to deploy cost-effective secure access, extranet and intranet security. The use of SSL, the security protocol found in all standard Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical
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In order of release:
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  • Erwise, April 1992
  • ViolaWWW, May 1992, see Erwise
, eliminates the need for client-software deployment and costly ongoing client maintenance/support when compared to traditional IPSec solutions for remote access. The Secure Access SSL VPN also provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional extranets, enabling granular access for business partners, contractors or customers on the same platform used to provide remote access for mobile employees.

"In today's fast paced business environment, time is precious," said Tim Kang, vice president of Korea for Juniper Networks. "With Juniper Networks, MagnaChip can quickly scale into an independent operation using the Secure Access SSL VPN platform, which enables them to efficiently roll out reliable secure access to network resources to its employees with minimum cost and overhead."

About Juniper Networks, Inc.

Juniper Networks is the leader in enabling secure and assured communications over a single IP network. The company's purpose-built, high performance IP platforms enable customers to support many different services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions worldwide rely on Juniper Networks to deliver products for building networks that are tailored to the specific needs of their users, services and applications. Juniper Networks' portfolio of proven networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world's most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

Juniper Networks, NetScreen and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  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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