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• Juniper to launch online partner tools in Q2

  Juniper Networks is aiming to help partners sell more with a free online training centre.

• Juniper collapses the data centre

  Juniper Networks this week unveiled new switches, routers, software and services designed to help enterprise IT reduce the cost and complexity of data centre networking while also improving application and business performance.

• Cisco, Juniper, HP drive Ethernet switch market in Q4

  The Ethernet switch market grew almost 20% sequentially during the fourth quarter, with Cisco, HP and Juniper Networks adding almost $600 million in incremental revenues, according to a recent study by Dell'Oro Group.Cisco's share actually declined for the full year, however, and at a quicker pace than the 1% drop in 2008, according to separate research from investment firm UBS.

• Dell, Juniper team on data centre technology

  Dell and Juniper Networks have reached an OEM agreement that will let Dell offer Juniper products to data centre customers under its PowerConnect brand.

• Quinn strides into Juniper country

  After working in the IT industry for more than 20 years, Juniper county manager Ian Quinn’s favourite time out situation is to get dirt on his hands.

• Juniper invests in data centre switch vendor Blade

  Juniper Networks has invested in Blade Network Technologies, maker and supplier of switches for data centre blade servers.

• Juniper ANZ bullish despite flat global forecast

  Juniper Networks is forecasting flat revenue for its first quarter due to a lack of clarity in the economic situation, but the company’s Australia and New Zealand management remain bullish.

• Head of Microsoft's online group leaves for Juniper

  Just under a week after Microsoft released financial earnings dragged down by its online services group, the head of its online operations, Kevin Johnson, plans to leave the company, and Microsoft will split up the group he ran.

• Sander Dales promoted to Juniper Apac role

  Sander Dales has left his locally-based role as head of strategic alliances for Juniper in Australia and New Zealand, to become its vice president of customer services for Asia Pacific.

• Juniper offers free course to Cisco networkers

  Juniper Networks has appealed to Cisco routing professionals to become certified in the company’s operating system, Junos, at no cost.

• Convergence forecast for utilities and networks

  Infrastructure providers such as gas and electricity companies could soon be prime targets for cooperation from IT companies.

• Riding the learning curve drives career

  Sander Dales, Juniper’s Auckland-based director for strategic alliances across Australia and New Zealand, left high school at the end of sixth form to pursue a career in engineering. He did a certificate in engineering with a ticket in microprocessors and software, hinting at a later career in IT.

• Juniper booms in enterprise market

  Juniper has experienced significant growth in New Zealand, according to data released for 2005-2006.

• Juniper adds Datastor

  Juniper Networks has recently appointed Albany-based distributor Datastor as its second distributor in New Zealand.

• Gen-i graduates to the Juniper elite

  Gen-i has become the fourth New Zealand firm to achieve elite status under the Juniper Networks partner programme.