Juniper Networks and Thursby Software Partner to Provide First-of-Its-Kind Smartcard Solution for Strong Authentication Onto Government Networks

Solution Enables Smart Card Integration With Apple iOS Devices for Government Agencies and Ministries Around the World

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 14, 2013) - Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced it has partnered with Thursby Software to enable government agencies to use smartcard authentication on Apple iOS devices. Through integration with Juniper Networks® Junos® Pulse Secure Access Service and Thursby's PKard® software and card reader hardware, government employees can now use the same smartcards in use today for all levels of authentication -- both physical and online -- to connect to private or carrier mobile networks through their iPhones or iPads.

Juniper Networks is the first vendor to offer seamless and secure authentication for remote access to government networks from mobile devices via simple smartcards. Other card readers that integrate with the Junos Pulse Secure Access Service include Precise Biometrics' Tactivo™ and models from Identive.

As the adoption rate of mobile devices -- particularly Apple iOS devices like iPhones and iPads -- in government has increased, the need for smartcard authentication for mobile devices has likewise grown, not just in U.S. federal agencies, but government agencies and ministries worldwide. In fact, the use of smartcards as a means of authentication has been mandated and incorporated into service by many different government agencies and ministries around the world. The latest technology partnership allows Juniper to address these same needs for other nations' government agencies and ministries.

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"We've been looking for ways to empower employees and contractors to access secure networks from their mobile device, specifically on iOS devices while using their Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card. We are excited that Juniper Networks has partnered with Thursby to make this a reality."
--Christopher Harris, project manager, FAA

"For many of our customers, Juniper's solid VPN solution adds a critical missing link in mobile security within the U.S. government."
--William Thursby, president, Thursby Software Systems

"Providing a strong authentication option for government employees to securely connect to networks with their smartphones is another example of Juniper's leadership in network innovation. Juniper has provided secure, remote connectivity via mobile devices to enterprises for years, and now with Thursby, government employees have the option to securely connect to networks from their iOS device of choice."
--Brian Roach, vice president, federal, Juniper Networks

Government Certification
The Junos Pulse Secure Access Service has been tested and certified by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) as a Department of Defense (DoD) Public Key-Enabled certified application. The solution supports cutting edge technology such as HTML5 and SAML 2.0 that enables customers to extend cloud and virtual applications securely to their remote users. Finally, the Junos Pulse Pulse Secure Access Service meets federal certification standards such as FIPS 140-2 and CC-EAL3, offering strong cryptographic features such as Suite B and TLS 1.2 that are critical for government customers.

See a demo of the integrated Juniper Networks Junos Pulse Secure Access Service and Thursby PKard software and card reader solution at the Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, Booth 308/310. And visit Identive's booth, 307, and Precise Biometrics' booth, 207.

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About Thursby Software
Thursby Software is celebrating over a quarter century of enterprise Apple integration, management and security specialization. Thursby is US-owned, operated and GSA-listed, with headquarters in Arlington, Texas. Thursby has well over 70,000 clients across 140 countries, including organizations with thousands of devices under management, and well over a million software licenses sold. Clients range from government, to finance, healthcare, energy, FORTUNE™ 500, Global 2000 companies, education, research, media and OEMs. For more information about Thursby and its solutions, please visit www.thursby.com.

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Juniper Networks Launches Production-Ready Software-Defined Networking Solution to Bring Networking Into the Cloud Era

"Our involvement in Juniper's SDN Technology Partner Program provides further evidence of Sandvine's commitment to SDN and policy innovation. As the only policy vendor with an announced SDN & Network Functions Virtualization [NFV] strategy for its platform, Sandvine has foreseen the need for application- and subscriber-aware feature sets in a Software Defined Network, including Network Services Chaining. We see SDN as a means of continuing our innovation leadership into the next realm of policy control: virtualization."
- Don Bowman, chief technology officer, Sandvine

"In working with the Juniper Networks Contrail solution, we address a primary concern of any customer considering the move to a SDN or Network as a Service deployment -- how to leverage a SDN without losing real-time visibility of how things perform -- which is the first step in quickly identifying and rectifying network service disruption." Murray continued, "SevOne wants to work with network vendors that demonstrate thought leadership and a desire to support multi-vendor networks. Juniper Networks is a perfect fit."
- Casey Murray, vice president of global strategic alliances, SevOne

"As enterprises and service providers begin the transition to virtualized network infrastructure, Juniper's Contrail controller will greatly simplify insertion and service chaining for solutions like Silver Peak virtual data acceleration. As the leader in virtualized network services, Silver Peak is excited to join Juniper Networks SDN Technology Development Partner Program with a focus on reduced cost and faster time to deployment for our mutual customers."
- Marc Trimuschat, vice president of alliances for Silver Peak 

"Sonus Networks is an early partner of Juniper as we are working together on network function virtualization. The introduction of Contrail, an open SDN controller simplifies networking in the virtualization world and we believe is the next step in increasing the service provider's ability to monetize service delivery. This is illustrated by the Contrail product which we anticipate will provide customers with greater agility in deploying Sonus Networks' award-winning SBC as a virtualized network service."
- David Tipping, Vice President and General Manager, Sonus SBC Business

"Our partnership with Juniper Networks around Contrail supports our commitment to providing agile and efficient Websense® TRITON® security to protect organizations from the latest advanced threats and data theft," said Russ Dietz, Websense CTO. "Contrail's automated and scale-out service chaining feature will assist joint customers when deploying Websense TRITON in virtualized software defined networks while reducing operational costs."
- Russ Dietz, chief technology officer, Websense

"Becoming a Juniper Networks' Partner Advantage Cloud partner means Xantaro can design and support unique cloud-based solutions to help meet our customers' expectations and remain competitive in a rapidly changing market environment. Leveraging Juniper Networks Contrail SDN solution also means we can bring innovative solutions to help customers grow their business through new revenue opportunities."
- Gerold Arheilger, chief technology officer, Xantaro Group

"SDN has tremendous promise to drive agility, fuel innovation, and reduce costs for both enterprise and service providers. Customers are excited by this potential, but until now, SDN has been a lot of hype and not much reality. That changes today with the release of Juniper Networks Contrail and OpenContrail. Together with our broad partner ecosystem, Juniper has not only delivered on our SDN strategy, but we are providing customers with a solution that meets their business needs and eliminates the barriers that have stifled network innovation."
- Bob Muglia, executive vice president, Software Solutions Division, Juniper Networks 

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Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) delivers innovation across routing, switching and security. From the network core down to consumer devices, Juniper Networks' innovations in software, silicon and systems transform the experience and economics of networking. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on Twitter and Facebook.

Juniper Networks and Junos are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The Juniper Networks and Junos logo are trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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