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Title: Juniper to acquire Funk

Author: Roberts, Paul F Article Type: Company
Source: eWeek, v22 n46 p27(1) Publication Date: Nov 21, 2005
  ISSN: 1530-6283
URL of Publication: http://www.eweek.com

Juniper Networks has announced it will acquire Funk Software for $122 million in an all-cash transaction, which still must wait for approval by company shareholders. Juniper will use the Funk technology to expand enforcement of Network Admission Control (NAC) from NetScreen firewalls to Layer 2 switches. This is expected to place Juniper in more direct competition with Cisco Systems, its main rival in the NAC arena. However, some analysts are concerned with how Juniper will be able to integrate the technology into its products, and what the plan is for Funk's other offerings. Juniper says that Funk's technology will allow it to offer a comprehensive network enforcement architecture based on open standards, namely Trusted Network Connect (TNC). Another plus is the technology's interoperability with TNC-compliant technology from third-party vendors including McAfee and Check Point Software Technologies. Instead of requiring customers to change their infrastructure to acquire NAC features, Juniper wants to develop an access control unified architecture that supports the best offerings from third parties. Juniper's Enterprise Infranet Controller will integrate with Funk's endpoint control technology. Juniper's controller utilizes a desktop agent and a hardware appliance for coordination of policy enforcement across enterprise networks via NetScreen firewalls.

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Funk Software Inc Juniper Networks Inc

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