Netronome Joins Juniper Networks J-Partner Solutions Alliance Program

Business Wire,  June 17, 2008  

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Netronome's SSL Inspector Combines With the Juniper Networks IDP Platforms to Help Enterprises Uncover Data Breaches and Network Threats Concealed Within SSL-Encrypted Communications Without Sacrificing Performance

PITTSBURGH -- Netronome Systems, Inc., a leading developer of high-performance intelligent networking processing solutions that provide content flow analysis, deep packet inspection and application acceleration for network and security appliances, today announced that it has joined the Juniper Networks J-Partner Solutions Alliance Program as an enterprise security partner. The partnership combines the Netronome SSL Inspector[TM] product line with the Juniper Networks Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) platforms to ensure that enterprises can uncover data breaches and network threats that are concealed within Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-encrypted communications without sacrificing performance.

Enterprises commonly use encrypted communications to protect the data traversing their networks for a wide range of business applications, as well as to provide a trusted means for consumer transactions and services. Data encryption is a necessary component of many privacy, regulatory and compliance architectures. Unfortunately, these benefits are quickly overshadowed by the potential it creates for undetected accidental or intentional leakage of sensitive or confidential corporate information. In addition, hackers have repurposed the technology to provide a clandestine passageway for evolving inbound network attacks to bypass traditional enterprise security solutions. Combined, these vulnerabilities make it increasingly difficult for IT organizations to attain regulatory compliance and enforce acceptable use policies.

With their enterprise security partners, Juniper Networks offers best-in-class solutions that enable organizations to secure their networks, applications, endpoints and users at multiple levels with assured high performance, availability and scale. The Netronome SSL Inspector Appliances, in conjunction with the Juniper Networks IDP platforms, allows enterprise customers to apply intrusion detection and prevention policies against the rapidly increasing amounts of encrypted communications, helping to bridge the widening gap between regulatory compliance, corporate best practices and technology.

"We are pleased to partner with Netronome to provide customers with a comprehensive solution to secure their networks," said Doug Erickson, director of Worldwide Alliance and Channel Development at Juniper Networks. "The combined solution allows enterprises to improve security and comply with a variety of privacy regulations by extending the benefits of the Juniper Networks IDP platforms to the contents of encrypted communications."

The Netronome SSL Inspector is the industry's highest-performance transparent SSL proxy. With the Juniper Networks IDP platforms, customers can gain visibility into SSL-encrypted traffic to help thwart network- and application-level attacks before they can inflict damage to the network. The Juniper Networks IDP platforms provide zero-day protection from the latest exploits as well as prevent worms, trojans, spyware, key-loggers and other malware. The combination of the Juniper Networks IDP and Netronome SSL Inspector offer the same level of protection for network traffic which otherwise would be obscured by SSL encryption. Additionally, a range of price and performance alternatives allows the Netronome SSL Inspector to be deployed with the Juniper Networks IDP appliances at many locations ranging from the network perimeter to the core.

"Enterprises rely on their intrusion detection and prevention systems to provide comprehensive security for all of their network communications," said Niel Viljoen, president and CEO of Netronome Systems. "We are proud to partner with Juniper to provide solutions that are uniquely capable of keeping pace with the newest threats by removing blind spots in the enterprise security architecture caused by encrypted communications."

About the Juniper J-Partner Solutions Alliances Program

Juniper Networks transforms the business of networking by creating competitive advantage for our customers with the most sophisticated networking and security solutions in the industry. For more information on joining the J-Partner Solutions Alliances program, please visit http://www.juniper.net/partners/.

About Netronome Systems

Netronome Systems, Inc. develops open, high-performance application acceleration and flow processing solutions for communications network devices, applications and appliances. Founded in August 2003, Netronome is a privately held corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To learn more about the company and its products, please visit www.netronome.com or call +1.877.638.7629.

Juniper Networks is a registered trademark of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.