SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) today announced the Juniper Networks Services Affiliation Program - a new and enhanced benefit to the Juniper J-Partner program. This new channel offering recognizes and rewards Juniper Networks channel partners, called J-Partners, who deliver business critical services and solutions to their customers and reinforce Juniper Networks' focus on a value-based program.

Juniper Networks Service Affiliation Program is designed to deliver value to channel partners in four fundamental ways by: driving incremental professional services revenue, providing access to practice-enhancing tools, increasing potential partner-to-partner collaboration and offering differentiation to J-Partners carrying the Service Affiliation badge. By leveraging and promoting channel partners' deep expertise and services practices in networking and security technologies, Juniper Networks increases its capacity for professional services and affirms the company's channel-friendly customer services model.

'Juniper Networks' Service Affiliation Program allows Juniper and its J-Partners to deliver the high value-add services that enterprises of all sizes require,' said Donna Grothjan, Juniper Networks' vice president of channels. 'While providing unique incentive opportunities, the program also ensures that partners have access to appropriate resources, training and tools to help them address customers' toughest networking and security challenges.'

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