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• Juniper buys WLAN pioneer Trapeze for $152 million

  Juniper Networks, as expected, has agreed to acquire and Belden's Trapeze Networks wireless LAN unit for $152 million in cash.

• Juniper looks to one up Cisco again in core routing

  Juniper Networks this week will take its turn claiming innovation leadership in Internet core routing by unveiling its next-generation platform.

• The Microsofting of Juniper Networks

  SAN JOSE -- The Microsoft pedigree of senior executives at Juniper Networks has infused a new software centrism within the routing and switching company.

• Juniper to buy Belden’s Trapeze, sources say

  Juniper Networks is expected to soon announce that it is acquiring wireless LAN player Trapeze Networks from parent Belden in a move that will expand Juniper’s enterprise portfolio.

• Juniper buys smartphone securer for $70 million

  Juniper Networks this week announced it is acquiring privately held SMobile Systems, a developer of security software for smartphones and tablets, for $70 million in cash. 

• Juniper seeks to out-virtualize Cisco in data centers

  Juniper Networks' <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/051710-juniper-collapses-data-center.html">announcement</a> this week of switches and routers designed to flatten and simplify legacy networks is the latest sign that this company has no intention of backing off in the face of ever stiffer data center competition from Cisco, HP and others.

• Juniper acquires media content company

  Juniper this week said it is acquiring partner Ankeena Networks, a privately held maker of software for optimizing media content delivery, for no more than $100 million.

• Juniper Networks plunking down $50 million to fund network startups

  Juniper Networks will give its R&amp;D efforts a big boost by funneling $50 million into a venture fund to back new companies in virtualization, green IT and other networking fields.

• Juniper to integrate mobile networks and edge routers

  At next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Juniper Networks will launch products that integrate mobile networks into its MX 3D Universal Edge routers and let third party vendors integrate their applications into mobile networks.

• Juniper, Polycom team up for telepresence

  Juniper and Polycom this week announced an alliance to offer telepresence and video conferencing services to enterprises through service providers.

• Juniper patches router-crashing bug

  Juniper Networks has issued seven security advisories for its products, including a fix for a nasty bug that could be used to crash the company's routers.

• Juniper opens up Junos

  Juniper Networks has opened up its Junos operating system to third-party developers as part of a swathe of new announcements.

• Networking Certifications 101: Aruba Networks

  In our series this week on what certifications are needed in the networking world we take a look at the offerings for IT professionals from Aruba Networks.

• Juniper boosts edge routers for multimedia

  Juniper this week announced enhancements to its service provider edge routers that are designed to improve multimedia service delivery to users.

• NYSE taps Juniper for 10G Ethernet network

  Juniper Networks has landed perhaps its most significant enterprise customer to date, as the New York Stock Exchange plans to deploy hundreds of the company's switches for a time-sensitive, low-latency 10Gbps Ethernet network.