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  Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions

  Juniper Networks had a challenging 2012 as new product cycles were slow to take hold and global economic conditions took a toll on sales. The company also undertook a restructuring that saw 500 positions cut and the departure of four executive vice presidents. As the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company looks to re-energize its business, particularly with an eye towards enterprises and data centers, CEO Kevin Johnson shared his lessons learned in leading Juniper since 2008, as well as what's ahead for the company in a discussion with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Johnson also shared his thoughts on the hot topic of software-defined networks (SDN), Juniper's role in enabling cloud and competing against the industry's 800-pound gorilla, Cisco.

  By Jim Duffy and John Gallant | 18 December, 2012 15:28

  Tags: freemium, router, juniper, cloud computing, internet, mobile internet, juniper networks, LAN & WAN, HP, brocade, Juniper CEO Kevin Johnson, SDN, Software Defined Network, Microsoft, Cloud, IDGE CEO Interview Series, cisco, QFabric

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  SDN company helps build clouds

  Contextream, a developer of network virtualization software for cloud computing, this week announced the availability of Contextream Grid for cloud and managed hosting providers.

  By Jim Duffy | 14 December, 2011 09:29

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, verizon, Contextream, hardware systems, comcast, software, Data Center, cloud computing, internet, SDN, Software Defined Network