Sunday, April 27, 2008

PEER 1, Dedicated Colocation Hosting Provider, Deploys Juniper M-Series Routers


Sunnyvale, California - (The Hosting News) - March 24, 2008 - Internet infrastructure and hosting solutions provider, PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc., has initiated the M-series Multiservice Edge Routers of Juniper, in all of its major points of presence.

Ted Smith, Vice President of Operations at PEER 1 noted, ''Juniper's architecture and proven JUNOS software provides our organization with the high-performance and reliability we require to address the ever-expanding requirements of our customers. With the new global network based on Juniper's M-series, our customers will experience increased application speed, performance and security, allowing them the flexibility and scalability they need to grow their businesses and online presence.''

The new Juniper infrastructure will also allow PEER 1 to seamlessly support existing SONET services alongside its new 10 gigabit Ethernet services, while offering the consistent levels of performance, security and reliability. Coupled with advanced QoS capabilities and excellent mitigation for DDoS attacks and threats, the M-series will enable PEER 1 to both scale and secure new application services for its business clients globally.

Built upon the Juniper Networks M120 Multiservice Edge Routers, PEER 1's next-generation backbone network will enable them to quickly and cost-effectively introduce a range of new ultra high-speed Ethernet and SONET-based business-class services.

Tim Lambie, Vice President, Americas International, Juniper Networks commented, ''PEER 1's growing success offering a flexible range of hosted IT solutions to business clients demands a fast, secure and reliable network. The M120 offers multi-gigabit capacity, with advanced security features, giving PEER 1 the ability to offer award-winning services to their customers.''

Juniper Networks M-series Multiservice Edge Routing portfolio uniquely combines best-in-class IP/MPLS capabilities with unmatched reliability, stability, security, and service richness. The M120 Multiservice Edge Router is the newest addition to the Juniper Networks M-series product family. The M120 delivers support for 128 Gigabit Ethernet subscriber ports, with 10 Gigabit Ethernet or OC-192 uplink capability in an affordable, compact form factor. This approach allows PEER 1 Networks to deliver high-performance connectivity services with best-in-class application delivery and true service differentiation.

Juniper Networks, Inc. is a high-performance networking firm, offering a high-performance network infrastructure designed to create a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network.

PEER 1online IT infrastructure provider, serves over 9,000 customers, with scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.

To learn more about Juniper, please visit: www.juniper.net.

For more information about PEER 1, please visit: www.peer1.com.