Monthly Archive for March, 2008

Leading North American Network and Committed Support Staff Ensure that Network Stays Live, Business is Not Interrupted.

Atlanta experienced a tornado and several severe storms this past weekend, PEER 1 customers experienced no difference in service. PEER 1, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, maintained its one hundred percent uptime commitment to customers through the dedication of its staff and strategic crisis planning.

“This storm clearly shows that our customers can be secure in the knowledge that their online business will not be interrupted in the event of a natural disaster or any other crisis,” said Ted Smith, vice president of operations for PEER 1. “In this instance, our staff worked around-the-clock amidst the storm to continue to provide the service our customers have come to expect.”

With one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure networks in North America, PEER 1 is able to avert network disruptions at any time. PEER 1 has a fully redundant network with 15 state-of-the-art data centers in 12 cities and 17 points-of-presence across North America connected together by its ultra-fast network. In the event that an area of the network is at risk, then the PEER 1 technical staff responds quickly and efficiently to seamlessly route data through another region of the network.

PEER 1 invests in the best people and decisions that will keep customers’ businesses running smoothly. Thinking from a customer point of view, PEER 1 employees are enabled with the right tools and resources to think creatively and make fast, efficient decisions for customer and network needs.

During the Atlanta storms, PEER 1 employees from other data centers in Miami, Fremont and San Antonio rallied around the crisis and stood by ready to fill in as necessary for both technical and customer service issues.

For more information on PEER 1 customer support and IT infrastructure network visit www.peer1.com

Juniper M-series Enables Leading Internet Infrastructure Provider to Rapidly Introduce Secure Next-Generation Services

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that PEER 1 Networks (TSX VENTURE:PIX), a leading supplier of IT infrastructure for business in Canada, USA and Europe, has deployed Juniper’s M-series Multiservice Edge Routers in all its major points of presence 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.

“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,” said Ted Smith, vice president of operations at PEER 1. “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.

“PEER 1’s growing success offering a flexible range of hosted IT solutions to business clients demands a fast, secure and reliable network,” said Tim Lambie, vice president, Americas International, Juniper Networks. “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.

About PEER 1 Networks
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers’ online presence is always fast, always available. 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.

For more information visit: http://www.peer1.com

About Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses. Additional information can be found at http://www.juniper.net.

Juniper Networks and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. JUNOS is a trademark of Juniper Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.