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Juniper partners with Ruckus in wake of HP-Aruba deal
Jun 23 2015, 10:54 ET | About: Juniper Networks (JNPR) | By: Eric Jhonsa, SA News Editor

Juniper (JNPR -0.1%) is partnering with carrier/enterprise Wi-Fi hardware and software vendor Ruckus (RKUS +0.7%) to offer enterprise, government, and education clients solutions that pair Juniper's EX Series Ethernet switches with Ruckus' ZoneFlex Wi-Fi access points and SmartZone Wi-Fi management software.

The companies also plan to integrate their security and hardware provisioning tools, and products that lower the number of logical network devices that need to be managed by IT admins.

The alliance comes shortly after HP (a Juniper Ethernet rival) acquired Ruckus rival Aruba Networks. Last year, Juniper announced a partnership with Aruba that bore a strong resemblance to the Ruckus deal. For now, Juniper says Aruba remains a partner.

Dan Ferguson, the CEO of a Juniper channel partner: "Juniper teaming with Ruckus says Juniper is moving away from the Aruba relationship ... Juniper needs to team up with somebody in the wireless space -- they can't go to market with a big hole in their portfolio." Mark Robinson, the president of another channel partner: "It solidifies what everyone was thinking, which was that the whole Juniper-Aruba [relationship] was not going anywhere ... Ruckus has always been perceived positively in the marketplace. I think they're an innovative company."