Great Lakes Computer Achieves Juniper Select Product Authorizations

Grand Rapids, Michigan (PRWEB) May 15, 2009 -- Great Lakes Computer, a 23 year old global technology reseller with well in excess of $1 billion combined technology sales, announced today its elevation to Juniper Select Partner status.

Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net), a technology pioneer in the networking SSL/VPN and security markets, recently launched its full line of Juniper EX Series switches. Learn more about Juniper's Ex Series Switches (http://f.netline.junipermarketing.com/juniper000e/?d=hpnwp&ptnr=glcomp).

With Juniper's legendary price advantages compared to Cisco's hardware and SMARTnet support costs, Great Lakes Computer's Cisco customers are guaranteed to realize a minimum savings of 40% to 60% annually on networking hardware and support costs. By achieving Juniper Select status, Great Lakes Computer reinforces its core beliefs of being a value conscience, cost effective solutions provider.

When asked how Juniper Networks fits into Great Lakes Computer's business strategy, a company spokesperson stated, "Great Lakes Computer believes in offering the best value for your investment. For that reason we have chosen Juniper as our networking partner. With Juniper Networks' line of EX Series switches (http://www.glcomp.com/Products/GLC+Catalog/Networking/Switches/Juniper+Switches/Default.aspx) and J Series routers (http://www.glcomp.com/Products/GLC+Catalog/Networking/Routers/Juniper+Routers/Juniper+J-Series/Default.aspx), Juniper now offers end to end network connectivity with huge price and performance advantages over Cisco. Having established itself years ago as the leader in the SSL VPN and Firewall markets, we were eagerly anticipating Juniper's launch into the switch market."

"With Juniper Networks, our customers now get better performing technologies and a single cohesive Junos operating system, while dramatically lowering their annual networking hardware and support costs. That kind of strategy is very consistent with our core value proposition."

To learn more about details regarding Juniper's product line and Great Lakes Computer Source (www.glcomp.com), visit their web site or call 1-800-488-2587.

About Juniper's EX Series Switches

EX 3200 Series switches offer a high performance edge solution for low density deployments in wiring closets. These switches are designed for gigabit edge connectivity in remote offices and feature interchangeable 10GB uplinks for deployments on small LANs in large office buildings.

EX 4200 Series switches with Virtual Chassis technology feature a combination of the high availability and reliability of modular systems with the flexibility of stackable platforms, resulting in a high performance, scalable solution for data center and campus environments.

EX 8200 Series offers flexible, modular platforms that deliver the port densities, scalability and high availability required for today's demanding data center and campus core environments.

About Juniper's J Series Routers

Customers looking for anything from a small office Ethernet router to an enterprise class metro Ethernet router, who also want the best performing products offered today, need to take a serious look at Juniper's J Series line of routers. Juniper's legendary secure routing solutions include core network routers, multi-service edge network routers, and carrier Ethernet offerings, supporting the highest-performance routing needs of demanding enterprises and service providers.

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