End users get the benefit here too, since it lets them examine Juniper hardware before they decide to purchase and deploy it.
"It really helps [VAR's] end users get the look and feel of the hardware before they buy it," Porter said. "It's the exact same interface an end-user customer will see when they log into the switch for the first time."
Shown here is a view of the Juniper ScreenOS, which runs on its VPN and firewall products.