New Clients, Strategic Investments, and Certifications Boost Growth - Research Report on Verizon, Ciena, Aruba Networks, Palo Alto Networks, and Brocade

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NEW YORK, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Investors' Reports announced new research reports highlighting Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE: PANW), and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

Verizon Communications Inc. Research Report

On July 18, 2013, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) reported its financial results for Q2 2013. Total operating revenues increased 4.3% YoY to $29.8 billion. Operating income increased 16% YoY to $6.6 billion. Earnings per share were $0.78, up compared to $0.64 per share in Q2 2012. Commenting on the results, Lowell McAdam, Verizon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Verizon's consistent strategic investments in wireless, FiOS and global networks drove strong financial performance in the first half of 2013." The Company also increased its capital spending guidance from $16.2 billion to range between $16.4 billion and $16.6 billion for full-year 2013, due to anticipated higher demand for wireless data consumption and beginning of deployment for AWS (advanced wireless services) spectrum in H2 2013. The Full Research Report on Verizon Communications Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-19/VZ]

Ciena Corporation Research Report

On July 11, 2013, Ciena Corporation (Ciena) reported that PLDT, a telecoms provider in the Philippines, has deployed Ciena's 5410 Packet-Optical Reconfigurable Switch System (RSS) and OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane software across its global network footprint. According to the Company, with these platforms, PLDT will create a global mesh network to provide greater network performance, efficiency, and resiliency to meet Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements. Anthony McLachlan, Ciena's Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, said, "With our packet-optical technology and intelligent optical control plane software, PLDT will be able to offer its customers high-availability, high-capacity SONET/SDH, OTN and Ethernet dedicated services over a global intelligent mesh network. Additionally, our control plane software allows service providers like PLDT to fine tune their networks to be more intelligent and to quickly respond to changing network demands - without manual intervention." The Full Research Report on Ciena Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-19/CIEN]

Aruba Networks, Inc. Research Report

On July 16, 2013, Aruba Networks Inc. (Aruba Networks) announced that San Diego State University (SDSU) is deploying the Aruba ClearPass Access Management System. According to the Company, ClearPass, when combined with SDSU's existing Aruba Networks Wireless LAN (WLAN), will allow the University to address the challenges associated with the exponential growth in wireless and mobile devices consequent to the growing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend on campus. Aruba Networks also said that with the ClearPass solution, SDSU will have a central system for network authentication. It will let the University's IT department know which devices and users are registering onto the network, allowing the University to track, manage, and give appropriate access to the devices accessing the network in order to ensure a secure and consistent network for all users. The Full Research Report on Aruba Networks, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-19/ARUN]

Palo Alto Networks Inc. Research Report

On July 18, 2013, Palo Alto Networks Inc. (Palo Alto Networks) announced that its next-generation firewall has been selected by Forgital Group, a company that specializes in the manufacturing of forged and laminated rolled rigs, to ensure improved infrastructure security and application connectivity. Palo Alto Networks said that Forgital's initial needs consisted in the distribution of a centralized service, providing software to manage all phases of production for the branch offices, as well as bringing uniformity to the systems of connectivity, the VPN and the dedicated lines. According to the Company, Palo Alto Networks PA-2020, PA-500, and PA-200 firewall platforms were selected as the most appropriate and were installed at Forgital's Italian headquarters, two French branch offices, and the Italian sub office in RTM Breda. The Full Research Report on Palo Alto Networks Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-19/PANW]

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Research Report

On July 17, 2013, Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Brocade) announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has approved the Brocade MLX and MLXe 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networking solutions to be added to the Unified Capabilities - Approved Products List (UC-APL). UC-APL provides a consolidated list of products that have completed the Interoperability (IO) and Information Assurance (IA) certification. According to the Company, the addition of the Brocade MLX and MLXe 100 GbE networking solutions to the DoD's options for Assured Services Local Area Networks (AS LAN) will help improve the robustness of the DoD's networks and create additional architectural flexibility. Further, the Company also added that with these new solutions in place the network managers will have more control and visibility over data flows, which help ensure more effective response to the changes in network traffic and data. The Full Research Report on Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-07-19/BRCD]

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