Investors will soon find out if Juniper's (JNPR Quote) four-year growth streak appears to be in grave danger.
The Sunnyvale, Calif., Internet gearmaker is due to report first-quarter earnings after the market's close Wednesday. Barring a surprise surge in sales, Juniper will deliver less revenue than it did in the fourth quarter.
Juniper had been one of the rare tech shops that consistently delivered sales growth and strong profits while rival Cisco (CSCO Quote) stagnated and peers like Lucent (LU Quote) and Nortel (NT Quote) stumbled.
Juniper's products enjoyed strong demand as telcos went shopping for big routers to help manage the traffic at network junction points. But the market has cooled, and Juniper hasn't found a new growth cycle to offset the decline. ...
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