Shortly before the scheduled start of the trial, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (Division) reached a settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Juniper Networks (Juniper), allowing their $14 billion merger to proceed. The settlement, described by the agency as “novel,” requires divestiture of an HPE business line to a pre-approved buyer and at least one license of certain Juniper technology to one or more licensees that must be approved by the Division.