Juniper and Microsoft cooperate to enhance IPTV infrastructure security

June 5th, 2006 — Juniper Networks, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a global agreement to deliver high-performance security solutions that enhance protection for IP networks, services and applications. The companies are collaborating to provide end-to-end security with superior levels of quality and reliability to address the needs of their service provider customers. With this agreement, Juniper can offer IPTV network security solutions to customers of Microsoft TV IPTV Edition.

The Juniper Firewall and Firewall IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention) products complement the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition content security mechanisms to help protect the infrastructure from malicious traffic and attacks such as worms, trojans, spyware and application layer threats. In addition, Juniper will offer various security consulting services that assist operators to assess service infrastructure vulnerabilities and design network security solutions.

“Microsoft is committed to building upon its IPTV solution with leading technologies that will contribute to the success and adoption of IPTV services,” says Christine Heckart, general manager of marketing for Microsoft TV. “Juniper delivers a unique security solution for the IP infrastructure that will add a layer of network security and enable operators to more reliably utilise IP networks to deliver a range of next-generation television services and experiences.”