TAIPEI, Taiwan — Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) announced cooperation with Juniper Networks to launch a cyber protection system for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), yesterday.

google_protectAndRun(“ads_core.google_render_ad”, google_handleError, google_render_ad);The system, the FET SME Cyber Protection, will provide customers with real-time anti-virus, anti-hacker and anti-spam shield, guaranteeing a safe cyber environment for businesses.

According to a survey by the Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan sees a potential NT$16 billion information security market because of the proliferation of IT security breach cases and increased business consciousness on cyber safety.

Since acquiring Information Security Service Digital United Inc. in 2004, the FET, the telecommunications arm of the Far Eastern Group, has been making big moves in the market. By teaming up with the Sunnyvale, California-based Juniper Networks, which was ranked as the 4th most admired networking communications company in the world by Fortune Magazine, FET effectively stepped up its game in cyber security.

“In the fiercely competitive business environment, cyber security issues such as attacks by virus, hackers, spam, etc. have substantial impact on businesses’ productivity,” Jeffey Gee, president of the FET affiliated New Century Information Communication, said. “On top of that, enterprises also have specific needs to protect their sensitive business information. By cooperating with Juniper Networks, FET establishes the ‘Twin Towers’ of cyber protection that provide the best guard for SMEs.”

Juniper, on the other hand, sees its cooperation with FET as a significant development in Taiwan’s telecommunication and IT industry. “Juniper Networks have confidence in the FET’s ability to be ahead of the market in providing well-thought innovative services with added-value to the customers,” Adam Judd, Juniper Networks’ senior vice president for Asia Pacific, said. “We are glad to have the chance to closely cooperate with FET. It is a milestone for us.”

“We share FET’s passion to provide fast, reliable, safe and easy-to-use network services to our customers. We believe this strategic alliance will combine the strength of the products of both of Juniper Networks and FET to provide the best choice of information security service to customers,” he added.

The FET SME Cyber Protection system combines FET’s expertise in telecommunications and customer service with Juniper’s well-known products and after-sales support capability. The system will therefore boost a seamless integration of the front- and back-end services to effectively protect companies’ e-mail systems and increase bandwidth. The system will also provide comprehensive evaluation of businesses’ Web sites to identify possible weaknesses and find the best ways to address them. It will also issue notifications on cyber attack trends and warnings for impending attacks.

The business of Juniper includes the design and sales of Internet Protocol network products and services. Juniper’s products include routers families of T-series, M-series, E-series, MX-series, and J-series; EX-series Ethernet switches, WX-series WAN optimization devices, and SRC Session and Resource Control appliances. With products widely used in the large networks globally, Juniper is a leader in high-performance networking.

From Chinapost.com