The two companies will share information and technological development operations to combine their respective expertise in providing network security products and services. Security software market leader Symantec and networking giant Juniper Networks announced a new strategic partnership on Sept. 12 aimed at tapping into the two massive companies’ respective capabilities in defending corporate networks from outside attacks. Labeled by the companies’ leading executives as a nonexclusive partnership of strategy and direction, the vendors said the primary benefit of the tie-up will be their ability to share information about emerging threats to help their customers prepare for attacks faster and more cost effectively.