LITTLETON, Mass. -- West Ridge Networks, an innovator incarrier-grade IP service quality management, today announced that it haspartnered with Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR) to make its SQMworksservice quality management software fully compatible with JuniperNetworks JUNOS and JUNOSe operating systems and its J-, E-, M-, andT-series routing platforms that are deployed in networks worldwide.

West Ridge Networks has completed the integration and interoperabilitytesting necessary for its SQMworks software to access and analyzeJuniper-specific interface and routing information – directlycorrelating network performance to service quality.

West Ridge Networks is now a preferred partner in Juniper NetworksJ-Partner OSS & Network Management Alliance, a program formed tointegrate specialized applications that enable customers to managecomplex, multiservice environments. Juniper selects partners based ontheir business and technical leadership, as well as their customer andmarket traction.

“As service providers continue to deploy VPNs, VoIP and other advancedservices over their IP networks, OSS plays a critical role in ensuringpredictable, reliable delivery of services to meet service-levelagreements,” said Tony Scarfo, vice president of partner management,Juniper Networks. “West Ridge Networks’ SQMworks delivers added valueto our customers by analyzing, reporting and managing the quality of IPservices running over networks powered by Juniper Networks routingplatforms.”

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