Cisco, Microsoft pledge security interoperability
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Cisco Systems and Microsoft are teaming up to make their security architectures interoperable in an effort to keep worms and viruses off corporate networks. On Monday, the companies plan to announce a partnership that will allow them to share technology and integrate security features on Cisco's networking gear and Microsoft's server and desktop products.
Earlier this year, each of the companies introduced its own "end to end" security architecture. Unfortunately for customers, the proposed architectures were not interoperable. Because the companies had not officially pledged they would work together, customers feared they would be forced to choose between a Cisco implementation or one from Microsoft.