Juniper Networks today announced that Lembaga Tabung Haji, a Malaysian government-linked financial organization, has deployed the ISG 2000 firewall and virtual private network (VPN) systems to protect its infrastructure against malicious threats and network attacks. "Tabung Haji selected the Juniper firewall/VPNs because of its proven reliability, high level of granular security policy customization and excellent technical support," said Wan Ahmad Kamal, Juniper Networks sales director for Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Vietnam. "The ISG 2000 firewall/VPN systems not only offer firewall defense, but also a secure way for the staff to remotely access essential resources." Lembaga Tabung Haji (better known as Tabung Haji or the Pilgrim Fund Board of Malaysia) is a financial services organization with over 120 branches nationwide. It provides savings services in line with Islamic principles to help Muslims planning a pilgrimage to Mecca. The Juniper Networks ISG 2000 systems were deployed at Tabung Haji's data centers to provide firewall/VPN protection, as well as secure access services for the organization's staff and customers. The award-winning Juniper Networks ISG 2000 is a fully integrated firewall/VPN system with intrusion detection and prevention capabilities. Providing multi-gigabit performance, the ISG 2000 is a purpose-built security solution that enables secure, reliable connectivity with protection against existing and emerging application level threats, such as spyware, worms and trojans. It is ideally suited for securing enterprise, carrier and data center environments where advanced applications, such as VoIP and streaming media dictate consistent, scalable performance. "Tabung Haji's deployment of our security solution is a perfect match of traditional practices being executed with cutting-edge technology," said Kamal. "The ISG 2000, together with Juniper's entire portfolio of enterprise security solutions, will be essential to protecting Malaysia's continued economic and technological development." For related ISG customer news today, please see press release titled "Juniper Networks Customers Secure and Assure Their Networks With Next-Generation Firewall."