Dell will sell and Juniper Networks' kit under its PowerConnect brand and work together on open, standards-based solutions for virtualized data centers and deliver technology solutions using Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), also known as Data Center Bridging (DCB) and iSCSI to improve network economics.

The companies said that as physical data center boundaries extend to virtual environments, from the traditional data center out to its branch offices then a new networking infrastructure will be required. The development and OEM deals will help customers avoid single-vendor lock-in, they said.

The products Dell will deliver under its PowerConnect brand include the Juniper Networks MX Series services routers, EX Series Ethernet switches and SRX Series services gateways, all running JUNOS Software. Dell expects to make these products available to customers via its direct and PartnerDirect channels.

Dell also plans to market, service and support Juniper's high-performance networking solutions to its large enterprise, small and medium business customers and public organizations.