Aruba Networks Selected By AlwaysOn As Top 100 Private Company Award Winner
Third Consecutive Year being Named a Top Innovator
Sunnyvale, CA - June 29, 2005 - Aruba Networks, a leading supplier of next generation mobility systems, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. Aruba Networks was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on a set of five criteria - innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.
The AO 100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO 100 consists of private companies at all stages of development, from early to late stage.
Aruba is a market leader in next generation mobility system that help enterprise migrate from fixed network to completely mobile environments. Aruba's award-winning mobility products, including mobility controllers, access points and advanced mobility software - help companies address profound new changes in enterprise networking caused by the proliferation of 802.11 wireless technology and the insatiable demand for user mobility.
"The AO 100 companies are shaping today's web-driven, connected environment," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "We were inundated with nominations from leading companies, many of which I hope will appear on our list next year. My congratulations to each AO 100 winner - these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year."
"With only 25 other companies making it a third year in a row, we feel honored to be recognized as a clear leader and innovator in the enterprise mobility sector", said Don LeBeau, president and CEO of Aruba Networks.
The AO 100 will be honored at the AO2005: Innovation Summit at a VIP reception at 5.00pm on July 19, 2005 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California.
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