Press Releases for 2006
Aruba Networks Selected for Dense Campus-Wide Deployment at Southern New Hampshire University
December 19, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), a private, coeducational institution located in Manchester, has selected the Aruba Mobile Edge Architecture for a dense campus-wide wireless deployment. The mobile network currently consists of an Aruba 6000 mobility controller and 128 Aruba AP-61 access points (APs), and fulfills SNHU’s mandate to provide network access to every seat in every classroom across campus. Wireless access is also available in the student center, cafeteria, lounge and bookstore. In total, the network now delivers mobile wireless to 2,000 undergraduate day students and over 1,000 additional graduate/evening students from more than 23 states and more than 35 different countries. Read More »
Aruba Networks Files Registration Statement With SEC for an Initial Public Offering
December 15, 2006 – Aruba Networks, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Read More »
Aruba Networks Adds Three Members to Board Of Directors
December 11, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that it has added three industry veterans to its board of directors. The new directors are:
- Dan Warmenhoven, chief executive officer of Network Appliance, Inc.
- Bernard Guidon, industry consultant and 25-year veteran of Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Emmanuel T. Hernandez, chief financial officer at SunPower Corporation
Aruba Networks and Oki to Join Forces in Network Security
December 7, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6703) today announced that they will join efforts to deliver network security for Next-Generation Networks (NGN). The relationship leverages Aruba’s strengths in secure mobility technology and OKI’s strengths in QoS (Quality of Service) control technology for VoIP. The companies will work together to develop new solutions, perform systems integration and conduct joint marketing activities globally. Read More »
Group Lapeyre, a subsidiary of Group Saint Gobain, Selects Aruba Networks’ Mobile Edge for Industrial Sites
November 28, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that Group Lapeyre, a leading manufacturer and distributor of home improvement products in Europe, and a subsidiary of Group Saint Gobain, is expanding its deployment of Aruba’s Mobile Edge architecture. While Group Lapeyre has had Aruba’s mobility solutions deployed at its headquarters since 2004, the company is now extending this network to the Group’s industrial sites, including several factories, warehouses and shipping docks. Read More »
Leading German Engineering School Fachhochschule Gieflen-Friedberg Chooses Aruba for WLAN
November 23, 2006 – The Fachhochschule (FH) Gieflen-Friedberg, a technical university with around 9,000 students, has selected Aruba Networks Mobile Edge solution as the infrastructure for its new wireless LAN (WLAN). Aruba’s Mobile Edge network architecture assures secure mobile access to data within the university network, as well as mobile access to the Web, for staff, professors and students of the Fachhochschule. Read More »
San Dieguito Union High School District Selects Aruba as its Wireless Network Standard for K-12 Campuses
November 20, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) has chosen Aruba as the district standard for wireless networking. To date, the district office and three campuses have been deployed, and plans are in place to install Aruba mobility controllers and access points (APs) throughout the six remaining K-12 campuses. Read More »
Aruba Networks “Conquers Challenge of Wi-Fi Scalability” to Win “Clear Choice” Award from Network World in the World’s Largest Public Wi-Fi Test
November 13, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that it earned the prestigious “Clear Choice” award from Network World during the influential publication’s competitive test of large-scale Wi-Fi and Voice over Wi-Fi (Vo-Fi) solutions. In four separate tests for throughput, latency, VoIP call capacity and data roaming, Aruba was able to demonstrate that it can easily scale to meet enterprise demands for both large-scale Wi-Fi and Vo-Fi deployments. Aruba Networks received an overall score of 4.6 out of 5, receiving perfect scores of 5 for throughput and VoIP call capacity. Read More »
Aruba Networks Turns Up the Volume on Vo-Fi
November 6, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced several major new features and product enhancements designed to further strengthen Aruba’s already industry-leading Voice over Wi-Fi (Vo-Fi) performance and capabilities. Compliant with standards and Wi-Fi Alliance specifications, Aruba’s new features move beyond the baseline requirements, addressing the real-world needs of today’s most advanced Vo-Fi networks and solidifying the scalability, performance and manageability required before enterprises migrate to dual-mode/fixed-mobile convergence implementations. The addition of these features is the second of a five-phase plan for Aruba to bring Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) to enterprise networks. (See companion release, “Aruba Networks Unveils Plan for Enterprise Fixed-Mobile Convergence”) Read More »
Aruba Networks Unveils Plans for Enterprise Fixed-Mobile Convergence
November 6, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced comprehensive plans to enter the rapidly growing enterprise fixed-mobile convergence (E-FMC) market. E-FMC allows seamless handover of communications between Wi-Fi and cellular networks, promising greater mobility, user convenience, increased productivity and cost savings. Aruba laid out a five-phase plan to bring E-FMC capabilities to its user-centric enterprise mobility platform and will work with others across the E-FMC value chain including mobile handset manufacturers, IP-PBX vendors, FMC infrastructure vendors and mobile operators. Read More »
University of Washington Deploys Massive Aruba WLAN for Campus-wide Mobile Networking
October 30, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge company, today announced that the University of Washington—one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the Pacific coast—has completed the first phase of its three-year project to deploy ubiquitous mobile access across its Seattle campus. To date, the university has deployed fourteen Aruba 6000 mobility controllers and over 2,000 Aruba AP-70 access points (APs). The Aruba Mobile Edge wireless network, expected to be completed in the summer of 2008, will provide seamless mobility for 39,251 students and 27,600 faculty and staff across the entire Seattle campus, which comprises 218 buildings on 643 acres. Read More »
Emory University Selects Aruba for Campus Mobility
October 23, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that Emory University, recently ranked 18th among 248 universities in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college quality rankings, has completed the first phase of its Aruba Networks wireless LAN (WLAN) rollout, with 1,370 Access Points (APs) and 20 mobility controllers deployed across the university’s buildings, residential houses and hospitals. By the end of the calendar year, Emory plans to implement Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) in several portions of the network. When the deployment is complete, the Aruba network will provide wireless access to 11,300 students and 2,500 faculty members throughout Emory University, the graduate school of arts and sciences; professional schools of medicine, theology, law, nursing, public health, and Oxford College. Read More »
Brandeis University Completes Deployment of Secure Mobile Edge Network with Aruba Networks
October 16, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge company, today announced that Brandeis University has successfully completed the installation of an Aruba network that provides students with secure mobility and ubiquitous wireless access from anywhere on its 235-acre campus and from remote residential locations. Brandeis has deployed 820 Aruba AP-70 access points (APs) and six Aruba 6000 mobility controllers to cover 110 buildings on campus. In addition, Brandeis is also deploying Aruba’s Remote Access Point service to deploy VoIP phone services and mobile access for senior executives and others who work remotely. Read More »
Wireless and Mobility Leader Aruba Networks Sponsors Wireless Vulnerabilities and Exploits Database
October 10, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that it is sponsoring the Wireless Vulnerabilities and Exploits (WVE) database (www.wve.org), a vendor-neutral, community-based effort to catalog and disseminate information on the rapidly growing and evolving number of wireless security vulnerabilities. Josh Wright, Aruba’s senior security architect and a well-known expert on mobile security, will serve on the WVE’s editorial board and provide additional insight and guidance on the organization’s activities. Read More »
Aruba Networks Installs World’s Largest Wireless LAN at Ohio State University
October 9, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge company, today announced it has deployed its Mobile Edge solution at The Ohio State University in what is believed to be the world’s largest wireless LAN to date. When the rollout is complete, the Aruba wireless network will cover Ohio State University’s main campus-which comprises over 400 buildings and 25 million square feet, sitting on approximately 1,700 acres. The Aruba network will provide ubiquitous wireless access to the university’s student population of over 50,000, in addition to over 27,000 faculty and staff. Ohio State has estimated that over 3,000 Access Points (APs) are required for minimal coverage-and up to 10,000 APs may be required for optimal coverage, along with over 40 mobility controllers distributed across their three core router points of presence (POPs). Read More »
Aruba Networks Named “Networking Product of the Year” in the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards for the Second Year in a Row
October 4, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that it was awarded “Networking Product of the Year” at the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards presented last week in London. This is the second consecutive year that Aruba has received this honor. Read More »
Historic Luxury Hotel and Host to Annual Nobel Prize Laureates Deploys Aruba Networks Wireless LAN
October 2, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that the historic Grand Hotel in Stockholm has implemented Aruba’s wireless LAN (WLAN) technology throughout its hotel to better service hotel and conference guests. The luxury hotel, built in 1874, attracts guests from around the world and is a renowned international meeting place. Most notably, the Grand Hotel is host to the annual Nobel Prize laureates. Read More »
Aruba Networks Named as 2006 Readers’ Choice Award Winner by Windows IT Pro
September 28, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that its family of enterprise-class secure controlled Access Points (APs) was named the winner in the Network Infrastructure category of the 2006 Windows IT Pro Readers’ Choice Awards. Kim Paulsen, Group Publisher of Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro, announced the winners of the fifth-annual contest. Read More »
Aruba Networks Delivers Flexible Learning Possibilities for Pupils at Leading UK Undependant School
September 28, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that Bradfield College, one of the country’s leading independent schools, has implemented Aruba’s wireless LAN (WLAN) technology into the school’s classrooms and boarding houses. The introduction of Aruba technology provides some 650 pupils with wireless network access, no longer limiting when and where learning can take place. Many pupils can now enjoy the flexibility of wirelessly accessing the Internet from both classrooms and the comfort of their own private study bedrooms, supporting their daily research and study requirements. Read More »
Aruba Networks Adds More Muscle to Leadership Team as User Mobility Changes the Face of Enterprise Networks
September 6, 2006 – In response to significant growth in its business across all regions, and increased demand for purpose-built mobility systems, Aruba Networks today announced key additions to its leadership team that will help prepare the company to breakaway in 2007. Read More »
Aruba Networks to Offer Wireless Networks to the U.S. Government Under General Dynamics’ NETCENTS Program
August 16, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced a joint marketing and reseller agreement with General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), under the U.S. Air Force Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, to offer wireless LAN (WLAN) and mobility technology to the U.S. government. Read More »
Aruba and Airwave Team to Migrate Legacy Access Points to Next-Generation Centralized WLANs
July 17, 2006 – Aruba Networks and AirWave Wireless today announced the integration of Aruba’s next-generation enterprise wireless products with the AirWave Wireless Management Suite network management software. Read More »
Aruba Networks Delivers the Only Wireless LAN System to Comply with Department of Defense Mandate for Wireless Access and IDS
June 28, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge company, today announced that it is delivering the only Wireless LAN (WLAN) system that meets all requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) recent mandate on secure wireless access and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Read More »
Aruba Networks and Nomadix Team to Deliver Wireless Networks for the Hospitality, Real Estate and Public Hotspot Markets
June 20, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced a joint marketing agreement with Nomadix, the leading supplier of intelligent network devices and interconnect services for guest access, digital cities, and carrier hotspots, to target the hospitality, Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) real estate, and public hotspot markets. Read More »
Aruba Checks In to the Hospitality Market with the Most Secure WLAN for Hotels
June 20, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that Zerowire, a leading national systems integrator with a focus on the hospitality market, has become the company’s latest Solution Provider partner; further strengthening Aruba’s presence in this growing market segment. Read More »
Aruba Networks Takes Enterprise Wi-Fi Scalability to New Levels with Innovative Mobility Controller Enhancements
June 19, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today released major enhancements to its enterprise WLAN system that extends scalability to ten times that of competitive solutions. Read More »
Aruba Networks Teams with Juniper Networks to Deliver Secure Enterprise Mobility Solutions
June 19, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced it has joined the Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) J-Partner Solutions Alliances program, enabling joint customers to extend their investment in Juniper’s security products across their mobile workforces. Read More »
Ruckus Wireless and Aruba Networks Team to Bring Reliable 802.11n to Enterprises, Service Providers and Consumers
June 19, 2006 – Ruckus Wireless and Aruba Networks today announced that they are collaborating on the development of advanced 802.11n products and technologies that help coprorations, service providers and consumers safely migrate to the next generation of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi). Read More »
Oklahoma State University Selects Aruba for Campus-wide Wireless Network
May 24, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that its industry-leading centralized WLAN technology has been deployed across Oklahoma State University’s Tulsa (OSU-Tulsa) and Center for Health Sciences (CHS) campuses. Read More »
BCIT, Canada’s Premier Polytechnic, Selects Aruba for Innovative Educational Initiative
May 24, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has chosen Aruba Networks for its wireless rollout and, to date, has successfully completed the first phase of a three-year plan to deliver ubiquitous wireless access across its five-campus system. Read More »
Aruba Networks Teams with RIM to Deliver Seamless, Secure Voice and Data Services to the Mobile Edge
May 2, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company today announced plans to extend its on-campus voice and data services throughout the enterprise wireless network with support for the BlackBerry® WLAN (Wireless LAN) solution from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM). Read More »
AirMagnet and Aruba Networks Announce New WLAN Analyzer Applications on Aruba Networks’ Mobility Platform
May 1, 2006 – Today at Interop Las Vegas, AirMagnet, the leader in wireless network assurance, and Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, announced that AirMagnet’s wireless LAN analyzer applications have been enabled to run on Aruba Networks’ award-winning wireless LAN (WLAN) and mobility platform, combining the market’s most comprehensive wireless troubleshooting and analysis software with the industry’s highest performing and most scalable enterprise mobility platform. Read More »
Aruba Networks to Demonstrate Application of Microsoft Nap in Securing Mobile Networks at Interoplabs
April 26, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that it will be demonstrating interoperability between its Mobile Edge portfolio of products and Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) technology at the Interop conference and exhibition as part of the InteropLabs. Read More »
Aruba Networks Named WLAN Provider for Interop Las Vegas 2006 for Unprecedented Third Time
April 19, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that the company has been named as the official wireless network provider for the InteropNet Event Network during Interop Las Vegas 2006, taking place April 30-May 5 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Read More »
Aruba Chairman and Ceo Switch Roles to Set Stage For Next Phase Of Growth
April 10, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced that Don LeBeau, president and CEO, will become the company’s new chairman of the board. The current chairman of the board, Dominic Orr will resume the role of Aruba’s new president and CEO. Both moves are effective immediately. Read More »
Aruba Networks Becomes The First Wireless Switch Vendor Certified To Provide Secure 802.11i Wireless Lans To The U.S. Government
April 3, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge company, today announced that it is the first vendor certified by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) as having achieved Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 level 2 validation for IEEE 802.11i wireless LAN systems. This makes Aruba the first company able to provide secure wireless LANs (WLANs) to the U.S. Federal government using the IEEE 802.11i standard. Read More »
Aruba Networks Passes Ultimate Security Test at European Hacker Conference
March 9, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, announced today that the wireless infrastructure it provided for participants at the 22nd Chaos Communication Congress (22C3) Hackers Congress in Berlin, December 2005, successfully fought off all network attacks and intrusion attempts. Read More »
Aruba
Wins Network World’s Annual “Best of the Tests” Award for Mobile Edge
Products in the Wireless Category
March 6, 2006 – Aruba Wireless Networks (Aruba) today announced it was named Network World’s “Best of the Tests” annual winner in the Wireless category for its Aruba 2400 and Aruba 800 mobility controllers and the AP 61 access point. Read More »
Aruba Networks to Demonstrate Power of Microsoft’s Network Access Protection in Securing WLANs
February 15, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, is publicly demonstrating interoperability between its Mobile Edge portfolio of products and Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) technology for the first time at the RSA Conference. Aruba is demonstrating how enterprises can use NAP to securely extend mobility. Read More »
Aruba Networks Extends Wireless Location and Tracking Capabilities
February 13, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced enhanced location tracking capabilities with the company’s location application programming interface (API) and demonstrated interoperability with leading Wi-Fi location technology company Ekahau. Read More »
Aruba Transforms Learning in Kent at Homewood School
February 1, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, has worked closely with the Kent County Council Digital Curriculum Team and systems integrator the KMH Group to change the way in which the curriculum is delivered at Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre. Read More »
Aruba Networks Extends Mobile Edge Portfolio with Products for Branch Office and Retail Environments
January 16, 2006 – Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced the Aruba 200 Mobility Controller and Aruba Mobility Management System to address the specific wireless, mobility, and security needs of branch office and retail store environments. Read More »