"Offering wireless access in every classroom affords teachers with theopportunity to use laptops and wireless devices in novel ways," said JoelHames, the Tamalpais Union High School District's Senior Director ofInformation Technology. "To accomplish this we needed to provideubiquitous wireless access with integrated security to preserve networkintegrity and privacy. Our previous wireless efforts were ad-hoc, at best,with staff members bringing wireless access points as needed to solvespecific access issues. We selected Aruba because the platform offered acomprehensive suite of tools for managing and maintaining our wirelessnetwork. The management user interface, myriad options for access controland authentication, and the fantastic references all convinced us thatAruba's solution was far superior to the others we were considering."

The district's installation included three MMC-6000 Multi-Service MobilityControllers, 175 access points, and the AirWave Management Platform. Allclassrooms and common areas have Wi-Fi access. Aruba's security systemidentified and eliminated dozens of rogue access points, while the AirWavesystem centrally manages and monitors both the secure internal network andthe guest network for use by non-District users.

Aruba's mobility solutions securely deliver networks to users byintegrating adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, voice overWi-Fi solutions, and multi-vendor network management into a cohesive,high-performance system. By automatically adjusting the Wi-Fi network toaccommodate user behavior, interference, and nearby networks, Arubasimplifies wireless LAN set-up and operation.

"Many school districts are deploying mobile computer carts and handhelddevices together with interactive learning applications foranytime/anywhere learning," said Robert Fenstermacher, Aruba's head ofeducation marketing. "Making the most of these mobile teaching resourcesrequires pervasive and reliable wireless access. School systems, like theTamalpais Union High School District, increasingly turn to Aruba forwireless solutions because our networks offer both the best value andbest-in-class performance."

About Aruba Networks

People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks tousers, wherever they work or roam. Our mobility solutions enable theFollow-Me Enterprise that moves in lock-step with users:

-- Adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure that users are always within reach of mission-critical information;-- Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed;-- Remote networking solutions and fixed mobile convergence ensure uninterrupted access to applications as users move;-- Multi-vendor network management provides a single point of control while managing both legacy and new wireless networks from Aruba and its competitors.

The cost, convenience, and security benefits of our secure mobilitysolutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on theNASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California,and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and AsiaPacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba athttp://www.arubanetworks.com.

© 2008 Aruba Networks, Inc. AirWave®, Aruba Networks®, ArubaMobility Management System®, Bluescanner, For Wireless That Works®,Mobile Edge Architecture, People Move. Networks Must Follow., RFProtect,The All Wireless Workplace Is Now Open For Business, Green Island, and TheMobile Edge Company® are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc. All rightsreserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respectiveowners.

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