Aruba Networks Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) App Now Available on the App Store

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN) today announced that its Virtual Intranet Access (VIA) App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. The Wi-Fi-aware VPN application enables seamless security on both public and private wireless networks. VIA builds on Aruba’s Remote Networking portfolio, which offers automatic configuration of wireless device settings, requiring zero-touch for the end-user.

“Large-scale iPad deployment in businesses and schools requires a new set of networking solutions developed to ensure both that data on these devices remains secure, and that each user has access to the appropriate content,” said Rohit Mehra, director, Enterprise Communications Infrastructure, IDC. “Aruba VIA for iOS is designed to enable visibility into the devices on the network and greatly ease their deployment and management.”

The Aruba VIA App scans and selects the best secure connection back to the corporate network. Unlike ordinary VPN software, the Aruba VIA App offers a zero-touch end-user experience by automatically initiating an IPsec connection for remote users that are accessing corporate resources through the Internet. As a result, network access is seamless to users, no matter where they work or learn.

The Aruba VIA App also supports military-grade Suite B cryptography when used with the ArubaOS™ Advanced Cryptography (ACR) module running on an Aruba Mobility Controller. With ACR, Aruba VIA clients running iOS can securely access networks that handle controlled unclassified, confidential and classified information.

Aruba VIA App features include:

• Automatic, secure communications between clients and the corporate network
• Consistent end-user authentication over Aruba campus Wi-Fi, remote network from an Aruba Remote Access Point (RAP) or teleworkers’ VIA client
• Role-, device-, application- and location-based firewall policies enforced for local and remote access
• Built-in logging and diagnostics for remote troubleshooting of connectivity issues
• Military-grade Suite B cryptography when used with the ArubaOS Advanced Cryptography (ACR) module

“The Aruba VIA App further demonstrates Aruba’s commitment to enabling secure mobility for users wherever they may work, play or roam,” said Keerti Melkote, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Aruba. “Our Remote Networking portfolio helps ensure that businesses and schools have even better security in place for their mobile networks and initiatives than they do for their legacy wired infrastructure. With VIA for iOS, the same is now true for the most popular devices in both businesses and schools – iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.”

The Aruba VIA App is available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore (Search: Aruba VIA). Integrated with ArubaOS, the Aruba VIA App is activated by purchasing an Aruba Policy Enforcement Firewall for VPN (PEFV) license for any Aruba Mobility Controller.

For more information about VIA for iOS and the Aruba Remote Networking portfolio, visit the Aruba web site: http://www.arubanetworks.com/products/management-security-software-2/virtual-intranet-access-client.

About Aruba Networks, Inc.

Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company’s Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture unifies wired and wireless network infrastructures into one seamless access solution for corporate headquarters, mobile business professionals, remote workers and guests. This unified approach to access networks dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs.

Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com. For real-time news updates follow Aruba on Twitter and Facebook.

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