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Glenelg Country School Links Wireless Projectors With Aruba Networks' 802.11N Wi-Fi(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/20/09 -- Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that the Glenelg Country School in Ellicott City, Maryland has deployed Aruba's adaptive wireless LAN for its centrally managed 802.11n wireless classroom multimedia projector system. The new system supports a mixture of laptop and tablet computers, and delivers real-time desktop projection to wireless multimedia projectors in each classroom. Prior to selecting Aruba the school evaluated a single channel network, but found that during periods of heavy traffic the throughput dropped and users were disconnected. In an on-site field trial the Aruba network was demonstrated to handle heavy traffic loads generated by teachers and students, while simultaneously providing uninterrupted desktop connectivity to multiple projectors. "Ours might not be the largest school, with 140 teachers and 825 students, but our electronic learning initiatives and networking requirements are as demanding as those of any school, regardless of size," said Mike von Paris, Glenelg Country School's Network Administrator. "We believe that mobility fosters creativity and collaboration, and we were determined to deploy an all-wireless learning environment even though wireless multimedia projectors and densely deployed tablet PCs present a networking challenge. Aruba's 802.11n Wi-Fi solution delivers the wireline reliability and drop-free roaming we want, and it's easy to manage. Also the price was very attractive. We had not originally intended to deploy an 802.11n network but the very competitive pricing enticed us make the switch now." Aruba's Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology lowers Wi-Fi deployment and maintenance costs by automating site surveys and using infrastructure-based controls to optimize the performance of Wi-Fi clients in real-time. Acting on their own, Wi-Fi clients do not always work cooperatively with other clients, or select the optimal band, channel, and access point. These issues are exacerbated in situations with high-bandwidth applications and densely-packed clients. ARM controls how Wi-Fi clients interact, helping to ensure that 802.11n data, voice, and video applications have sufficient network resources to operate properly. Tests conducted at the University of Washington showed that ARM increased 802.11n throughput by more than 200%, and enabled more than 100 laptops to reliably display multi-media lectures delivered from a single access point -- all without new software or infrastructure changes. "The new network offers higher throughput, better coverage, and more robust operation than the legacy 3COM wireless network it replaced," continued von Paris. "We have better management on the backend, access point set-up was foolproof, and the network planning feature showed us where to locate access points for maximum coverage. ARM manages all of the power and channel settings, freeing IT administrators from even needing to touch the system." Additional information on Aruba's line of 802.11n access points can be found on-line at http://www.arubanetworks.com/products/access-points/ap-120family.php. A free Farpoint Group white paper on ARM titled "Advances In Wireless Infrastructure Control" can be downloaded from Aruba's Web site at www.arubanetworks.com/arm2.0. About Aruba Networks People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to users, wherever they work or roam. Our mobility solutions enable the Follow-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 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 mobility solutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. 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 at http://twitter.com/ArubaNetworks. © 2009 Aruba Networks, Inc. AirWave®, Aruba Networks®, Aruba Mobility Management System®, Bluescanner, For Wireless That Works®, Mobile Edge Architecture, People Move. Networks Must Follow., The All-Wireless Workplace Is Now Open For Business, RFprotect, Green Island, and The Mobile Edge Company® are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 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