Aruba and Infoblox Team to Secure the Enterprise

Introduce Turn-Key System that Combines Enterprise-Class Wireless and Network Identity Infrastructure Appliances to Make Deploying Wireless Simple, Fast and Easy

Infoblox Inc., the leading developer of network identity infrastructure systems, and Aruba Wireless Networks, Inc., a fast-growing enterprise infrastructure company and wireless LAN (WLAN) solution provider, today announced availability of a turn-key solution that helps enterprises radically reduce the time and complexity of delivering highly secure and easily managed mobility services. The combined solution, cross-tested and certified by both companies, includes Infoblox's purpose-built network identity appliances and Aruba's enterprise wireless LAN systems.

"Building a secure and scalable wireless LAN still requires a tremendous amount of integration among different network systems, services and utilities," said Brandon Bryant, network administrator at Legal Services of New York. "Being able to implement a best-of-breed system that doesn't lock me into a single vendor and works out of the box is the holy grail for network administrators. Aruba and Infoblox clearly understand this and are doing something about it."

Building a Secure Wireless Enterprise

Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services are essential to enabling secure wireless network deployments in an enterprise infrastructure. In most wireless environments, RADIUS technology is the solution of choice for enabling these services, and provides a standards-based interface by which wireless devices can verify passwords, distribute policies, and store usage data, either in locally stored databases or through integration with existing enterprise directories such as Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory and RSA Secure ID.

Integrating RADIUS servers with wireless infrastructure devices can be tedious and error-prone, owing to the extensive flexibility of RADIUS services and the need to tune configuration parameters specific to each wireless device and customer environment. In addition, conventional RADIUS solutions based on software deployed on commodity servers and general purpose operating systems can introduce significant security risks, reliability issues and unnecessary management overhead. These factors combine to complicate wireless installations, increase administration costs and leave enterprises open to attacks on the RADIUS infrastructure.

To address these concerns, Aruba and Infoblox have teamed to introduce a turn-key system that integrates Aruba's wireless LAN switches and the Infoblox RADIUSone(TM) appliance, a plug-and-play device that provides AAA functions to control remote and local user access.

Deployed as a hardened, easy-to-manage appliance with full support for 802.1x authentication, the Infoblox RADIUSone device provides inherent security benefits and simplifies installation and management. The joint solution has been interoperability tested and validated to provide a simple and secure means to add wireless capabilities to an existing LAN infrastructure.

"We are continually making it easier for customers to install and manage secure mobile environments," commented Keerti Melkote, co-founder, and vice president of product management and marketing at Aruba. "The Infoblox RADIUSone appliance provides a simple, secure, plug and play solution for AAA services that lets customers easily deploy Aruba wireless networks with the highest possible levels of security and reliability."

"As wireless networking has moved solidly into the mainstream, we've seen an increased demand from our customers for easier, more secure, and cost-effective ways to provide the AAA infrastructure necessary for secure mobility," said Richard Kagan, vice president of marketing at Infoblox. "With Aruba we can now deliver customers a unified system that increases wireless security while reducing the implementation and management pain that are typical of conventional software-based approaches."

Solunet, Inc. (Solunet), an independent total solutions provider offering network consultation, a best-of-breed equipment portfolio, technical support, and professional services for the telecommunications, enterprise and government industries, will be among the first partners to offer the joint solution.

Phil O'Reilly, CEO of Solunet, commented, "Solunet prides itself on providing expertise in wireless LAN, security and VoIP applications and consistently offering innovative solutions by evaluating new technologies and identifying opportunities to provide our customers leading-edge solutions. The Infoblox and Aruba combination provides clear management and security benefits for our customers in need of a simple, secure and manageable wireless solution."

Solunet plans to host in February a series of regional seminars highlighting the Infoblox and Aruba solution. Seminars will be on the following dates and times:

--  February 15, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in  Jacksonville, Florida;
--  February 16, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Tampa Bay, Florida; and
--  February 17, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Miami, Florida.
    

To register, visit http://scaredguy.arubanetworks.com/ or call 1.800.795.2814 ext. 1117.

For more information about Infoblox RADIUSone, visit:

http://www.infoblox.com/products/radiusone_overview.cfm.

For more information about the Aruba products, visit:

http://www.arubanetworks.com/products/.

About Aruba Wireless Networks, Inc.

Based in Sunnyvale, California, Aruba Wireless Networks (Aruba) is a fast-growing enterprise infrastructure company. Aruba pioneered the concept of centralized network systems to enable wireless, security and mobility services. The company's products help corporations address fundamental new changes taking place in enterprise networks caused by user mobility, security and wireless technology. Aruba markets and manufactures a complete line of network mobility and security systems that include wireless LAN switches, grid controllers, grid and access points along with advanced grid control software applications.

Privately held, Aruba has operations in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific and India and employs staff around the world. Aruba has received over $59 million in three rounds of venture funding from top-tier venture firms -- Matrix Partners, Sequoia Capital, Trinity Ventures and WK Technology Fund. Visit Aruba Wireless Networks at http://www.arubanetworks.com

About Infoblox

Infoblox is the leading developer of network identity appliances that provide a scalable, secure way for enterprises to manage the critical network identity protocols -- including DNS, DHCP, RADIUS and LDAP -- that link business applications to the network infrastructure. Infoblox products increase network control while lowering TCO by delivering services that are more secure and scalable, easier to manage, and more reliable than "build-your-own" server-software solutions. The Infoblox distributed appliance approach also provides a secure, integrated platform for centralizing the management of identity data and services across the network. With sales and marketing presence in more than 30 countries, Infoblox has over 400 customers from a wide range of industries, many of them Fortune 500 companies. For more information, call Infoblox at +1.408.716.4300, email info@infoblox.com or visit www.infoblox.com.

Aruba Wireless Networks is a trademark of Aruba Wireless Networks all trademarks of their respective companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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