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Motorola and Aruba Networks Announce Collaboration on the All-Wireless Enterprise and Resolution of Patent Dispute
Companies Sign a Wireless LAN Infrastructure Cross-License Agreement

Aruba Networks, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ARUN) and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) -- together with its
subsidiaries Symbol Technologies, Inc., Wireless Valley Communications,
Inc. and AirDefense, Inc. -- today announced that they have reached an
agreement that settles all outstanding intellectual property disputes
between the two companies. The disputes involved patents owned by both
parties, and the settlement includes a cross-licensing agreement.
"We are pleased to have reached an amicable business resolution outside of
the courts," said Gene Delaney, President of Motorola's Enterprise Mobility
Solutions Business. "Additionally, we are actively exploring technical and
business opportunities of mutual interest associated with the all-wireless
enterprise."
"We are delighted to put this legal dispute behind us," said Keerti
Melkote, Aruba's co-founder and Chief Technical Officer. "We also look
forward to working with Motorola on improving the all-wireless enterprise
for the benefit of customers and to advance the state of technology."
About Aruba Networks
People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to
users, wherever they work or roam, using a combination of award-winning
solutions:
-- Adaptive 802.11n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure that
users are always within reach of mission-critical information. Rightsizing
expensive wired LANs by replacing them with high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi
reduces both capital and operating expenses;
-- Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing
those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed;
-- Remote networking solutions for branch offices, fixed telecommuters,
and satellite facilities ensures uninterrupted remote access to
applications;
-- 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.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is
focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband
communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety
solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading
the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and
governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had
sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit
www.motorola.com.
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