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Aruba Networks, Inc. is a networking vendor selling enterprise wireless LAN and edge access networking equipment.〔(WiFi Alliance - Certified Products )〕 The company has over 1,800 employees and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Aruba's core products are access points (APs), mobility controllers, and network management software through their Airwave Management Platform product. According to the Dell'Oro Report published in Q211, Aruba ranked #2 in market share in the wireless LAN market.〔 〕 In May 2009, the company introduced the Virtual Branch Network (VBN) family of products targeting branch offices and remote locations. Gartner has positioned HP and Aruba as a leader in their 2015 Wired and WLAN Access Infrastructure Magic Quadrant Report. According to Gartner, “the combination of HP's wired switching line with Aruba's WLAN and mobility products creates a strong access solution.” In Gartner’s own words: ”In 2015, HP acquired Aruba Networks. The combination of HP's wired switching line with Aruba's WLAN and mobility products creates a strong access solution. When measured by 2014 revenue, this deal combines the No. 2 campus switching vendor with the No. 2 WLAN vendor. We anticipate that the new division will continue to leverage the HP internal switching line, but will promote Aruba Network's WLAN portfolio and ClearPass to be the flagship WLAN and policy management software, while Aruba's AirWave and HPE's Intelligent Management Center (IMC) management applications will be merged. Clients globally should consider HPE (Aruba Networks) for all wired/WLAN access layer opportunities.“ According to Gartner’s 2015 Critical Capabilities report, Aruba Networks, an HP company, led all of the wireless LAN access categories and with the addition of HP’s Ethernet switching line, was a close 2nd in wired only. This shows how the unified organization offers industry recognized leading solutions for networking. ==Corporate history== Aruba was founded in 2002 by Keerti Melkote and Pankaj Manglik. The company was venture backed by Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners. In 2005, it entered into an agreement to provide OEM equipment to Alcatel-Lucent.〔Network World: ("Alcatel, Nortel Ink Wireless OEM, Development Deals" ),〕 Aruba went public in March 2007. It acquired the wireless security business of Network Chemistry later that year. In 2008 it purchased AirWave Wireless, a vendor of wireless network management software.〔Network World: (Aruba acquires WLAN management vendor AirWave )〕 Aruba was first to market with purpose-built 802.11ac AP and has the second largest market share of 802.11ac APs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS25453915 )〕 On March 2, 2015, Hewlett-Packard announced that it would acquire Aruba for $2.7 Bn. On May 19, 2015, HP completed the acquisition of Aruba Networks for a transaction value of $3 billion. Aruba is now wholly owned by HP and has been combined into the HP Networking business within HP’s Enterprise Group organization.〔(Aruba Networks )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aruba Networks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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