Norwegian Embassies Go Wireless Worldwide With Aruba Networks
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure unified mobility solutions, today announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Norwegian Government has commenced deployment of Aruba wireless LANs at its embassies and offices worldwide. 60 embassies and offices will be deployed this year, and all 109 embassies will be completed by mid 2009. The network will offer secure wireless connectivity to employees, and extend the secure network to public areas of the embassies to support the introduction of multi-media biometric terminals. The solution will also offer guest access within the embassies, MFA’s campus in Oslo, and an all-wireless workplace within MFA’s education center in Oslo. The network is being provided by authorized Aruba integrator, Intelecom.
“We selected Aruba as the standard for our wireless deployments because it provided the security, scalability and simplicity of deployment needed for a worldwide network,” said Glenn Jone Ostebo, senior technical advisor at MFA. “Our embassy networks must be highly secure, both within the remote facilities and over the long-haul connections to Oslo. The biometric terminals we use for passports and visas are in public locations, but Aruba’s client-to-core security makes the wireless terminals more secure than devices on typical wired networks. Even with these sophisticated capabilities the solution is simple and cost-effective to deploy.”
Beyond the embassy networks, MFA is deploying Aruba’s Remote Access Point (RAP) technology at the homes of key staff. Targeted at organizations with mobile workers, RAP software is loaded into a standard Aruba access point and offers a truly instant-on, no set-up connectivity solution with the security of a VPN but no client software to manage. “We extend MFA’s secure wireless network into residences to allow employees to work securely away from the office, while offering a ‘family user SSID’ so that family members can benefit from a secure connection for Internet access,” continued Ostebo.
Aruba’s unified mobility networks securely deliver the enterprise network to users by integrating adaptive wireless LANs, identity-based security, application continuity services, and multi-vendor network management into a cohesive, high-performance system. Adaptive wireless LANs deliver follow-me connectivity to roaming users, and support standard Wi-Fi clients such as Intel Centrino. Aruba’s identity-based security associates policies with users instead of ports, delivering follow-me security that provides expanded mobility for users without compromising security.
“Enterprises like MFA that have remote sites need a variety of solutions to address mobility, access, and security requirements,” said Andreas Ferm, Aruba’s Nordics territory manager. “Aruba’s centralized architecture simplifies the management and support of remote sites, while enforcing security policies for all users regardless of the sites to which they roam. The RAP software offers a take-along connectivity solution that securely delivers the enterprise network anywhere a user travels while always enforcing established security policies.”
About MFA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the 109 foreign service missions, which include embassies, permanent delegations and general consulates, together make up the Foreign Service. The Foreign Service is an international, knowledge-based organisation, currently made up of 1400 people, of whom 770 are Ministry employees. At the Foreign Service missions, 630 staff members posted from Norway work alongside around 900 locally employed staff. A number of special delegates sent from various ministries and institutions in Norway are also connected to the foreign service missions. With its eight departments, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the largest ministry in the Norwegian government administration.
About Intelecom
Intelecom is a leading Scandinavian provider of advanced communication solutions to the enterprise market. The company delivers hosted and customer placed solutions covering networks, telephony, contact centers and unified communications applications. Intelecom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has subsidiaries in all Scandinavian countries and the UK. For more information, please visit: www.intele.com.
About Aruba Networks
People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to users, wherever they work or roam. Our unified mobility solutions include Wi-Fi networks, identity-based security, remote access and cellular services, and centralized multi-vendor network management to enable the Follow-Me Enterprise that moves in lock-step with users:
— Follow-Me Connectivity: Adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure that users are always within reach of mission-critical information; — Follow-Me Security: Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed; — Follow-Me Applications: Remote access solutions and cellular network integration ensure uninterrupted access to applications as users move; — Follow-Me Management: Multi-vendor network management provides a single point of control while managing both legacy and new wireless networks from both Aruba and its competitors.
The cost, convenience, and security benefits of our unified mobility solutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000(R) 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.
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