Aruba Networks agreed to acquire privately-held Avenda Systems, a developer of network security solutions for connecting personal mobile devices to business networks. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Avenda Systems offers an identity-based policy engine that helps corporate networks maintain security where employees bring their on device. Avenda’s eTIPS solution and complementary applications provide a scalable identity-aware network access security platform that offers role-based policy control, differentiated access, endpoint health checks, managed guest/contractor access, extensive per-user reporting, and enforcement options.
“This acquisition is fundamentally about arming our customers with a simple, cost-effective and device-agnostic approach to connecting and securing BYOD users,�? said Hitesh Sheth, chief operating officer at Aruba. “Legacy networking vendors have struggled to deliver a purpose-built solution for today’s mobility age. Faced with the BYOD phenomenon, IT departments need to deliver policy and control to a wide range of mobile devices and PCs over their existing networks. Together, Aruba and Avenda are poised to deliver the ideal answer.�?http://www.arubanetworks.com http://www.avendasys.com/
- Avenda Systems was founded in 2006 by a group of ex-Cisco engineers (Krishna Prabhakar and Santhosh Cheeniyil). The company is based in Santa Clara, California.
Investors in Avenda include OVP Venture Partners, private parties, the United States Department of Defense (DoD), including U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency, and Department of Homeland Security.
