56% would be angry if their IT department accessed their personal data

Aruba Networks ClearPass Access Management System Now First BYOD Solution to Combine Network Control with Application and Device Management in a Single Platform

New Aruba WorkSpace Software Eliminates the High Capital and Resource Costs of Disparate BYOD Systems

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 13th, 2013: Aruba Networks, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, today announced Aruba WorkSpace, a new component of the company's ClearPass Access Management System. With the addition of Aruba WorkSpace, for the first time, Network Access Control (NAC), Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM) systems are a part of one solution and work together to secure company data and reduce BYOD helpdesk costs.

Underscoring the critical need for user privacy, a recent Mobile Device Security Survey commissioned by Aruba revealed that 56% in KSA who bring personal devices to work would feel 'angry' if they found out that their IT department had accessed personal data stored on their device. Of these 50% of KSA respondents say they wouldn't immediately report the loss of these devices to their IT department; this presents a significant security concern for enterprise IT.

With Aruba WorkSpace, the combination of MDM, MAM and NAC capabilities integrated into one platform allows IT to secure sensitive corporate data on these personal mobile devices without the high cost, significant resource investment, and potential loss of user privacy and productivity that can result from existing BYOD solutions.

"With mobile device and application proliferation accelerating at an unprecedented pace, IT departments simply need a solution that eliminates the extra work and expense associated with bridging the silos across the network, the device and the application," said Ammar Enaya, General Manager of Aruba Networks, Middle East: "By integrating our core strength for network access control and security we can streamline the BYOD process and take the burden and risk away from the IT department".

Aruba WorkSpace is built on an enterprise network policy system, making it network-fluent. This means higher network priority can be automatically assigned to work applications. In the event an employee's device connects to an untrusted network, Aruba WorkSpace can automatically establish application-specific VPNs to encrypt traffic and provide uninterrupted access to internal resources. Aruba WorkSpace can also restrict network access if a device is jail-broken or contains unapproved applications.

Mobile Device Management Partners Integrate for Network + Device + Application Management

As an alternative to its native device management functions, Aruba ClearPass features integration with top Mobile Device Management vendors, including AirWatch, FiberLink, JAMF Software, MobileIron and SOTI. This integration allows customers with existing MDM solution deployments or preferences to realise a combined value of integrated, context-based network policy, device onboarding and security, and a full range of mobile device management capabilities. This integration of Aruba ClearPass and MDM solutions can orchestrate critical mobile device security actions based on who the users are, what device they are using, what applications they are running, and their location. For example, mobile device cameras can be disabled if the device is in a secure, restricted location.

Aruba WorkSpace Mobile App Protects Personal Data, Secures Business Applications

In addition to providing comprehensive BYOD controls for IT, Aruba WorkSpace offers unparalleled end-user controls to personalise the BYOD experience and reduce the demands on helpdesk resources.  An Aruba WorkSpace mobile application is pushed to employee devices, allowing employees to access and manage work applications, share AirPrint and AirPlay devices with other users or groups, manage other on-boarded devices, and configure guest accounts. All aspects of BYOD are accessible to end users in one location.

To manage the use of personal, mobile devices, the Aruba WorkSpace mobile application provisions a separate, encrypted area on the devices for work applications and content. This gives IT full control over the corporate information in this encrypted space, but no visibility into personal areas of the device, thereby protecting employee privacy.

More than 40 ISV Partners Integrate with Aruba WorkSpace

Recognising that comprehensive BYOD management includes mobile applications as well as the mobile devices these apps are running, Aruba has already integrated 40 popular mobile applications for use with Aruba WorkSpace via its new WorkSpace Partner Programme, also announced today, and is continuing to add more. These include a wide variety of popular enterprise applications in the areas of file access, business analysis, collaboration, office document editors, education, enterprise productivity, healthcare and file sharing.

In addition, enterprise IT customers can quickly upload custom, internally-developed or third party applications to their unique Aruba WorkSpace Enterprise App Store for easy distribution and management. Rich, contextual security policies can then be applied to each application. Aruba WorkSpace also adds enterprise security features such as Active Directory authentication, jailbreak detection and content encryption to applications.

"The widespread adoption of iPads in the enterprise has created a massive shift in the way businesses operate.  Powerful productivity applications like Box are enabling today's knowledge workers to be more productive, responsive and effective in their roles, yet mobile security is critical," said Whitney Bouck, General Manager of Enterprise at Box. "Aruba's app-centric approach of securing business content in Box on mobile devices answers the needs of our security-conscious customers."

The ClearPass Access Management System is shipping now. The Aruba WorkSpace software for ClearPass is now in beta testing and will be available in July, 2013. A client-side software application called Aruba WorkSpace for both iOS and Samsung Android-based devices will be available from the Apple App Store and The Google Play marketplace, also in July, 2013

To find out more about Aruba WorkSpace, visit the following link:  www.arubanetworks.com/beyondMDM

About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company's Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture unifies wired and wireless network infrastructures into one seamless access solution for corporate headquarters, mobile business professionals, remote workers and guests. This unified approach to access networks enables IT organisations and users to securely address the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon, dramatically improving productivity and lowering capital and operational costs.

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