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For Immediate Release: 10-Nov-2009

AUSTRALIA – Aruba Networks, a global leader in 802.11n wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced the addition of a new Gold partner in Australia - GlobalConnect, a leading solutions integrator.

Aruba appointed GlobalConnect to its local channel network for its proven track-record and the obvious fit its wireless technology brings to the solutions integrator’s end-to-end product offer around telephony, networking, contact centre, videoconferencing and services.

"GlobalConnect is extremely pleased to be working with Aruba as a Gold partner. We remain dedicated to expanding the reach of Aruba’s leading edge technology and see this as a golden opportunity to invest in training our sales and services engineers to demonstrate the capabilities of wireless to our existing and new customers," said Pushkar Taneja, MD GlobalConnect Australia. "As the workforce continues to evolve in Australia, companies are increasingly recognising wireless is an advanced and affordable way to meet the needs of mobile, campus and remote workers – we believe Aruba is the best on the market and look forward to working together to deliver secure mobility solutions."

Greg Barnes, Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand, Aruba Networks said, "GlobalConnect has distinguished itself in the markets it serves by offering both expert consulting and best-in-class solutions. As a specialised partner with strong customer experience in data, voice, and video convergence as well as call centre applications, GlobalConnect is well positioned to support the growing demand in Australia for enterprise mobility solutions."

The Gold Partner status provides GlobalConnect with access to marketing and technical support around Aruba Networks’ products and services in the Australian market. Aruba Networks has uniquely integrated adaptive 802.11n wireless LANs, identity-based security, multi-vendor network management, and remote access into one cost-effective, high-performance mobility solution for campus and remote environments.

Aruba's secure mobility solutions are being used by thousands of organisations worldwide to reduce networking costs and dramatically improve user productivity with initiatives such as: Office Wireless LAN, Network Rightsizing, Guest Access, Network Access Control, Branch Office & Teleworker, Business Continuity, and “No Wireless” Policy Enforcement.

About Aruba Networks, Inc.
People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to users, wherever they work or roam. Our mobility solutions enable the Follow-Me Enterprise that moves in lock-step with users:

• Adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure that users are always within reach of mission-critical information;
• Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed;
• Remote networking solutions ensure uninterrupted access to applications as users move;
• 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.

About GlobalConnect Australia
GlobalConnect Australia is a leading IP telephony and contact centre integrator to organisations across Australia. With broad capabilities, GlobalConnect provides a comprehensive suite of converged solutions, advanced delivery and unequalled support services. We partner with our customers to deploy leading edge solutions that enable medium and large enterprises to transform the way they work and enhance their everyday performance with simple, flexible and reliable communications.

GlobalConnect Australia is a Gold BusinessPartner of Avaya in Australia, with specialisations in contact centre, unified communications and IP telephony. For further information, visit http://www.globalconnect.com.au

For further details visit www.globalconnect.com.au

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