Monday, June 13, 2005

Start-up edges Cisco for Microsoft Wi-Fi deal

Marguerite Reardon writes in C|Net News:

Aruba Networks has won a major wireless contract with Microsoft, beating out Cisco Systems.

Microsoft plans to use Aruba's wireless switches and roughly 5,000 Wi-Fi access points to replace its 6-year-old wireless gear from Cisco on its corporate campuses, Aruba plans to announce Monday.

The new deployment is considered one of the biggest of its kind in the world, serving more than 25,000 simultaneous users each day across more than 60 countries around the world. Microsoft will deploy the gear in 277 buildings covering more than 17 million square feet.

Financial terms of the contract have not been disclosed.


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