Aruba Networks has unveiled its Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture, which the company says is expected to cater to the growth of enterprise mobility and provide context-aware networking for the post-PC era.
Aruba said that the new architecture will facilitate the evolution from Ethernet port-centric to mobility-centric access networks, and will be delivered centrally from the data centre across thin mobility access "on-ramps".
The new architecture will offer IT organisations with a purpose-built but flexible offering for enabling mobility, and a clear path to shift expensive investments away from legacy wired access networks.
The MOVE architecture includes mobile device access control (MDAC) solution for Apple iOS devices; ArubaOS 6.1 mobility services; "Network Rightsizing for Mobility"; and ubiquitous, affordable network "On-ramps".
The MDAC offering is designed for zero-touch, secure provisioning of Apple iOS mobile devices and provides secure network access to facilitate the "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) phenomenon.
ArubaOS Mobility Services enable the development, deployment and enforcement of a single set of network services that manage security, policy and network performance for every user and device on the network, regardless of access type.
Deployed centrally with private or public cloud-based management, the services enable a necessary shift away from more than 20 years of Ethernet port-centric network architectures to reduce costs and enable workforce mobility, the company claims.
Aruba also announced the Mobile Device Fingerprinting technology that enables the network to identify and monitor Apple iOS and other mobile device platforms.
The MOVE architecture enables further cost reduction through "Network Rightsizing for Mobility", which reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the access network by up to 70% when compared to legacy port-based network architectures.
Aruba president and CEO Dominic Orr said the Aruba MOVE architecture represents a real opportunity for businesses to not only rightsize their networks, but to rightsize their operations.
"Securely enabling users to work when and where they like results in increased productivity for both IT and users, as well as the opportunity for significant cost reduction," Orr said.
