Aruba Networksis acquiringAirWave Wirelessfor £18.5m in stock
and cash to widen itsWi-Fioffering to firms.
AirWave is a leading provider of tools to centrally manage
large, multi-supplier wireless Lan, mesh, and WiMax networks.
Aruba said the acquisition will provide it with "best-in-class
multi-supplier mobility management tools, as well as a vehicle for
better supporting its expanding technology partner eco-system".
AirWave will operate as a business unit of Aruba, responsible
for enhancing the AirWave Wireless Management Suite software.
The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of
Aruba's 2008 fiscal year.