Aruba Networks Added to the Russell 2000 Index
Inclusion in the Benchmark Index Highlights Aruba's Performance in the
Small-Cap Segment of the U.S. Equity Market
SUNNYVALE, CA, July 23, 2007 - Aruba Networks, a global leader in
wireless LAN and secure mobility solutions, today announced that it has been added to the Russell 2000® Index and Russell 3000® Index after the Russell Investment Group reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 22, 2007. Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for both index funds and as benchmarks for passive and active investment strategies.
Aruba's networks are widely used by business, education, finance, government, healthcare, technology, and retail customers to securely and reliably deliver enterprise data, voice, and video applications to users wherever they work - in the office, at home, in a hotel, on the road.
Follow-me networking ensures that users remain connected to the enterprise at all times via Aruba's best-in-class wireless LANs, as well as over conventional wired networks, wide area networks, and mobile phone networks. Follow-me security enshrouds users with the same level of protection when they travel as they enjoy in the office. Innovative business continuity solutions allow executives and staff to work from home or back-up locations in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.
"The inclusion of Aruba in the Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes speaks very favorably about our momentum in the market," said Dominic Orr, Aruba's president and CEO. "This event is especially significant given that we are a newly public company. Russell is a highly regarded benchmark, and we hope that our inclusion will generate additional institutional investor interest in the company and our stock."
The annual reconstitution of the Russell 2000 captures the 2000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization. The largest 3000 ranked companies become the Russell 3000.
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba's user-centric architecture provides access to enterprise data, voice and video
applications across wired and wireless LAN, WAN, and carrier networks without compromising security or mobility. Follow-me security and access policies are centrally managed and associated with users, not ports, and are enforced regardless of where users roam within or outside of the enterprise. Aruba's solution suite encompasses ArubaOS software running on a range of Mobility Controller hardware platforms, value-added application software modules including an enterprise FMC option, network management software, wired and wireless access points, and valued-added access point software modules including a secure enterprise mesh option for wire-free networking. Based in Sunnyvale, California, Aruba has operations
throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. To learn more, visit Aruba at www.arubanetworks.com.
About Russell Investment Group
Russell Investment Group aims to provide financial security for people by providing strategic advice, world-class implementation, state-of-the-art performance benchmarks, and a range of institutional-quality investment products. With more than $200 billion in assets under management, Russell serves individual, institutional and advisor clients in more than 40 countries. Russell provides access to some of the world's best money managers. It helps investors put this access to work in corporate defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and in the life savings of individual investors. Russell's indexes are unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly. To learn more, visit Russell at www.russell.com.
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