BULL DOGS News: AAMU Partners with Aruba Networks
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on May 29, 2012 SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 29, 2012 – Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) today announced that Alabama A&M University (AAMU) is deploying a mobile access network based on the Aruba Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture to provide secure, reliable wireless coverage to students, staff and faculty. The new wireless network, which is being deployed in three phases, is designed to provide users with pervasive access across the entire campus using their desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones. With a student enrollment of more than 5,000, in addition to some 1,000 faculty and staff, AAMU has quickly moved from a ranking of 28th to 18th in the U.S. MarrowGregSmall.jpg News & World Report’s 2012 college rankings. According to Greg Marrow, Chief Information Officer, for Alabama A&M University Information Technology Services, more students are evaluating the university than ever before and, as a result, AAMU believes that it is critical to provide innovative technology solutions that will help attract and retain students as well as assist them in graduating. According to Marrow, one of the university’s primary goals is to ensure that students have even better wireless network performance than they have at home and that they are able to access the network with the device of their choice. The university also wants to give students the ability to log into its learning management systems to view their personal records, academic information and class assignments from their dorm rooms, not just common areas within the residence halls. It also recognizes the need to accommodate the growing number of mobile devices on the network including iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Using the Aruba Networks 6000 Series Mobility Controller, approximately 260 Aruba AP-105 access points and the Aruba AirWave Management System, the university is confident that it will achieve all of these goals. AAMU recently completed the first phase of its Aruba wireless deployment, delivering access to all ten of its residence halls. Phase two of the deployment, with an estimated completion date of August 2012, will focus on the academic buildings across campus, ensuring that wireless is available in the classrooms. Phase three, with a projected completion date of December 2012, will enable wireless in all outdoor common areas across campus. More: http://www.aamu.edu/news/2011/Pages/AAMU-J... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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