Aruba Networks voor 3 miljard dollar overgenomen door HP

HP koopt voor 3 miljard dollar wlan-specialist Aruba Networks. Het Californische Aruba Networks heeft een marketcap van twee miljard dollar en heeft steeds meer klanten in Nederland.

HP wil met de overname zijn wireless aanbod voor Wi-Fi omgevingen versterken. Daar moet het pittig concurreren tegen partijen zoals Cisco (Meraki), Aerohive, Alcatel-Lucent, Netgear, Ruckus en andere partijen.

Aruba Networks ceo Dominic Orr (foto) meldt in een brief aan zijn klanten en partners dat de twee bedrijven nu twee krachten combineren:

It’s with great excitement that I would like to share with you some important information about Aruba Networks. Today, we announced that we have entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by HP.  Upon completion of this transaction, Aruba will combine our innovation engine and specialized sales, marketing and customer service model with HP’s existing networking business to form what I believe will be a leading force in business mobility.

First and foremost, I am excited to share that I will be leading this new combined business, along with Aruba co-founder Keerti Melkote.  We have always taken great pride in our company’s ‘Customer First, Customer Last’ culture, and both Keerti and I will be dedicated to continuing and expanding all of the business and technology principles that have made Aruba an agile, highly responsive company for the past 13 years.

So why is this move a good thing for our customers?  I would like to offer four answers:

First, you will be working with the same Aruba… but even faster and with greater resources. You will continue to benefit from Aruba’s industry-leading innovation engine, our ‘Customer First, Customer Last’ culture and our exceptional customer support. We anticipate that we will accelerate the pace of our innovation following the transaction, leveraging the combined R&D engineering expertise, budgets and resources of Aruba and HP.

Second, we will offer a broader portfolio.  We expect you will have access to a broader portfolio of networking products in the future.  And with Keerti leading the innovation efforts, I expect this portfolio to truly live up to the “better together” promise.

Third, we will offer flexibility and choice.  Aruba and HP share a vision of open system networking, with compatible solution components rather than proprietary systems that lead to vendor lock-in. ClearPass and AirWave’s multi-vendor support capabilities give you complete freedom to select your wireless and wired infrastructure vendor (or vendors) of choice. 

Fourth will be our global reach.  Following the transaction, Aruba customers will be able to leverage HP’s global resources, including global service delivery, systems integrators and channel partners throughout the world.

We expect this transaction to close this summer, subject to customary closing conditions.  Until the deal closes, we will continue to operate as an independent company and there will be no changes to the way you do business with Aruba. Please continue to interact with your day-to-day contacts at Aruba as usual. Our number one goal is to continue to provide you with the same high quality products and services that you have come to expect from us.

Thank you very much for your in interest in Aruba Networks. The entire Aruba Networks team, starting with me, is 100 percent committed to maintaining Aruba’s “customer first, customer last” culture and to strengthening our close relationships with our valued customers. You can read thepress release here and we will keep you informed of any important developments. As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to your Aruba contact.

Sincerely,

Dominic Orr
President and CEO