PETCO to Present New In-Store Mobility and PCI Compliance Solution Using Aruba Networks at NRF Big Show

SUNNYVALE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 12, 2009 -- Aruba Networks, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ARUN - News), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that J Smith, Vice President of Network & Store Systems at PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., will present at the National Retail Federation's 98th Big Show on how PETCO has deployed new Aruba-based in-store mobility solutions to achieve PCI compliance and reduce costs. The presentation, titled "In-Store Mobility Done Right: Improving Processes in a PCI-Compliant & Cost-Effective Manner," will be delivered at 10:30 a.m. on January 13, at the Big Ideas session at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

PETCO offers a complete selection of pet-related products and pet services, including grooming, canine education, vaccination clinics and photography in its more than 950 stores in all 50 states, and online at PETCO.com. The company wanted to deploy mobility solutions to eliminate error-prone and time-consuming manual entry of inventory stock data, reduce paperwork and enhance customer service. The first wireless solutions were deployed in 1998, however, the advent of new handheld wireless platforms, growing security threats, increased operating costs of the legacy systems and the need for PCI Compliance mandated a major system upgrade.

"We selected Aruba for our store-wide upgrade because they offered better value, higher security and significantly greater functionality than either Symbol or Cisco," said Smith. "Aruba has been a stellar partner for us, and helped us field a solution tailored specifically to our needs. For example, we can keep our security current across all stores by simply pushing updates from our centralized management system. While Aruba was new to us and not well known in retail wireless at the time, they have proven themselves by helping us achieve PCI compliance, delivering mesh technology to lower in-store installation costs, and cutting our support costs by more than 50 percent."

A comprehensive presentation on PETCO's wireless deployment experience will be presented at a Big Ideas session on January 13, Expo Hall Room 3D08, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For additional details please visit: http://nrf.a2zinc.net/annual09/public/SessionDetails.aspx?SessionID=934

The Big Show is open January 11-14, and the EXPO Hall Floor and DESiGN STUDiO from January 12-13.

A new white paper, "Security Is In The Air," that describes how merchants can comply with the newest PCI DSS Version 1.2 standard, can be downloaded from Aruba's Web site at http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/technology/whitepapers/wp_PCI.pdf.

About Aruba Networks

People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to users, wherever they work or roam. Our mobility solutions enable the Follow-Me Enterprise that moves in lock-step with users:

 
--  Adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure
    that users are always within reach of mission-critical information;
--  Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing
    those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed;
--  Remote networking solutions and fixed mobile convergence ensure
    uninterrupted access to applications as users move;
--  Multi-vendor network management provides a single point of control
    while managing both legacy and new wireless networks from Aruba and its
    competitors.

The cost, convenience, and security benefits of our secure mobility solutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com.

About PETCO

PETCO is a privately held specialty retailer that provides products, services and advice that make it easier for our customers to be great pet parents. We operate more than 950 stores in 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a leading pet products and information destination at www.petco.com. Our nonprofit organization, The PETCO Foundation, has raised more than $45 million since its inception in 1999 to help promote and improve the welfare of companion animals. In conjunction with the Foundation, we work with and support approximately 5,500 local animal welfare groups across the country to help find homes for more than 200,000 adoptable animals every year.

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