Aruba Networks, a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, said it has signed up smart convergence experts EMW as its UAE partner.

EMW is a leading supplier of services and products in the telecommunication, ICT, engineering and project management sector.

The company will promote Aruba’s best-in-class portfolio of access management, network infrastructure and mobility application solutions in the UAE that will enable enterprises to create next-generation mobility networks.

Under the terms of the agreement, EMW will sell, implement and service Aruba’s products across all market segments and verticals in the country with a special focus on government, hospitality, education and healthcare.

On the partnership, Bashar Bashaireh, the regional director, Gulf and Pakistan, Aruba Networks Middle East said: "Aruba Networks is highly committed to the UAE market and is constantly looking for strong partners that can help grow our business through strong presence and understanding of the local market, high levels of technical expertise, value added products portfolio that complement our solutions and a wide customers base in verticals we are looking to target."

"EMW is a dynamic and energetic company that scored high on all these requirements, making them a natural choice. We look forward to working closely with the company and will offer extensive support and training to their staff in implementing our solutions and attaining the various required accreditations," stated Bashaireh.

A strong focus area for EMW will be on Aruba’s ClearPass access management solution that covers all network security and access control requirements of a network from a single platform.

Osama AlHaj-Eisa, the channel director, Middle East & Turkey at Aruba Networks, said: "In order to be able to penetrate the high potential UAE networking market, it is imperative for us to form alliances with ‘smart convergence’ experts like EMW who share the same vision as us. Our cutting-edge technology combined with EMW’s technical excellence make for a very exciting future.”

Serjios El-Hage, the chief executive at EMW Middle East, said: "We are very pleased to have been signed on as partners for Aruba and see a huge potential for the company’s world-class portfolio of wireless solutions in this region as organizations build out their datacentres and looking to implement networking infrastructures that are capable of supporting cloud, virtualization and mobility trends."

"We have the knowledge and expertise to promote Aruba’s products and are confident that customers in the UAE will respond well to the technology," he added.-TradeArabia News Service