Aerohive Networks Introduces Branch on Demand Cloud-enabled Branch Networking Solution at a Breakthrough Price Point

Sunnyvale, Calif. —November 15, 2011 — Aerohive Networks, the pioneer in cloud-enabled enterprise networking infrastructure, today announced Aerohive’s Branch on Demand™ - a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution purpose-built for small branches, teleworkers and temporary enterprise networks. Ideal for mid-market and commercial enterprises with highly distributed employees, Branch on Demand™ is the first branch office solution to offer wired/wireless access, performance and security management, 3G/4G WAN connectivity options,as well as routing and VPN as an on-demand service starting at $99 US list per branch per year.

Additionally, Aerohive is announcing partnerships with leading cloud-based security vendors Websense and Barracuda Networks. Using Aerohive’s Cloud Services Platform and patent-pending Cloud Proxy technology, Aerohive fully integrates cloud-based partner solutions to provide advanced L4-7 security services to even the smallest of branch offices, teleworkers or temporary enterprise networks.                                    

News Facts

  • Aerohive is broadening its enterprise networking portfolio
    • Capitalizing on our networking roots to expand the product line to support branch routing and Layer 3 IPsec VPN with the same cooperative control, inherent resiliency, and cloud-enabled management that are the fundamental building blocks of Aerohive products.
  • Aerohive’s Branch on Demand™ Solution removes location from the equation
    • Headquarters-like secure wired/wireless networking at a breakthrough price and available at any location from branch offices to teleworker homes to temporary environments.
    • Cloud and mobility have made the classic branch architecture obsolete, and as a result traditional branch solutions can’t deliver the security and agility required by today’s enterprises.
    • Remote outposts or isolated contractors, small branches and teleworkers are the engines of commerce and the face of major brands across all industries. These employees require the same enterprise network experience they would receive at headquarters, including performance, security, and Layer 2-7 corporate policy enforcement.
    • Optional 3G/4G modem support instantly extends the enterprise network to where it is needed – customer sites, temporary offices and hotels.
  • Aerohive’s Branch on Demand solution reduces both CapEx and OpEx
    • Is purpose-built for highly distributed commercial enterprises
    • Leverages cloud-enabled management to provide unified wired and wireless policy, automated provisioning with IP Address Management, and centralized visibility
    • Can be bought outright or as an annual subscription
  • Starts at $99 US list yearly subscription per office including management, support, and even hardware refreshes
  • Unified Wired/Wireless Policy Enforcement
    • Aerohive’s Cloud Services Platform allows an administrator to create a policy based on identity and device type that is applied to access points and routers alike, and network settings, security permissions, and network-based mobile device management is consistent regardless of how the user accesses the network.
  • Components of Aerohive’s Branch on Demand Solution
    • Aerohive BR100 Router has five Fast Ethernet ports, 2.4Ghz 11n Wi-Fi, and USB supporting 3G/4G backhaul.
    • Aerohive BR200 Router has five Gigabit Ethernet ports, dual-band 3x3:3 11n WiFi, USB for 3G/4G backhaul, two ports PoE PSE (supports up to 15.4W), and crypto acceleration.
    • HiveOS 5.0 enhances our HiveAP 330 and 350 to support branch router functionality, including 3G/4G backhaul for primary or backup WAN connectivity.
  • Cloud VPN Gateway (CVG) is a software-based VPN tunnel terminator for VMware virtual server environments which dramatically reduces large-scale IPsec VPN provisioning and deployment complexity and scales based on server hardware configuration.
  • HiveManager 5.0 and the Cloud Services Platform radically Simpli-Fi the complexity in provisioning, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting a large-scale remote office deployment by providing cloud-enabled, centralized management and visibility to even the smallest offices.
  • Cloud Web Security Partnerships with Websense and Barracuda Networks enable the Aerohive Cloud Services Platform and Aerohive’s patent-pending Cloud Proxy technology to provide fully-integrated advanced Layer 4-7 security services to Branch on Demand deployments.
  • Pricing and Availability
  • The BR100, Cloud VPN Gateway and HiveOS/HiveManager 5.0 will be available mid Dec. 2011
    • The BR100 is available starting at $99/year US list per office as a NaaS subscription. It is also available for purchase.
    • The Cloud VPN Gateway is offered as a NaaS subscription starting at $450 US list per year, or as a purchasable option.
    • HiveOS/HiveManager 5.0 is free of charge to existing customers with software support and will be available for the HiveAP 330/350 as well as the BR100 and CVG
  • The BR200 will be available in early 2012

To learn more about “The Cloud's Impact on the Economics of Branch Office Networking,” please join Aerohive and Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, Mark Fabbi of Gartner for a webinar this Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 8am-9am PST.

Comments

“Classic enterprise network architectures, from datacenter to teleworker, are obsolete thanks to a confluence of mobility, cloud, and increasingly capable smart devices,” said Dave Flynn, CEO of Aerohive Networks.  “At Aerohive we are combining cloud-enabled enterprise networks with distributed intelligence to completely redefine enterprise access – enabling secure mobility wherever the enterprise is or wherever it needs to go. We are changing work from a place you go to a thing you do.”

“The transitions to virtualization, centralized computing environments and cloud have forced a rethink on how to design IT infrastructure since many traditional architectures are running their course,” said Mark Fabbi, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner. “This is especially true with remote office architectures as they need to evolve to provide secure and efficient connections to the distributed cloud solutions that many organizations are considering.”

“Small branches and BYOD are major forces in the enterprise and have significant implications for networking and security,” said John Burke, Principal Research Analyst, Nemertes Research. “IT has lots of locations to secure, no on-site IT staff to manage them, and devices over which IT has little or no control using the company network.  Implementing a branch solution that secures access to the local network and securely connects it back to corporate, doesn't need IT on site, is inexpensive per site, and allows consistent application of policy everywhere is an ideal way to meet the challenge.”

“Michigan Blood’s strategic initiative to implement online health screening at both our fixed sites and mobile blood drives has led us to investigate the Aerohive Branch on Demand solution with 3G/4G connectivity,” said Bob Eluskie, Director, Information Technology, Michigan Blood. “The simplicity of this solution will allow our donor services staff to setup on demand connectivity for both staff and donors at as many as 40 different locations, which constantly change across the state of Michigan on any given day. The ease of Aerohive’s management through the cloud will provide connectivity, security and privacy, all for a remarkably low price point.”

“Branch office and teleworker solutions are becoming more prevalent and critical to our customers’ businesses, but the price point of providing a secure, centrally-managed, and scalable solution has long been a sticking point for expansion,” said Mark Sollazo, President & CEO, SynerComm, Inc. “Aerohive's Branch on Demand solution not only extends their networking portfolio, but it also enables us to provide a cloud-enabled, enterprise-class branch office solution at a competitive price point. Then we can use Aerohive’s Partner Admin to extend our value to the customers who want to use Branch on Demand to deploy large-scale branch office networks, which further reduces the support burden and enables us to expand our relationship with existing and future customers.”

“More and more companies want to use the cloud to reduce costs and safely increase efficiency—and Websense specializes in powerful real-time security technology that allows IT to do exactly that,” said Farley Stewart, Director of Alliances Marketing for content security company Websense. “Our partnership with Aerohive was a natural fit for the new Branch on Demand solution. IT needs an easy and cost-effective way to allow remote workers to safely access the web through any device. Now Aerohive Branch on Demand customers can do that with Websense® Hosted Web Security Gateway, which is the industry’s most accurate and sophisticated technology for threat protection and maximum productivity.”

About Aerohive Networks

Aerohive Networks reduces the cost and complexity of today’s networks with cloud-enabled, distributed Wi-Fi and routing solutions for enterprises and mid-market companies including branch offices and teleworkers. Aerohive’s award-winning cooperative control Wi-Fi architecture, public or private cloud-enabled network management, routing and VPN solutions eliminate costly controllers and single points of failure. This gives its customers mission critical reliability with granular security and policy enforcement and the ability to start small and expand without limitations. Aerohive was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. The company's investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Northern Light Venture Capital and New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA). For more information, please visit www.aerohive.com, call us at 408-510-6100, follow us on Twitter @Aerohive, subscribe to our blog or become a fan on our Facebook page.

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