Arula Systems

Sprint Inks Deal With Arula Systems

Sprint Selects Arula Remote Management Solutions

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Santa Clara, Calif., January 18, 2002 - Arula Systems Inc., providers of solutions for secure, browser-based remote management of IT devices, today announced that it has signed a deal with Sprint. The deal calls for Arula to provide Sprint with its high density Cerebus c32 secure remote management appliances.

"This is a significant sale for Arula," said Kimble Jarrold, Director of Sales of Arula Systems. "Arula believes every company, from small to enterprise sized, can enjoy the benefits and return on investment our solutions deliver."

Arula Cerebus c32

Arula Cerebus c32 provides secure, Web-based, remote, out-of-band access to up to thirty-two target devices from any Internet browser, anywhere in the world. Arula Cerebus c32 can manage a wide array of network devices including servers, routers, firewalls, load balancers, switches, even power strips via a target device's RS232 serial port.

Arula Remote Management Solutions

Remote Management Solutions from Arula Systems are comprised of the Cerebus family of console and KVM access appliances, the Dominion family of automated management appliances and the CommandCenter aggregation appliance. The solutions are complete, end-to-end hardware/software systems that provide IT managers with the ability to access and manage their networks and systems securely and remotely over the Internet. Arula solutions work in heterogeneous network environments and can be deployed in both small and remote offices and large centralized data centers providing IT managers with the ability to reach any device without leaving the network operations center.

About Arula Systems, Inc.

Arula Systems - a Hewlett-Packard spin-off - provides easy, efficient and cost-effective solutions for secure, browser-based remote management for Enterprises and service providers. Arula Systems is radically changing the way system and networks are managed at remote offices and/or co-located data centers. Arula's solutions enable service personnel to remotely and securely manage any device, located anywhere, over the internet from any web browser. Arula solutions reduce costs, saves travel, reduces risk of network failure, reduces downtime, increases customer satisfaction and offers users new revenue opportunities. The payback is fast and certain.

Arula's impressive customer base includes Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP), Exodus Communications, Chevron, Microsoft and the Bank of Scotland. Arula was also recently chosen as one of a select number of companies to be a part of CAL-IT, a London-based event organized to present California's rising technology companies to the European business community. Arula is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.arula.com.