Ruckus Wireless Buys Cloudpath Networks

Ruckus Wireless said it bought closely held Cloudpath Networks, a provider of secure Wi-Fi onboarding software. Onboarding offers a simple way for a new device to be brought onto a Wi-Fi network. Ruckus said it will immediately include Cloudpath software with its Smart Wi-Fi portfolio. “Cloudpath has a particularly strong business and reputation in the education market, given the need for schools to easily and securely manage an ever-changing array of users and devices,” Ruckus said in a Thursday news release. “Cloudpath was also first in the industry to support Chromebook devices, helping schools securely integrate that fast-growing platform into their classrooms.”