Meru Networks Appoints Specialist Distributor Sphinx

Partnership Will Include a Training Center for Meru's Reseller And Customer Community
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif, February 4, 2008 - Meru Networks, the leader in workplace mobility infrastructure for data, wireless voice (VoIP) and video, today announced that IT distributor, Sphinx has been appointed as a Distributor of Meru Network's equipment in the UK. Sphinx will provide value-added services to complement the Meru technology range by distributing its complete portfolio of products, which includes Access Points, Controllers, System Director OS and its E(z)RF Application Suite.
As part of the contract, Sphinx will become a training center for Meru Networks. Initially this will apply to Meru's reseller community but will also benefit end-users once deployments have been completed.

Meru is an advanced standards-based draft 802.11n provider. Meru's Access Points are a key component of the company's Mobile SCALE Solution, delivering supreme WiFi performance, while the Controllers are the central engine to convey scalability, reliability, and security. The Meru E(z)RF application includes a suite of intelligent applications for comprehensive management, visualization and coverage planning, and location.

Dave Kelly, Meru VP for EMEA explained, "Sphinx represents a step-change in our ability to address a growing list of customer engagements. As our Virtual Cell approach to WiFi, characterized by ease-of-deployment and manageability, becomes more familiar in the market we will increasingly rely on a strong and flexible partner community. We are very pleased that our relationship will incorporate a training centre function to ensure customer satisfaction from the moment of contract through to the go-live date."

Mark Hatton, Managing Director at Sphinx, said, "We carefully considered the Meru Networks' approach alongside other industry vendors and found unique and exciting characteristics that were different to anything else in the market. With Meru's advanced approach to the emerging draft 802.11n opportunities, we envision this relationship to be very active and rewarding for both organizations."

The Meru Partner Program, introduced in June 2007, is designed to enable and reward partners for the value they add in helping customers address business critical wireless challenges. The program delivers financial incentives and simplified program requirements to help partners leverage Meru Networks' fourth-generation WLAN technology while being more competitive in the marketplace. For more channel information, please refer to www.merunetworks.com/partners/.

About Sphinx
As one of the UK's leading independent IT Distributors, Sphinx provides technology products from market leaders and innovators in the converging areas of Security, Networking and Convergence. These products are supported and complemented by a substantial range of value added services which assist Reseller partners to successfully develop appropriate, cost-effective technology solutions, right for their market and their customers.

About Meru Networks
Meru Networks is the global leader in wireless infrastructure solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise. Its industry-leading innovations deliver pervasive, wireless service fidelity for business-critical applications to major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, healthcare organizations and local, state and federal government agencies. Meru's award-winning Air Traffic Control technology brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, and its WLAN System is the only solution on the market that delivers predictable bandwidth and over-the-air Quality of Service with the reliability, scalability, and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information on Meru Networks and its products, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408) 215-5300.