Meru Networks Appoints David Kelly as Vice President of Sales for EMEA

Former Cisco Executive Joins Fastest-Growing Enterprise WLAN Company
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 15, 2007 - Meru Networks, the leader in workplace mobility infrastructure for wireless voice (VoIP), data and video, today announced David Kelly has joined the company as vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Mr. Kelly comes to Meru from Cisco Systems where he worked for the past eight years, most recently in the role of EMEA sales director for the Linksys division. In that position, he was instrumental in developing and building Cisco's channel strategy for both distributors and partners across EMEA. Previously, Mr. Kelly spent eight years as EMEA product marketing director and UK channels director at Apple Computer, helping the company establish its international distribution channels.

"Europe is a growth market for us, and David's track record of success in the industry and expertise across the EMEA markets makes him well suited to building a strong European sales team and helping Meru scale its efforts to meet customer demand," said Tushar Kothari, senior vice president, worldwide field operations for Meru Networks. "David is a great addition to the Meru executive team."

"The technology industry is at very exciting crossroads, where wireless is becoming the expected solution to keep up with a highly mobile workforce," said Mr. Kelly. "For the enterprise, this change represents an incredible opportunity. I'm thrilled to be a part of Meru, whose innovative, 4th -generation WLAN technology is enabling organizations to realize the benefits of pervasive wireless for all of their communications?voice, data and video."

In Gartner's September 2007 report titled "Market Share: Enterprise Wireless LAN Equipment, Worldwide, 2Q07" Meru was the fastest growing Enterprise WLAN vendor with over 100 percent growth in revenue from the first to the second quarter of 2007.

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.