MERU NETWORKS NAMED TO THE 2007 "PULVER 100"

Fourth-Generation Wireless LAN Provider Continues to Drive Industry Innovation, Earning Place on Pulver 100 For Third Time

 

Sunnyvale, CA – March 20, 2007

Meru Networks today announced that it has been named to the 2007 "Pulver 100" – which is the IP Communications industry's premier listing of privately-held growth companies representing the future of the IP-voice and video communications ecosystem. Meru Networks has been named to the list for its continued innovation in providing wireless infrastructure solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise.

The Meru Wireless Local-Area Network (WLAN) System is the only wireless LAN solution that is purpose-built to handle the stringent requirements of converged voice, video and data over wireless. With Meru's standards-based technology, wireless users can reliably and securely connect and communicate throughout their facilities, regardless of the size of the area or density of users. Meru technologies have also been recognized by Gartner, which ranked the company as the most visionary infrastructure provider in its 2006 WLAN Magic Quadrant.

"The Pulver 100 is the IP Communications industry's first and foremost award listing, and it continues to grow in significance, because companies like Meru Networks continue to spread IP communications via their unique WLAN systems," said Jeff Pulver, founder and chairman of pulvermedia. "We're proud to name Meru Networks to this year's Pulver 100."

"We appreciate being recognized as an industry innovator for our unique WLAN offering," said Kamal Anand, senior vice president, marketing and corporate strategy, Meru Networks. "Meru strives to provide its customers with technologies that enable them to realize the benefits of converged voice, video and data networks, and we will continue to focus on raising the bar for quality, security and reliability."

Joe Epstein, chief architect of Meru Networks, will present at Spring VON as part of the panel titled Voice Over Wi-Fi: Putting the Puzzle Together. The session will take place Wednesday, March 12 at 10:45 a.m. PDT.

About Meru Networks
Meru Networks is the global leader in wireless mobility infrastructure solutions for Fortune 500 educational, healthcare, enterprise, and government markets. Its industry- leading innovations deliver pervasive, robust wireless service for business-critical applications. Meru's award-winning Air Traffic Control technology brings the benefits of the cellular world to the WLAN environment, and it offers the only solution on the market that delivers the reliability, scalability, and security necessary for 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 +1-408-215-5300.

About the Pulver 100:
Originally introduced in 2002, the Pulver 100 features private companies that impact the distribution of communications and entertainment with Internet technology. These companies have substantial real-world deployments and enjoy significant growth rates. The value chain characterized by the Pulver 100 differs from the vertically integrated model of the last century, focusing more on the direct interface to customers and consumers which has been brought about by the Internet. For additional details on the 2007 pulver 100, please visit
www.pulvermedia.com.

About Pulvermedia:
Pulvermedia is the leading integrated media company, building communities and providing ready marketplace access through its unparalleled blend of trade shows, publications, web channels, and progressive cutting-edge media. And as the foremost integrated media company, pulvermedia is ideally poised to deliver a vast range of messages to a wide variety of audiences, including technology buyers and sellers, government regulators, industry analysts, luminaries, pundits and bloggers. For more information, please visit www.pulvermedia.com .