Meru Networks Joins Polycom Arena Program

Integration of Meru Wireless LANs with Polycom Collaboration Platform Will Accelerate Mobility in Health Care, Education, Enterprise Markets
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2008 – Meru Networks today announced it has joined the Polycom ARENA partner program. Polycom, a leader in unified collaboration communications, initiated the ARENA program to allow software application providers, hardware device manufacturers and conferencing solution providers to integrate their products with Polycom's industry-leading unified collaboration platform to create new applications.

The integration of Meru's award-winning enterprise wireless LAN solutions with Polycom's unified collaboration platform will enhance the ability of health-care workers, educators and others to perform effectively without being tethered to a wired infrastructure.

Meru has also been chosen by Polycom to provide the wireless infrastructure for the Polycom Global Customer Conference beginning today in San Diego. Meru's wireless LAN will be used to showcase partner technology demonstrations across the exhibit hall.

"Customers are investing in solutions that improve productivity, accelerate decision-making and lower costs. Through our involvement in the Polycom ARENA program, Meru will deliver integrated solutions that address their needs," said Rachna Ahlawat, Meru vice president of strategic marketing.

"Tying Polycom's unified collaboration platform into Meru's wireless infrastructure will allow doctors to move freely from room to room while accessing patient health records, viewing high-quality video and recording diagnoses. School resource teachers will likewise be able to videoconference and share instructional materials more easily than ever before."

"Polycom and its ARENA ecosystem partners such as Meru are focused on proliferating new collaborative communications solutions that will benefit organizations worldwide. Meru's solution addresses a pressing need for mobility in health care, education and other markets while successfully addressing concerns about quality of service with video over wireless," said Mark Roberts, vice president, Polycom ARENA program. "We are pleased to welcome Meru into the Polycom ARENA program and looking forward to working with them to deliver this important solution to customers."

As part of the agreement, Meru will leverage the Polycom platform, brand and channels to bring the solution to market. Polycom ARENA ecosystem partners can develop, test and certify interoperability between their solutions and the Polycom platform of voice, video and content collaborative solutions. In addition to platform APIs provided to developers, the Polycom ARENA offers a number of marketing and sales tools for business development managers as well as marketing and sales professionals via an online portal. These tools help partners speed time-to-market for their innovative unified collaborative solutions as well as broaden the reach to customers worldwide.

Product Availability
Meru products are available today through direct sales and reseller channels. For more information, visit the Polycom ARENA partner solution showcase at www.polycom.com/ARENA or www.merunetworks.com.

About Polycom ARENA
Polycom ARENA is an ecosystem program designed to expand new applications for Polycom’s collaboration technology and accelerate the delivery of new solutions for customers in a variety of industries by enabling software applications providers, hardware device manufacturers, and conferencing solution providers to integrate their products with Polycom’s industry leading unified collaboration platform. Polycom ARENA ecosystem partners can develop, test and certify interoperability between their solutions and the Polycom platform of voice, video and content collaborative solutions. Customers benefit from the industry expertise of Polycom ARENA ecosystem partners who are building standards-based solutions that fully interoperate with the Polycom unified collaboration platform and installed base of video conferencing systems. Additional information is available at www.polycom.com/ARENA.

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.