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Meru Networks introduces video unplugged initiative to deliver best-of-breed enterprise wireless video solutions

Industry's first video over WLAN partner program launches with inaugural technology partners Lifesize and Video Furnace

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct.30, 2007 -Meru Networks, the leader in workplace mobility infrastructure, today announced the Meru Video Unplugged Program^TM. The industry's first video over wireless LAN (WLAN) partner program provides interoperability testing, best practices and certification of multi-vendor video products for end users seeking to deploy and leverage video solutions for conferencing, streaming and surveillance over enterprise wireless networks.

Video Unplugged gives customers access to best-of-breed wireless video solutions from partnering companies with the assurance that these solutions can be deployed easily and cost efficiently, are fully interoperable and secure, and perform with the reliable Quality of Service (QoS) Meru's WLAN System uniquely delivers. Partner companies offer complementary products such as video applications, devices, infrastructure solutions and management software that address the critical needs of customers.

LifeSize, a leading provider of high-definition video communications, and Video Furnace, the leading provider of enterprise-class, mission-critical secure video distribution, are the inaugural members of Meru's Video Unplugged Program. Through the program, Meru will work with partners in conducting interoperability tests, sharing equipment between labs, holding customer trials, and developing testing documentation and configuration guides for customers. In addition, the program will enable joint marketing activities and cross-training of sales teams across solutions.

"In the enterprise, the shift toward accessing mission-critical applications wirelessly is gaining momentum, as is the demand for next-generation applications such as video," said Howard Weinzimmer, CEO of Video Furnace. "Being able to deliver the full breadth of our multicast and unicast video capabilities finally makes convergence over a wireless infrastructure a reality."

"As the leader in high definition video communications, our customers are asking us how they can take the next step and do high definition video over wireless networks," said Craig Malloy, CEO, LifeSize. "Meru provides both high bandwidth and advanced Quality of Service to ensure a quality high definition experience over wireless LANs. As LifeSize brings telepresence to the mainstream, we look forward to working with Meru to make wireless telepresence a reality."

Meru's 4th generation Mobile Scale WLAN platform is designed from the ground up to securely deliver real-time applications such as video and voice with the industry's highest reliability and quality of service. The simplicity of Meru's single channel architecture allows enterprises to easily deploy and manage a high performance network running multiple video applications. Whether used for ensuring premise security or securely delivering end user video streaming applications, Meru's network equips enterprises with the best and latest in wireless technology. IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 Wi-Fi Alliance certified products from Meru provide an ideal solution for enterprises that depend on their wireless networks for running business-critical data, voice and video applications.

"Meru's customers are increasingly using their wireless networks strategically as the primary network for connectivity and accessing critical applications such as video," said Jim Ciociolo, vice president of business development for Meru Networks. "Meru's WLAN infrastructure is the best platform for users looking for high quality video over WLAN. Through the new Meru Video Unplugged Program, Meru and our partners simplify the purchase and deployment process for customers looking for complete, easy-to-deploy, reliable and secure video over WLAN solutions."

For additional information, or to become a member of the Meru Video Unplugged Program, go to http://www.merunetworks.com/partners/unplugged/videopartners/.

About Video Furnace

Video Furnace is a leading developer of mission-critical enterprise IP video solutions. The company has developed the only end-to-end solution that brings live and prerecorded video as well video-on-demand (VOD) to a computer without requiring the user to install any resident player software or hardware. Video Furnace's technical team has extensive experience in digital video delivery systems and the development of media, gaming and broadband video solutions. The company is headquartered northwest of Chicago. For more information about Video Furnace, please visit http://www.videofurnace.com.


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, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408) 215-5300.



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