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Greensburg Kansas School District Deploys Xirrus High-Performance Wi-Fi Network

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 09:17 CDT

In efforts to help rebuild a town nearly destroyed by a tornado, Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high-performance, long-range Wi-Fi products, announced today the deployment of a high-performance Wi-Fi network in a temporary school facility in Greensburg, Kan. The state-of-the-art wireless network was up and running in less than a day and covers the 14 temporary buildings where 74 percent of student population will return for the 2007-2008 school year. The Wi-Fi network will provide Internet access for the students, faculty and school staff allowing them to conduct research and enable curriculum enrichment activities using 200 new computers.

On May 4, an F5 class tornado struck Greensburg destroying 95 percent of the city including all of the district's schools. In the wake of the devastation, Darrin Headrick, superintendent of the Greensburg Unified School District, declared that students in the area would have a school by August. Within four months, the city built a temporary school and deployed a state-of-the-art, high-performance Wi-Fi network using Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays.

"Rebuilding a school for these children has been a top priority," said Headrick. "Everyone at Xirrus stepped up to the challenge to make the installation process of our network as quick as possible and we are extremely fortunate to receive the help and support from companies like Xirrus during our rebuilding efforts. We selected Xirrus because they have the best technology and were able to quickly deploy the network without sacrificing performance."

The Wi-Fi Arrays were deployed outside the temporary facility using Xirrus Outdoor Enclosures and represented all the equipment needed to power the school's state-of-the-art Wi-Fi network. Xirrus donated installation service to the district in an effort to help rebuild the city. Staff from Fort Hayes University also helped with the Xirrus Wi-Fi network deployment.

"In the city's rebuilding efforts, it was very important for us to ensure that come fall, the children would have a school to attend with state-of-the-art technology," said Jon Freeman, regional director of sales and marketing, Xirrus. "Working on this project has been a great honor for the Xirrus personnel who donated their personal time to make this deployment a reality."

Classes for the 2007-2008 school year will begin at the temporary facility on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

About Xirrus

Xirrus, the leader in high-performance, long-range Wi-Fi, is making "the air the network." Xirrus manufactures the patented Wi-Fi Array platform that integrates up to 16 radios with an onboard Gigabit Switch, Wi-Fi Controller, Firewall, and dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor into a single device. The Xirrus solution delivers 2X the range, 4X the coverage, 14X the throughput, and requires 75% less devices, cabling, switch ports, and installation time compared to any competitive solution. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays are ideal for any organization deploying Wi-Fi, especially those that require support for large coverage areas, dense user populations, and high bandwidth applications.

Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Westlake Village, California. For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com.

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Source: Business Wire

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