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Xirrus' Award-Winning Wi-Fi Arrays Selected As Official Wireless Network Provider for Interop New York 2007

Posted on: Monday, 22 October 2007, 09:00 CDT

Xirrus, Inc., the leading provider of high-performance, long-range Wi-Fi products has been selected to be the official wireless provider for Interop New York 2007 occurring October 22-26, 2007. The Xirrus network will deliver over 8Gpbs of Wi-Fi bandwidth across 600,000 square feet at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center using only 11 Wi-Fi Arrays. This is the third time in a row Xirrus has been chosen as the InteropNet wireless provider due to their flawless performance at past events.

"Xirrus continues to prove itself by delivering seamless high performance Wi-Fi access throughout our events and we are proud to have selected them again as a distinguished participant of InteropNet in New York," said Lenny Heymann, General Manager for Interop. "With the Xirrus solution, we will deliver a powerful Wi-Fi network."

"Providing the Wi-Fi network for this prestigious gathering of network experts is an honor and further validates the strength of our Wi-Fi architecture," said Dirk Gates, CEO for Xirrus. "The intelligence and simplicity of our Wi-Fi Array allows us to quickly deploy a network and provide exhibitors and attendees with the highest performance possible for voice, video and data."

The Xirrus Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, or 16 802.11abgn radios with an onboard Gigabit Switch, Wi-Fi Controller, Wi-Fi Firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor and Spectrum Analyzer into a single device. Xirrus' solution delivers 2X the range, 4X the coverage, 8X the bandwidth, 14X than a standard Wi-Fi Access Point. A Xirrus Wi-Fi solution requires 75% less devices, cabling, switch ports, and installation time compared to any competitive solution available today.

The Interop exhibition and conference runs October 22 through the 26, 2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Xirrus will showcase its 802.11n product at Booth 623. More information is available at www.interop.com.

About Interop

Interop(R) drives the adoption of technology, providing knowledge and insight to help IT and corporate decision-makers achieve business success. Part of CMP family of global brands, Interop is the leading business technology event series. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. As the meeting place for the global business technology community, upcoming Interop events include Interop New York, October 22-26, Javits Convention Center, New York City; Interop Berlin, November 6-8, Fairground Berlin; Interop Moscow 2008, April 23-24, 2008, Forum Hall, Moscow; Interop Las Vegas 2008, April 27-May 2, 2008, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas; and Interop Tokyo 2008, June 9-13, 2008, Mukahari Messe, Tokyo. For more information about these events, visit http://www.interop.com.

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.

Xirrus -- The Air is the Network™

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Source: Business Wire

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