Archive for November, 2008
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Strix Is First on the Piste
CALABASAS, Calif. — Strix Systems, the leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking, today announced that SnowSports Interactive, Australia’s leading ski and snowboard technology company, has selected Strix’s Access/One(R) Network Outdoor Wireless Systems (OWS) and Indoor Wireless Systems (IWS) to provide the first Australian ski-resort-wide wireless network at Mt Buller Alpine Ski Resort, Australia’s premier snow destination. SnowSports Interactive will deploy it... more
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Meru Lands $25M
LAS VEGAS — Meru Networks, the global innovation leader in wireless infrastructure for the All-Wireless Enterprise, today announced that it has closed a fourth round of funding, securing
$25 million in financing. This funding round brings the total investment in the company to approximately $68 million.
Lehman Brothers Venture Partners led the funding round, which also included Clearstone Venture Partners, NeoCarta Ventures, BlueStream Ventures, JumpStartUp Ventures and E... more
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Aruba Reports Q3
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN) , a global leader in secure mobility solutions, today released financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended April 30, 2007.
Revenues for the fiscal third quarter of 2007 were approximately $34.7 million, increasing 65% from $21.0 million reported in the third quarter of last year. GAAP net loss for the fiscal third quarter of 2007 was $9.3 million, or $0.26 per share, compared to a net loss of $1.5 million, or $0.13 per ... more
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U of Illinois Picks Meru
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Meru Networks, the global leader in wireless VoIP infrastructure, today announced that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has chosen Meru’s Wireless LAN System for a campus-wide wireless network. Serving the University’s faculty and 35,000 student population, Meru’s WLAN System will enable classroom e-learning as well as converged application access across the University’s 1,458-acre campus.
The University of Illinois is ... more
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Foundry Unveils Wireless Gear
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Foundry Networks, Inc., a performance and total solutions
leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today introduces two
offerings to its IronPoint family of wireless LAN solutions. The
IronPoint Mobility Series is a new family of wireless controllers and
access points that apply advanced RF management, Quality of Service
(QoS), security and call admission control techniques to deliver secure,
high-quality mobile converged... more
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Marvell Opens Gateway
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), the leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that Marvell’s TopDog(TM) draft 802.11n(1) WLAN technology is now available in Gateway’s consumer lines of desktop and notebook PCs. Marvell TopDog WLAN includes Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology which enables higher throughput and improved range over currently available 802.11-based products. Supporting the 2.4 GHz and the 5GHz ba... more
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Treos Go Yelp
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) and Yelp, Inc. (yelp.com) today announced the release of Yelp Mobile (mobile.yelp.com), which has been optimized for Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones.
The co-branded mobile website will provide Treo smartphone users with easy access to information that enhances their mobile-computing experience.(1) Mirroring the local search website, Yelp Mobile, which comprises hundreds of thousands of reviews, is presented in a small digestible format that... more
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Sony Ericsson Buys Symbian Unit
LONDON — Sony Ericsson today announced it has reached agreement in principle for acquiring the Swedish software company UIQ Technology AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Symbian Ltd. UIQ Technology, which uses Symbian OS(TM), licenses the UIQ user interface and application development platform to mobile phone vendors worldwide.
Sony Ericsson is already a licensee of UIQ Technology, and has been working closely with the company on UIQ version 3.0, which is included in Sony EricssonR... more
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Seicom Distributes Xirrus
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Xirrus, Inc. has continued its penetration of the European market by entering into a Distribution Agreement with SEiCOM Communication Systems. The distributor will market Xirrus’ complete line of enterprise Wi-Fi infrastructure equipment throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Xirrus’ offerings will augment SEiCOM’s current Wi-Fi solutions for secure, high-performance Wi-Fi deployments in the education, manufacturing and large enterp... more
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Nokia, Orange in Software Pact
ESPOO, Finland — Nokia Corporation today announced collaboration with Orange to facilitate device customization and strengthen the role of S60 devices in Orange’s device portfolio.
The focus of the collaboration is to create an Orange specific software package to complement S60 software on Symbian OS and to accelerate the Orange device customization process. This will in turn help S60 device manufacturers, who will benefit from greater cost efficiency and shorter time-to-marke... more