Sunnyvale, California, 26 Apr 2012
Meru Networks (NASDAQ:MERU), the leader in virtualised 802.11 enterprise wireless networking, today announced it has partnered with South African-based value-added distributor SecureData Africa as part of its ongoing strategy to address the mid-tier and enterprise wireless networking markets. SecureData Africa will provide access to an extensive channel of value-added solution-focused resellers across the African continent.
“SecureData Africa is renowned for its focus on innovative, leading-edge security and networking technologies. The distributor will bring its extensive sector knowledge to the relationship, enabling Meru to penetrate key growth markets such as retail, education, hospitality and healthcare, where all-wireless network environments are becoming critical,” says David Kelly, Vice-President International Sales for Meru Networks.
SecureData Africa will distribute Meru's full WLAN product suite, including its high-performance AP300 Series and entry-level AP1000i access points, as well as its Service Assurance Suite, which provides IT managers with management, security predictive and proactive diagnostic tools to optimise the performance of their entire WLAN infrastructure.
“We believe the proliferation of mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, will be a key business driver in the retail, education, hospitality and healthcare industries. These markets all have something in common - high density environments - where many devices are trying to connect to a wireless network at the same time, causing it to slow down and perform poorly. Working with virtualised WLAN specialist, Meru Networks, means we can confidently address these challenges and offer our reseller base Fourth Generation solutions,” comments Wayne Olsen, Product & Technology Director at SecureData Africa.
“As a recognised innovator in enterprise wireless networking, Meru is able to work closely with its channel partners to help prepare them for the virtualised wireless networking environment, including training them on all aspects of the technology,” continues Olsen.
“This partnership with SecureData Africa continues our aggressive plans to dominate enterprise WLAN sales on the African continent. We believe that by aligning ourselves with a proactive and knowledgeable distributor like SecureData Africa enables us to further strengthen our market position and sell our technology through the channel,” adds Kelly.
Meru Networks provides a comprehensive range of virtualised WLAN products, including access points, controllers and software, to enterprises and mid-tier organisations demanding reliable, scalable and secure wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions.
For more information on Meru's partner strategy and accreditation schemes, visit: http://www.merunetworks.com/partners/index.php.
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