SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Meru Networks, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MERU) and Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) – today
announced that the two companies have reached an agreement to
cross-license WLAN patent portfolios held by both parties. The
agreement will also enable the two companies to work together to
ensure compatibility of Motorola Solutions' large selection of
Wi-Fi-based communication devices with Meru's virtualized wireless
LAN architecture.
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"We believe we have reached a satisfactory agreement that
preserves both companies' intellectual property rights and
technology advantages," said Bob
Sanders, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions &
Wireless Network Solutions, Motorola Solutions, Inc. "Enterprise
mobility is changing the network and clearly both companies will
have a significant role to play in this transformation."
"We are pleased to enter into this cross-license that will allow
us to strengthen our relationship with Motorola Solutions," said
Ihab Abu-Hakima, president and CEO,
Meru Networks. "Our focus and
attention remains on easing network management complexities for
enterprises with our software and hardware solutions as they
continue the transformation to an all-wireless approach and manage
the avalanche of mobile devices that are now an integral part of
the enterprise network."
About Meru Networks
Founded in 2002, Meru Networks develops and markets a
virtualized wireless LAN solution that cost-effectively optimizes
the enterprise network to deliver the performance, reliability,
predictability and operational simplicity of a wired network, with
the advantages of mobility. Meru's solution represents an
innovative approach to wireless networking that utilizes
virtualization technology to create an intelligent and
self-monitoring wireless network, and enables enterprises to
migrate their business-critical applications from wired networks to
wireless networks, and become all-wireless enterprises. Meru's
solutions have been adopted in major industry vertical markets,
including education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing and
retail. Meru is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has operations in the
Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia
Pacific. For more information, visit www.merunetworks.com
or call (408) 215-5300.
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of mission-critical
communication products and services for enterprise and government
customers. Through leading-edge innovation and communications
technology, it is a global leader that enables its customers to be
their best in the moments that matter. Motorola Solutions trades on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "MSI." To learn more,
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This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
Meru Networks expectations, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies,
including, but not limited to statements regarding Motorola
Solutions' ability to ensure compatibility of their WLAN devices
with Meru's architecture, the transformation of enterprise
mobility, and strengthening of the relationship between Meru and
Motorola Solutions. These forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not
fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
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those described in Meru Networks' documents filed with or furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking
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Media Contacts:
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Media Contact:
Nicholas Sweers
Office: (847) 576-2462
Mobile: (847) 450-4957
nicholas.sweers@motorolasolutions.com
Meru Media Contact:
Neila Matheny
Engage PR
(510) 748-8200, ext. 215
nmatheny@engagepr.com
Meru Investors Contact:
Ingrid Ebeling
Market Street Partners
(408) 215–5658
ir@merunetworks.com
SOURCE Meru Networks, Inc.