Alternative Technology to Distribute Xirrus' Groundbreaking Wireless LAN Array in the United States and Canada.WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Xirrus, Inc., creator of the next-generation Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area Array, is announcing that Alternative Technology has signed a distribution agreement to carry the Xirrus product family. The relationship increases Xirrus' coverage throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and extends the company's sales and marketing reach into Canada. In turn, distributing Xirrus' products reinforces Alternative Technology's position as a leading source of the industry's most innovative technology and wireless solutions. Alternative Technology distributes leading-edge solutions through a network of Value Added Resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). (VARs) in the United States and Canada, placing a premium on leveraging advanced new products that raise the bar for performance and return-on-investment. "We're always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to use innovative solutions to accelerate the profitability of our resellers and provide them with the tools to solve real world business problems," says Tom Zorn, Executive Vice President and co-founder, Alternative Technology. "With the WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network Array, Xirrus not only equips us to deliver more Wi-Fi capacity and coverage at lower cost, but to overcome the technological constraints inherent with existing architectures." By vastly exceeding the capacity, coverage and cost-performance of current Wi-Fi solutions, Xirrus' next-generation Wi-Fi architecture helps enterprises achieve the greatest cost-performance today while positioning themselves for emerging applications such as voice over WLAN See voice over Wi-Fi. (VoWLAN). Xirrus' Wireless LAN Array integrates the functionality of a WLAN switch and up to sixteen 802.11a/b/g access points in a single device to deliver the industry's first Gigabit-class capacity (864 Mbps), as well as four times the coverage area achieved with competing architectures. By simultaneously using up to 16 non-overlapping channels, the WLAN Array overcomes performance issues that commonly arise as existing architectures attempt to scale with demand. Along with a superior Total Cost of Ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) model for enterprise customers, participation in Xirrus' PartnerAdvantage Program gives distributors, VARs and integrators the sales, marketing and technical support needed to accelerate and simplify the sale, deployment and maintenance of WLANs. Alternative Technology's successful track record among early adopters of Wi-Fi technology in the education, healthcare and manufacturing verticals will further promote migration of enterprises to the next-generation WLAN. "It's rewarding to have attracted another high-caliber distribution partner supporting our channel program so quickly," says Dirk Gates, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Xirrus. "Alternative Technology's focus on providing innovative technology solutions is indicative of the channel partners we are focused on and, coupled with the advantages delivered by the Wireless LAN Array, will fuel the market momentum rapidly building in enterprise Wi-Fi." Alternative will carry Xirrus' complete family of WLAN Arrays, Centralized Management Platform (XM-3300), and Remote Power System (XP-3100) which will be available on May 27, 2005. About Alternative Technology Alternative Technology is the leading specialty distributor for Value Added Resellers who need products and services targeted at Thin-client/Server-based Computing, Edge Infrastructure, Security and Wireless markets. Driving the widespread adoption of leading edge technologies by bridging the gaps between products and services to solve critical business problems, Alternative identifies business issues that are key to our markets and offer multi-vendor solutions that drive demand back through our reseller partners. Alternative Technology, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado Englewood is a city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,350.[5] It is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. , has offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Carlsbad, California Carlsbad is a coastal resort-town in northern San Diego County, California. According to the state Department of Finance, the city had a total population of 90,271 in 2003. , and Mississauga, Canada. For more information, go to: www.AltTech.com, e-mail: sales@AltTech.com or call toll-free: 800.544.7674 (USA), or 866.240.9991 (Canada). About Xirrus (www.xirrus.com) Headquartered in Westlake Village, California Westlake Village is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The population was 8,368 at the 2000 census. This city located in the Conejo Valley is known for its affluence and secluded character, and is considered one of the wealthier communities in the Greater Los , Xirrus, Inc. was founded in 2003 to advance the value of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) in the enterprise. Led by Dirk Gates, former chairman and CEO of Xircom (acquired by Intel), Xirrus introduced the Wireless LAN Array, the next-generation enterprise Wi-Fi Architecture delivering maximum Wi-Fi capacity, coverage and investment return. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , Xirrus reunites a proven leadership team with a track record of success in enterprise wireless technology solutions and maintaining market leadership. For more information, contact Xirrus at www.xirrus.com or +1-805-497-0955. |
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