Meru Networks Certifies Secure Interoperability of Multivendor Enterprise Dual-Mode Cellular and WiFi VoIP Phones.Apple iPhone and iPod Touch A flash-based iPod from Apple that was modeled after the iPhone. It is essentially a thinner iPhone without the phone capability and uses a touch screen for navigation rather than the illustrious click wheel. Like the iPhone, the only physical button displays the main menu. , RIM Blackberry 8820/8320, Cisco 7920/7921, Nokia E-and N-Series, HP iPAQ Added to Meru's VoIP UnPlugged[TM] Portfolio SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Meru Networks Meru Networks is a privately-owned company wireless networking company catering to medium and large enterprises. Meru's products include wireless access points, controllers, and management software. , the leader in workplace mobility infrastructure for wireless voice (VoIP), data and video, today announced it has certified the secure and seamless interoperability of a wide range of new dual-mode and Wi-Fi phones including the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, Blackberry 8320/8820, Cisco 7920/7921, HP iPAQ, HTC Touch The HTC Touch, also known as the HTC P3450 or its codename the HTC Elf, is a Windows Mobile 6-powered smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC. Its main, unique feature is a user interface named TouchFLO and Nokia E- and N-Series phones, with the Meru Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) System. Leveraging the rigorous testing requirements of its VoIP Unplugged[TM] Program, Meru ensures the industry's highest over-the-air quality of service (QoS) and interoperability between Wi-Fi-enabled VoIP devices and its 4th generation WLAN system, on physical, security and QoS standards. Certification tests are conducted in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11b/g and 11a compliant devices respectively, and for the security modes WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. 2-Enterprise, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) An IEEE standard security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks. Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. 128 and Clear. More corporate employees, consultants, and guests are using Wi-Fi-enabled voice devices ranging from personal dual-mode cell phones like the Apple iPhone to corporate issued devices such as the RIM Blackberry. These new Wi-Fi VoIP client devices can compromise the security and degrade TO DEGRADE, DEGRADING. To, sink or lower a person in the estimation of the public. 2. As a man's character is of great importance to him, and it is his interest to retain the good opinion of all mankind, when he is a witness, he cannot be compelled to disclose the performance and QoS of the corporate WLAN network. Additionally, the different unique physical, security and QoS specifications supported on the proliferating Wi-Fi handhelds can be a significant burden to IT network managers. Meru Networks introduced the VoIP UnPlugged[TM] Program more than two years ago specifically to address these challenges, and provide peace of mind for IT network managers. Through this program, Wi-Fi VoIP and dual-mode devices undergo extensive testing both in the lab and in production networks, with emphasis on over-the-air security, QoS, performance, scalability and seamless Wi-Fi interoperability. By leveraging the VoIP UnPlugged[TM] certified portfolio of Wi-Fi devices, IT network managers can select the optimum device for use on the corporate network while ensuring their users can reliably and securely connect and communicate with interactive performance enterprise-wide. The latest handsets to be certified and added to the VoIP Unplugged Program include: * Apple iPhone and iPod touch * Cisco 7920/7921 wireless VoIP See voice over Wi-Fi. phone * RIM's Blackberry 8820 and 8320 * HP iPAQ * HTC Touch * KDDI EO2SA mobile handset * Nokia E-Series (E60, E61, E61i, E65 E70 and E90) and N-Series (N95) dual-mode phones * NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. N902iL dual-mode handset A cellphone that supports two types of services such as analog and digital, two types of digital or cellular and non-cellular service. See fixed mobile convergence, GAN and dual-band handset. "Wireless LANs are no longer just for data clients. A new generation of handheld Wi-Fi devices, primarily for voice communications, are being brought into the enterprise WLAN to extend and in some cases replace traditional wired desk phones," said Rachna Ahlawat, vice president of strategic marketing for Meru Networks. "Meru's unique ability to assure interactive mobile application delivery makes it possible for users to experience the same access and service levels as wired users, with delay-free roaming and toll-quality voice calls regardless of network loading even when mixed with high densities of data clients." Meru VoIP Unplugged Program For more on the Meru VoIP Unplugged Program and a full list of dual-mode and Wi-Fi phones that have been certified interoperable with the Meru WLAN System, please see: http://www.merunetworks.com/partners/unplugged/voippartners/ About Meru Networks Meru Networks is the global leader in wireless infrastructure solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise. Its industry-leading innovations deliver pervasive, wireless service fidelity for business-critical applications to major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, healthcare organizations and local, state and federal government agencies. Meru's award-winning Air Traffic Control technology brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, and its WLAN System is the only solution on the market that delivers predictable bandwidth and over-the-air Quality of Service with the reliability, scalability, and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. . For more information, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408) 215-5300. |
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