Trapeze Networks Continues to Expand EMEA Presence to Meet the Growing Needs of Customers and Partners.PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Trapeze Networks(TM), the award winning provider of the 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 (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) Mobility System(TM), today announced that it has expanded to a larger European headquarters due to the increased demand for its products throughout Europe. Its new facilities include customer and partner training centers, plus new offices in Germany and Sweden. The company also hired a pre-sales support manager for southern Europe Southern Europe or sometimes Mediterranean Europe is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. . In EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. , the Trapeze Mobility System is sold through an authorized channel partner base of over 100 resellers and systems integrators that are trained and annually certified to sell and support the Trapeze Mobility System. In 2005, Trapeze's EMEA headquarters, located in Hilversum, the Netherlands, trained over 400 channel partners. With this new larger office and the new training center equipped with state-of-the-art, multi-functional training equipment, Trapeze aims to double the number of technically trained engineers in the EMEA hemisphere. The new office and training facility, also located in Hilversum, will open this month and will allow Trapeze to train 20 engineers concurrently. Trapeze has opened new offices in Germany and Sweden. The new German office is located in Munich and is being run by Martin Scheller. Joakim Wiling has been hired as the Sales Manager for the Nordics region and will be in charge of all Trapeze business in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Olivier Carbonneaux is the new pre-sales support manager for southern EMEA. All three have many years of sales and technical support in the wireless field. "Our presence in Europe is continuing to expand rapidly," said Kees van Veenendaal, vice president of sales and managing director for Trapeze's EMEA headquarters. "We have over 400 customers in EMEA, which is twice the number of customers we had a year ago. Expanding our EMEA headquarters and European presence will provide us with the extra space and resources needed to train and support our customers and partners throughout Europe." Trapeze EMEA customers come from a variety of vertical markets including Healthcare, Education, Finance, Logistic, Retail, Local & Central Government, Manufacturing and Consulting. Some larger names in Trapeze's European customer base include: Fortis Bank, Manchester Airports Group The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is a holding company owned by the ten boroughs of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. Following the purchase of airport group BAA (owner and operator of seven UK airports) by Spanish Grupo Ferrovial in 2006, MAG is now the , Gemeente Amsterdam, Douglas, Londonderry City Council, Behr-Hella, France Television, Oxford University, Aberdeen City Council, Arvato Group, Max Planck Institutes and Discovery Communications. About Trapeze Networks Trapeze Networks delivers the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhances productivity, introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time by delivering secure mobility for roaming users and sophisticated services for both users and IT, all while offering the lowest total cost of ownership of any WLAN infrastructure provider. Trapeze announced a partnership with Motorola (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MOT) in August 2005, a partnership with 3Com Corp. (NASDAQ:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) in August 2004, a partnership with both D-Link and Nortel (NYSE/TSX:NT) in March 2005, and a partnership with Enterasys Networks in May 2005. Trapeze has also been the recipient of eleven industry awards, including InfoWorld's Technology of the Year award for the best WLAN solution in recognition of its product and technology strength. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze has raised $72.5 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, U.S.A. For more information, please visit www.trapezenetworks.com. Trapeze Networks, the Trapeze Networks logo, the Trapeze Networks flyer icon, Mobility System, Mobility Exchange, MX, Mobility Point, MP, Mobility System Software, MSS, RingMaster, AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Integration and RADIUS Scaling, ActiveScan, AIRS, Bonded Auth, FastRoaming, Granular Transmit Power Setting, GTPS GTPS Government Telephone Preference Scheme (British system for limiting outgoing calls from landlines if the network is overloaded during an emergency) GTPS Gigatransfers Per Second GTPS Ghorasal Thermal Power Station , GuestPass, Layer 3 Path Preservation, Location Policy Rule, LPR See LPR/LPD. lpr - Line printer. The Unix print command. This does not actually print files but rather copies (or links) them to a spool area from where a daemon copies them to the printer. , Mobility Domain, Mobility Profile, Passport-Free Roaming, SentryScan, Time-of-Day Access, TDA TDA Texas Department of Agriculture TDA Trade and Development Agency TDA Transportation Development Act TDA Tax Deferred Annuity (commonly known as TSA) TDA Tienda (Spanish: store) , TAPA, Trapeze Access Point Access Protocol, Virtual Private Group, VPG VPG Virtual Proving Ground VPG Video Pattern Generator VPG Virtual Path Group VPG Center for Virtual Proving Ground Simulation (NSF) VPG Verification Pulse Generator VPG Visual Program Generator VPG Virtual Picture Gallery , Virtual Service Set, Virtual Site Survey and WebAAA are trademarks of Trapeze Networks, Inc. Trapeze Networks SafetyNet is a service mark of Trapeze Networks, Inc. All other products and services are trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks or registered service marks of their respective owners. (C) 2006 Trapeze Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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