Trapeze Networks Expands European Presence to Keep up with Growing Demand for Enterprise Wireless LAN Deployments.PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Trapeze Networks(TM), maker of award-winning wireless local area networking (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) systems, today reported that its sales presence in the 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. region grew by 25 percent, citing continued market preference for its Mobility System(TM) wireless LAN products, a strong increase in sales activity, and a growing, aggressive channel presence. In the past few weeks, Trapeze signed agreements with several EMEA resellers, including ACAL ACAL Asociación de Archiveros de Castilla Y León (Castille and Leon, Spain) ACAL Academia de Ciencias de América Latina (Spanish: Academy of Sciences of Latin America, Venezuela) and Imtech Telecom in the Netherlands, AVNET in Germany and Intelsis in Spain. With these partners, and a recently announced OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partnership with 3Com, Trapeze is fast becoming a dominant force in the burgeoning enterprise WLAN market. Trapeze has been very successful throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Africa since entering the market in mid-2003 and continues to see rapid market penetration of its WLAN products through its world-class European sales channel. Trapeze added over 100 new customers in 2004, thanks to its channel partnerships throughout the world. New EMEA customers include prestigious companies such as Behr-Hella Thermocontrol, Manchester Airport, Musikhaus Thomann, Allianz Group, Linde AG, The European Business School European Business School is the name of several educational institutions. Most notably:
ITN (Brit) n abbr (TV) (= Independent Television News) → ) and Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. In addition to new channel partnerships, Trapeze has hired two sales managers and expanded its pre-sales support team to accommodate the recent growth in wireless deployments. Sales managers Mark Appel and Serge Makowski are now responsible for driving business development and channel relationships in Benelux and the Southern European region, which includes France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Israel, respectively. Reinhard Mueller joins as pre-sales support manager for Central Europe, providing 24x7 support for the local Trapeze customer base. "Our business strategy is based on forming strategic partnerships with resellers who have an established reputation in the WLAN and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. sector," said Kees van Veenendaal, vice president of sales and managing director of Trapeze Networks EMEA. "This approach has paid off over the past year and we are confident our market share will continue to increase as the enterprise market discovers the benefits of WLAN technology." The Trapeze WLAN Mobility System includes Mobility Exchange(TM) switches, Mobility Point(TM) access points, Mobility System Software(TM) and the RingMaster(TM) software tool suite. Together they provide secure mobility for roaming users, sophisticated services for both users and IT, and the lowest total cost of ownership of any WLAN infrastructure provider. 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 has been the recipient of seven industry awards in recognition of its product and technology strength. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze raised $50 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., 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, 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 , 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, MultibandSweep, Passport-Free Roaming, SentrySweep, 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 Groups, VPGs and Virtual Site Survey are trademarks of Trapeze Networks, Inc. Trapeze Networks SafetyNet is a service mark of Trapeze Networks, Inc. 3Com is a registered trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other products and services are trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks or registered service marks of their respective owners. (C) 2004 Trapeze Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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