Meru Networks Joins PCI Security Vendor Alliance

(Business News & Technology News, 23 Jan 2008)

Wireless LAN provider Meru Networks has joined the PCI Security Vendor Alliance, the group chartered with providing services and best-practices guidance to retailers and other businesses required to conform to the PCI (Payment Card Industry) Data Security Standard.

According to Rachna Ahlawat, Meru's Vice President of strategic marketing, membership in the Alliance will help Meru work with its growing base of retail customers to meet the compliance requirements directly related to wireless networking, and to ensure data integrity and secure, reliable data transmission.

Meru's Air Traffic Control technology provides the performance, reliability and security that are critical in the most demanding supply-chain environments, from the warehouse to the point of sale. Rather than the "micro cell" approach of legacy wireless LAN designs, which assign different channels to adjacent cells of the network, Meru's unique "virtual cell" approach automatically selects a single channel for use enterprise-wide, maximizing network performance and quality of service while accelerating and simplifying deployments. Meru's cost-effective solutions let customers run a wide variety of applications wirelessly, including VoWi-Fi, streaming video for security, and point-of-sale applications; and support RFID, location tracking and security surveillance.

With Meru's zero-handoff technology, users and applications have a guaranteed, uninterrupted connection when roaming, unlike with micro cell WLANs, where connections and sessions are established and torn down with every roam. In addition, because mobile devices on a Meru WLAN do not need to continuously scan for "better" networks or reauthenticate while roaming, their battery life is extended significantly. Meru has successfully tested most leading mobile hand-held devices from Symbol/Motorola and Intermec for performance and interoperability, providing customers with complete flexibility in their choice of device.

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