SUNNYVALE, Calif. – March 19, 2013 – Meru Networks,
Inc. (NASDAQ:MERU), a leader in virtualized wireless LAN solutions,
today announced the availability of the Meru MobileFLEX architecture. MobileFLEX
features Meru’s new Context-aware Application Layers (CALs), Apple
Bonjour support, enhanced multi-vendor policy enforcement, cloud and
802.11ac readiness. MobileFLEX gives IT
departments a unified ability to overlay mission-critical applications
onto existing wired or wireless networks while simultaneously lightening
the BYOD load. 

"Implementing Meru’s MobileFLEX
architecture will enable us to scale and manage Apple Bonjour services
across our campus, improve the initial deployment of MDM-managed iOS
devices and provide efficient guest access for visitors and trainers on
our network, but that’s just the beginning," said Charles Thacker,
director of technology at Farmington Municipal Schools. "Among other
enhancements, the new Context-based Application Layers in MobileFLEX
allow us to allocate and protect bandwidth for specific
mission-critical applications such as student assessment and digital
learning. It’s a solid foundation and framework for our growing mobile
future."

"Enabling enterprise mobility is an increasingly complex set of
initiatives," said Zeus Kerravala, founder and principal analyst with ZK
Research. "Simplification of the access, policy and management layers
of mobility architectures are critical to ensure a high quality mobile
environment that delivers a consistent user experience. Meru’s MobileFLEX architecture takes a big step in that direction by delivering an agile, flexible mobile environment."

Highlights of the Meru MobileFLEXArchitecture

FLEX Accessprovides flexibility through
multi-channel, single channel, virtual cell and CAL deployment modes to
tackle the increasing density and mobility issues brought on by BYOD.

• New Context-aware Application Layers (CALs) allow
  dynamic segregation and context-based mapping of growing
  mission-critical, enterprise-grade and consumer-grade application
  traffic to physically different access points and/or channels. CALs can
  be overlaid on existing wireless LAN networks from competing vendors.
  This gives IT departments a seamless path for migrating mission-critical
  applications still running on wired networks to Meru CALs. For example, Meru’s ‘Uninterrupted Care Network’T (UCN) solution (),
  announced at HIMSS 2013, applies CALs to enable hospitals to offer
  dedicated support for a variety of "Life-Critical," "Mission-Critical"
  and "Consumer-Critical" healthcare devices and applications.
• Continuation of an attractive 802.11ac investment-protection plan ()
  that allows customers that purchase Meru AP332s today to upgrade to a
  future 802.11ac-capable access point from Meru for only $499.

FLEX Controlprovides the flexibility of
centralized, distributed and VMWare cloud-ready deployment options to
support campus, remote and home-office deployments and features the
following:

• With significant deployment flexibility, the new 802.11ac-ready Systems Director (SD) 6.0
  is scheduled for beta release in Q2. SD 6.0 will feature enhanced,
  centralized, distributed and VMware cloud-ready virtualized controller
  options, IPv6 support for greatly enhanced client scalability and
  enhanced device fingerprinting for more accurate and secure BYOD
  onboarding.
• Attractive entry-level virtual controller bundles, featuring a VMware-based controller and 10 AP licenses, with prices starting at $999.

FLEX Policy defines and enforces network access policies across any wired and wireless networks and features the following:

• The new Service Connect feature supports
  context-based policies for managing Apple Bonjour services while
  simultaneously addressing the chatty protocol’s multi-cast traffic
  explosion issue.
• The New IDM 13.2 solution, in addition to
  automating guest access and BYOD on-boarding, features a full-featured
  scalable radius server, eduroam integration, high availability
  active/active failover using VRRP and global language support for 38
  languages.

FLEX Management provides single pane of
glass management, security and troubleshooting across the entire access
network layer and features the following:

• Full SolarWinds integration provides a single pane of glass for wired and wireless network management.
• New E(z)RF 4.0, currently scheduled for release in
  Q2, features flexible spectrum management capabilities that allow
  supported access points to simultaneously support wireless services and
  on-demand wireless monitoring. This helps identify Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi
  interference sources such as Bluetooth devices and microwave ovens.

FLEX Solutions greatly simplify Wi-Fi roll-outs with leading education, healthcare and hospitality applications and feature the following:

• Proven Microsoft Lync integration in real-world deployments for unified communications and collaboration.
• LanSchool integration for classroom management.
• The Meru Education-Grade (MEGT) solution (),
  driving Uninterrupted LearningT, designed to solve colleges’ and
  universities’ BYOD issues and support their learning-essential
  applications.

New Controller and Access Points

Meru also introduced two new hardware devices designed to extend the deployment flexibility of the MobileFLEX architecture.

• The new MC1550 is an 802.11ac-ready entry-level controller that supports up to 50 APs and 1,000 client devices.
• The new single radio 802.11n AP1014 access point with four built in Ethernet ports for in-room deployments.

"On the one hand, many enterprises are still reluctant to cut the
final Ethernet cord for mission-critical applications such as telemetry
in healthcare and student assessment in education," said Manish Rai,
vice president of corporate marketing at Meru. "On the other hand, IT is
struggling to scale consumer-grade services such as Apple AirPrint and
AirPlay on their campuses. These conditions cannot co-exist. The Meru
MobileFLEXarchitecture is designed to provide a
unified approach to addressing both ends of the spectrum by giving IT
the unprecedented levels of flexibility and scalability to address the
challenges triggered by BYOD."

Meru Channel Partners Voice Enthusiasm for the MobileFLEX Architecture

"Meru’s MobileFLEX architecture
demonstrates Meru’s understanding of the breadth of the challenges
customers are facing when deploying WLAN solutions," said Jennifer
Jabbusch Minella, CISSP, HP MASE, vice president of engineering for
Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc., a Meru Platinum Sales Partner. "This
framework addresses all the unique requirements in today’s wireless
world. It just makes sense."

"Meru’s MobileFLEX provides a clear vision
and focus on implementing a leading edge wireless solution while
simplifying the management and support requirements," said Joel Gates,
director of sales for Integra Data Systems Corp., a Meru Platinum Sales
Partner.

"With Meru’s MobileFLEX architecture,
wireless has come of age, delivering enterprise networking to a world of
wireless consumer devices," said Rob Leggett, director of sales at
Siracom UK, a Meru Platinum Sales Partner."Enterprises demand security
and control, reliability and application integrity, performance and
scalability, without increased demands on IT services
teams.Consumerization delivers new classes of users, new classes of
devices and high densities of highly mobile users.Meru MobileFLEX meets the demands of each, delivering the ultimate wireless experience, under the full control of the enterprise."

For more information about Meru MobileFLEX, visit the MobileFLEX launch landing page on the Meru web site: . There you will find additional links to videos, whitepapers, applications briefs and much more!

Please also join WLAN industry expert Craig Mathias of the Farpoint
Group and Robert Crisp, vice president of worldwide system engineering
at Meru for a Webinar entitled, "Advanced WLAN Architectures for BYOD
and Beyond." The event takes place Tuesday, March 26 from 8 a.m. to 9
p.m. PDT. Register here: .
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This news release contains forward-looking statements about Meru
Networks expectations, hopes, plans, intentions, or strategies,
including, but not limited to statements regarding: the company’s cloud
and 802.11ac readiness, the ability for MobileFLEX to act as a framework
for a growing mobile future, the ability of customers to upgrade to a
future 802.11ac-capable access point from Meru for $499, the beta
release of Systems Director 6.0 and E(z)RF 4.0 in the second quarter.
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