January 11, 2008
LEADING ANALYST FIRM POSITIONS TRAPEZE NETWORKS IN THE VISIONARIES QUADRANT FOR WIRELESS LAN INFRASTRUCTURE 2007
Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision Evaluated in 2007 Report PLEASANTON, Calif., January 11, 2008 – Trapeze Networks®, the award-winning provider of Smart Mobile™ wireless solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the visionaries quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure” 2007 report. Gartner determines “visionary” vendors based on their “ability to increase features in its offering to provide a unique and differentiated approach to the market.” 1
Trapeze’s Smart Mobile™ architecture has gained traction for its intelligent switching capabilities that allow customers to optimize network traffic based on the underlying application. Using Trapeze’s distributed architecture users can deploy 802.11n wireless networks and meet the higher requirements of massive volumes of data, voice, and video traffic without overloading their existing WLAN switching infrastructures.
“In 2007, Trapeze experienced tremendous growth across the enterprise and key vertical markets such as government, education, healthcare and retail,” said Jim Vogt, president and chief executive officer, Trapeze Networks. “Our direct branded business drove much of this growth, though the company remains strong in our technology and OEM partnerships. Customers continue to choose Trapeze for the benefits inherent in our Smart Mobile architecture.”
In 2007 Trapeze announced major enhancements to Smart Mobile, which leads the industry in enterprise Wi-Fi technology. The enhancements introduce significant innovations in WLAN availability and resiliency, resulting in an “always-on” wireless network. The complete Smart Mobile product suite encompasses the 802.11n MP-432 access point, Mobility Exchange® 2800 28 Gbps WLAN controller and Mobility System Software (MSS) enhancements.
About Trapeze Networks
Trapeze Networks delivers Smart Mobile™ — a ground-breaking approach to wireless networking, enabling organizations to deploy massively scalable mobile applications that leverage their existing infrastructure. Smart Mobile achieves this breakthrough by introducing intelligent switching, the first and only WLAN architecture that optimizes network traffic based on the underlying application. With Smart Mobile intelligent switching, organizations can support the most demanding next generation wireless applications such as toll-quality voice over WLAN for thousands of users, seamless indoor/outdoor mobility, and high-speed networks based on 802.11n — all without requiring expensive forklift upgrades. Trapeze Networks is well-capitalized, with strategic investments from networking industry leaders including Juniper Networks, Motorola, and Nortel Networks. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with operations in Europe, Japan, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit www.trapezenetworks.com.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
1 Gartner Research “Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2007” by Michael J. King, Ken Dulaney, December 20, 2007
