May 03, 2005
Trapeze Networks and D-Link Team Up to Offer New Wireless Switch for Small and Medium Businesses Worldwide
LAS VEGAS, NV — May 3, 2005 — Trapeze Networks™, the award-winning provider of the enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) Mobility System™, today announced that D-Link, the global leader in the design and development of connectivity and communications technologies, will license its Mobility System Software™ that will be integrated into a new product offering called the D-Link AirPremier Wireless Switch.
In March of this year, Trapeze and D-Link announced a partnership agreement focused on the co-development of enterprise-level wireless networking solutions through a series of licensing and engineering projects. This agreement involved Trapeze selling a newly designed D-Link access point that is fully compatible with the recently announced Trapeze Open Access Point Initiative (OAPI). The next phase of this partnership, announced today, includes the licensing of Trapeze's software for the new D-Link wireless switch.
"By licensing our Mobility System Software to D-Link, Trapeze gains a new channel to sell into," said Ahmet Tuncay, vice president of business development at Trapeze Networks. "D-Link has a large installed base of customers in the small- and medium-business sector and this partnership gives us more leverage to go after these types of customers."
"Trapeze's Mobility System Software gives us the robust features we need, including secure mobility, policy enforcement and AAA services, with easy installation and operation," said Keith Karlsen, executive vice president of D-Link. "With the Trapeze partnership, we can now offer our SMB customers a complete, secure and scalable wireless solution."
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company continues to strive for excellence as an award winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link U.S.A., Canadian, and Mexico headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet
www.dlink.com.
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 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) in August 2004 and a partnership with both D-Link and Nortel (NYSE/TSX: NT) in March 2005. Trapeze has also been the recipient of nine 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 $67.5 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., U.S.A.
