Network Products Guide names Meraki the Winner of the 2011 Best Products Award for Wireless Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO — May 13, 2011 — Meraki, the cloud-based networking company, today announced that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Meraki the winner of the 6th Annual 2011 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards for Wireless Solutions.
The Hot Companies and Best Products Awards from Network Products Guide are the world’s premier information technology awards honoring achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry. Winners from all over the world were honored in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 during the 6th annual dinner and presentations.
Network Products Guide selected Meraki’s Cloud-Controlled Enterprise Wireless LAN as the winner of the Best Products Award for Wireless Solutions. Meraki’s cloud-managed Enterprise Wireless LAN Solution combines intuitive, easy-to-install hardware with over-the-web centralized management, simplifying network administration for a fraction of the cost.
Meraki’s enterprise WLAN solution also provides unprecedented network visibility through the innovative Meraki Traffic Shaper, the first application-aware bandwidth control integrated directly into a wireless LAN, as well as the first cloud-controlled traffic shaper. As users bring iPads, social networking, and mission-critical applications to wireless networks, Meraki recognizes the importance of being able to identify and prioritize the traffic flowing over the network.
“This esteemed industry and peer award recognition of Meraki by Network Products Guide is a great honor,” said Kiren Sekar, Director of Marketing at Meraki. “This award further validates our position as a company delivering innovative solutions to the challenges of today’s open enterprise networks.”
About Meraki
Meraki is the leader in cloud networking with over 17,000 networks deployed worldwide. Meraki’s cloud networking solutions combine rich enterprise features with intuitive web-based management that eliminates specialized training and certifications. Meraki is located in San Francisco, California and is funded in part by Sequoia Capital and Google. For more information, visit http://meraki.com/
About Network Products Guide Awards
As the industry’s leading technology research and advisory publication, Network Products Guide plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology. The coveted annual Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com
