Meraki in the News
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Sujai Hajela, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Enterprise Wireless Networking Group, spoke with Network World about the reasons for the buy and Meraki's role in the network giant's future.
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11-19-2012
Cisco Systems Inc. said Sunday that it will acquire closely held Meraki Inc. in a cash deal valued at about $1.2 billion.
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Cisco (NSDQ:CSCO) will acquire networking startup Meraki, CRN can confirm, boosting what Cisco offers for cloud-based management of wired and wireless infrastructure and leading to the creation of a new business group within the networking titan.
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10-30-2012
Meraki wants to celebrate 150 percent revenue growth and its 10,000th customer by bringing Oprah’s generosity to networking infrastructure. Now any company with angel, seed, or Series A funding can apply for a free Meraki Startup Kit with wireless access points and five-year license.
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10-23-2012
Meraki, the leader in cloud managed networking, today announced strong momentum for the third quarter of 2012, capturing over 3,000 customer wins in more than 60 countries. Fueled by robust demand for Meraki's cloud managed networking solution, third quarter revenue grew over 150% from the previous year.
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Meraki, a provider of cloud managed networking solutions, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of two new hardware products, enhanced security features and cloud management software.
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Meraki has introduced new remote-end appliances for its cloud-managed networking systems.
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10-05-2012
VAR rolls out Meraki wireless solution for Professional Footballers Association
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Monterey Jazz Festival in the US, completed its Wi-Fi-enabled event using WLAN networks specialist Meraki's indoor and outdoor access points.
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09-25-2012
Meraki, a provider of cloud-managed networking solutions, has just released the latest version of its enterprise mobile device management solution with features designed to address the changing needs of enterprises confronting the proliferation of mobile devices and the increasingly popular trend of BYOD.
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Value Added Distributor, Cloud Distribution, announced today that through its partner, Vcentral, leading law firm Mills & Reeve has implemented a robust and secure Cloud-Managed WiFi LAN network from Meraki. The law firm’s customers can now experience a more reliable and discerning solution that boasts faster connectivity rates and increases productivity.
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WLAN networks specialist Meraki has released a new version of Systems Manager, its enterprise mobile device management service for diverse network environments. The latest version of Systems Manager introduces support for Android devices along with features that enhance Meraki’s device management for the enterprise
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09-17-2012
Distributor to give "cloud managed networking" solutions voice in New Zealand.
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08-27-2012
Meraki began as a wireless LAN specialist but branched out into the network security appliances space in 2010 and entered the Ethernet switching market earlier this year.
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After a series of big enterprise technology IPOs, wireless networking upstart Meraki is beginning to plan its own public offering, which may happen next year.
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Jewellery chain Beaverbrooks is extending its in-store wireless network to support its mobile till strategy. The connection from Meraki Wireless LAN will support netbooks used by staff to display product details and the company’s bespoke electronic point of sale (Epos) systems.
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Networking upstart Meraki has hired a longtime wireless security executive to head up strategy, a role that will be crucial as Meraki pushes upmarket and continues to gain influence among wired and wireless networking solution providers.
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08-07-2012
Renton School District in Washington state’s King County selected Integrated Media Technologies (IMT) to implement Meraki’s MR24 cloud-controlled wireless access points to provide enterprise-class Wi-Fi to all of Renton’s 16,000 students, faculty, and staff.
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If your users bring their own devices to work, you need to figure out how to keep the work-related files on those devices secure once they enter the enterprise. This can be a challenge, and a dozens of vendors are now wrapping their products in the trendy category of mobile device managers, or MDMs
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Meraki, a provider of networking and security solutions, today announced that it has added wireless intrusion detection and prevention technology to its MR-series line of wireless access points.
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Beaverbrooks has used Meraki Wireless LAN to ensure improved mobile Wi-Fi at all its stores. Cloud Controller has provided a centralized network management across all the 64 stores of Beaverbrooks, resulting in dependable and flawless coverage
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Beaverbrooks, one of the UKs most recognisable retailers, has enhanced the capabilities of mobile devices in its stores by using Meraki Wireless LAN. The Cloud Controller has delivered reliable, seamless coverage that provides centralised network management across Beaverbrooks’ 64 stores.
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The Palo Alto Unified School District has selected Meraki's MR cloud-managed mobile APs to provide Wi-Fi to 11,000 students, faculty and staff. Palo Alto Unified will deploy over 600 APs covering eighteen sites, including elementary, middle, and high schools, the district office, and other facilities.
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With AccuCode’s partnership and retail industry expertise, customers can receive Meraki’s cloud-based networking solutions with complete installation, ongoing management, and support for one affordable monthly fee.
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Meraki, the leader in cloud managed networking, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant of the 2012 Magic Quadrant for Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure.
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"We've found that with Meraki, the installation time is cut by 40%. We have to guarantee that everything is working perfectly, but we also have to thoroughly train the hotel IT staff so that they have got everything covered when we leave."
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The statistics retrieved from the Meraki Dashboard show the nearly 5,000 devices were connected to the WiFi network over the course of the event. 10/25/2011
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01-24-2012
"Intrinsic is smart enough to realise that Cisco is not always the right solution," said Haggart. "We see a lot of growth potential. The wireless market is growing at 40 per cent, and we are growing a lot more rapidly than that."
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Also available is an expanded MX line of security appliances, with four new models that scale from a small branch office device to models suitable for protecting large environments with tens of thousands of users.
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10-06-2011
4 Tips For Setting Up Special Event Wi-Fi Luis Alvarez of Alvarez Technology Group used Meraki's MR16 indoor access point and MR58 outdoor access point.
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Jason Clay developed a Wi-Fi distribution system using equipment from two California networking companies - Meraki and Ubiquiti - and by buying direct.
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09-25-2011
Renton Selects Meraki For Wi-Fi Access US-based Renton School District has selected cloud-based wireless networking company Meraki's MR24 cloud controlled wireless access points to provide Wi-Fi access to Renton's 16,000 students, faculty and staff.
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09-20-2011
Small businesses may not have the resources for an on-site IT staff. Meraki Wi-Fi Stumbler is an online wireless network analyzer that's simple enough for anyone at your business to use.
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09-12-2011
Ease of use was eventually the deciding factor for Bartlett and his team, which chose Meraki for the district's wireless technology. Contributing to that sense of ease is a cloud-based control solution that hosts functions customarily managed by a controller, a device that sits on the network and connects to the access points.
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Meraki's Client Fingerprinting technology can identify devices that connect to the networks, identify the device’s operating system, make and model, and client information such as the NetBios name and MAC address.
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In a bid to modernize outdoor wireless networks, the well known cloud networking company Meraki announced the launch of its two new outdoor 802.11n cloud controlled wireless access points (APs) – the Meraki MR62 and MR66. 8/25/11
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01-01-2010
The Meraki MR24 introduced triple-stream
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01-01-2010
Networking vendor Meraki is updating both its software and hardware this week expanding security and performance. Meraki develops cloud managed network routers and Wi-Fi access points. 2/24/11"
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01-01-2010
A high-speed access point
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Cloud-based wireless networking company Meraki has introduced three products that provide capacity
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01-01-2010
WiFi vendor Meraki
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01-01-2010
Meraki is at that weird stage in a tech start-up's life where it becomes hugely critical to grow sales
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01-01-2010
Meraki has carved out a growing niche by offering businesses cloud based wireless network services. To maintain its momentum
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01-01-2010
The Meraki MR24 is billed as the first "cloud-managed" three-stream access point. It's a dual-radio AP using transmit beamforming and enhanced receiver sensitivity.2/23/11"
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Cloud Networking Startup Meraki Raises $15M From Sequoia
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01-01-2010
Cloud networking company Meraki Inc. said Tuesday it raised $15 million in a third round of funding and ended 2010 with more than 17
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01-01-2010
Meraki, a San Francisco startup that makes wireless access points and routers that owners can manage via cloud connections, said today that it has raised $15 million in new capital in a round led by Sequoia Capital. The series C round brings the company's total venture financing to $40 million. 2/8/11
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01-01-2010
San Francisco-based Meraki, which provides hardware and software for building large-scale wireless networks that are employed by businesses, schools and other organisations, raised $15m. The funding was led by Sequoia Capital, which creates a total funding of $40m. 2/8/11
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01-01-2010
Meraki Inc. has raised $15 million in a third round of funding led by Sequoia Capital
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01-01-2010
Cloud networking company Meraki Networks Inc. wasn't particularly looking for funding
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Cloud networking company Meraki Inc. has scored $15 million on a valuation north of $150 million to expand its team around the globe. 2/8/11
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Meraki, the cloud-based wireless networking company, has raised $15 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital. This brings Meraki's total funding to $40 million. Previous investors include Google, DAG Ventures and Northgate Capital. 2/8/11
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Meraki has unveiled a family of wireline network routers. Like Meraki's Wi-Fi access points
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01-01-2010
With one of my favorite Web-based management views and ridiculously attractive pricing options, Meraki’s new MX series of routers delivers an all-inclusive feature set that consolidates network services under one hood.” 1/18/11
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A $15 million round of funding has been announced by Meraki
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Networking as a Service provides various advantages to the users when compared to the traditional capex models. Enhanced with the help of cloud computing
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01-01-2010
Cloud networking is taking off and could help enterprises unify their wireless and wired network operations in new, economical and convenient ways.
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The traditional enterprise network pays for routers that are then typically managed via the corporate LAN or VPN. Wi-Fi networking vendor Meraki is now aiming to challenge the traditional model of management and acquisition of wired routers with a new cloud-based subscription service for router management and hardware. 1/13/11"
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“Meraki is taking Cisco head-on and entering the wired networking gear space with the release of two new routers intended for branch deployment.” 1/13/11
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01-01-2010
Meraki has carved out a viable business by delivering cloud based wireless network products
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“Meraki today announced the release of a networking first: cloud-managed routers.” 1/13/11
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“Today Meraki, a cloud-based wireless networking company known for its inexpensive and easy to manage WiFi gear, announced their Meraki MX series cloud-managed routers, integrating web-based centralized management to non-WiFi routers. Meraki also introduced Networking as a Service pricing, a new subscription service that eliminates upfront hardware costs.” 1/13/11
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“The key features of the MX series include cloud-based centralized management, layer 7 application firewall and traffic shaper, site to site VPN, routing, DHCP, and a firewall. Additionally, the new hardware devices are able to automatically detect and monitor printers while tracking and showing printer ink levels across remote divisions.” 1/13/11
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01-01-2010
“‘Expect much greater cloud involvement–Meraki and PowerCloud are pointing the way here and I think [cloud approaches] will become very popular indeed. Virtualization and cost-cutting in general will remain hot topics in 2011 and beyond,’” 12/21/10
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01-01-2010
“‘In addition to the cost piece, there’s the reality that many SMBs favor the convenience of ‘webifying’ their networks and of taking the server out of the data center.’” 12/19/10
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01-01-2010
Monitoring tools are essential for identifying issues quickly and resolving them," says Pablo Estrada, solutions architect at Meraki. He also says that some networking solutions have these tools built right in, so the cost doesn't have to be overwhelming. 10/7/2011
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“With their latest access point offerings, Meraki goes beyond hosting their clients’ central system control functions by shrinking both the size of their primary access point offerings and their costs. The changes may not seem like a big deal at first blush, but they may well be a barometer of where the WLAN market is going.” 11/23/10
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“Both APs are being touted as the industry’s “slimmest” measuring less than one-inch thin. They also feature 4th generation, 2×2 MIMO chipsets capable of delivering speeds up to 300 mbit/sec for the MR12 and 600 mbit/sec for the MR16.” 11/12/10
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01-01-2010
“Bingo. No software to download. No wires to plug in. No problems. They just work.” 11/11/10
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"Meraki Networks today unveiled a pair of new access points designed to serve high-density deployments, delivering sleeker, better performing units at a much more attractive price point." 11/11/10
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01-01-2010
After collaborating with Meraki, Accor North America has finally installed Wi-Fi access points in 620 Motel 6 and Studio 6 properties in the region. "Our customers depend on connectivity," said Jim Amorosia, CEO of Motel 6 and Studio 6, in a release. "WiFi allows our guests to conduct business, stay connected to loved ones, and of course for entertainment. With high-speed 802.11n in all of our properties, our guests can count on reliable performance on connectivity," said Jim Amorosia, CEO of Motel 6 and Studio 6, in a release. "WiFi allows our guests to conduct business, stay connected to loved ones, and of course for entertainment. With high-speed 802.11n in all of our properties, our guests can count on reliable performance."
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01-01-2010
“The products feature a one inch thin design, so they can be mounted in high traffic areas, such as lobbies and conference rooms.” 11/11/10
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"Meraki is betting big on Layer 7 visibility, building signature-based traffic shaping into its network ? allowing administrators to throttle Netflix viewing while allowing WebEx video conferencing, for instance ? which has proved pretty useful from what I?ve seen so far." Feb 2, 2010
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To compile its data Meraki said that it anonymously surveyed over 100,000 random devices accessing public and educational Wi-Fi networks. The company examined both bandwidth and mobile operating systems and compared usage between the first half of 2011 and the first half of 2010. 6/23/11
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01-01-2010
Die Redaktion schaute doche recht ungl als das kalifornische Startup-Unternehmen Meraki uns eine solche vorstellen wollte. 7/14/11"
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“The new Meraki MR16 802.11n access point delivers improved performance at a much lower price point than its previous models, while seamlessly supporting all the WiFi features offered via Meraki’s Cloud Controller” 11/22/10
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01-01-2010
At Create Fayetteville's Wednesday meeting, Ric Cavender, executive director of Charleston's East End Main Street (EEMS) organization, spoke to members about his experience starting the first free, public Wi-Fi network in Kanawha County. Cavender's organization purchased equipment manufactured by Meraki. 10/6/2011
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01-01-2010
Small businesses may not have the resources for an on-site IT staff. Meraki Wi-Fi Stumbler is an online wireless network analyzer that's simple enough for anyone at your business to use. 9/14/2011"
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01-01-2010
“I had one person who knew how to manage the wireless environment before because of the sophistication of the tool. In terms of the complexity, these new cloud-based tools are, if you are to look at them, a Google map. We have now ten or eleven people who are capable of regularly checking the health and state of the wireless network due to the simplicity of the interface, which distributes that management across a wider range of people because it is cloud based.” Nov, 17, 2010
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01-01-2010
Meraki has taken more dramatic steps
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“The APs’ small footprint, and internal antennas enable mounting in high traffic environments such as lobbies and conference rooms.” 11/11/10
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As enterprises like mine continue to globalize, squeezing the most from site-connecting over-the-Internet WAN links is of paramount importance. That you get WAN optimization as part of the MX purchase without additional licensing is huge.
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The company also announced that its MX series security appliances and wireless LAN have been selected by Peet Coffee & Tea, a speciality coffee chain, for deployment at 193 of its locations. Steve Shead, IT Director at Peet?s, said, ?The MX provides incredible visibility and control across our highly-distributed network. The MX has improved our manageability, reliability, and performance
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But the potential for this emerging area of cloud-based services could be far bigger, as well as complementary to his firm's success in distributing Meraki's cloud-based wireless network systems. 10/26/2011
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Emerging WiFi start-ups with Meraki let companies manage their WiFi networks over the Web, instead of with expensive "controllers" that manage the networks. 10/11/2011
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01-01-2010
Monterey Jazz Festival in California, US, has completed its Wi-Fi-enabled music festival using cloud-based wireless networking company Meraki's outdoor 802.11n network. 10/5/2011
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01-01-2010
Five best practices that school network administrators should follow when deploying Wi-Fi, by John Bicket, CTO at Meraki. 9/20/2011
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01-01-2010
US-based Renton School District has selected cloud-based wireless networking company Meraki's MR24 cloud controlled wireless access points to provide Wi-Fi access to Renton's 16
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01-01-2010
Meraki's Latest Cloud Rumblings Meraki is also upping its street credibility as trustworthy enterprise solution with a few different measures. Now
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01-01-2010
The single-radio Meraki MR62 and dual-radio MR66 are designed for high client density, bandwidth-intensive applications and rugged conditions. 8/23/11
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01-01-2010
Networking vendor Meraki is updating both its software and hardware this week expanding security and performance. 8/23/11"
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01-01-2010
A study earlier this summer by wireless vendor Meraki reveals some starting information based on the data collected across their customers? networks. Apple?s iPad users are piggy when it comes to their data consumption, averaging close to 200 MB monthly, compared to an average smartphone user of about 40 MB. 8/22/11
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Meraki announced the MX60 Cloud Managed Router. As one can surmise from the products name
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01-01-2010
Merkai was one of the firms that originated the concept of cloud-based deployment
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01-01-2010
The Rise of Cloud Managed Objects Meraki centralized servers could analyze thousands of devices' data and automatically change the wireless channel and strength from a remote user router to ensure best reception. 3/20/11"
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We opted for Meraki’s cloud-managed wireless and wired networking after doing an eval and comparing cost and complexity versus features and ease of use for different options. Though it’s too early to say that Meraki was a slam-dunk for us in this case, all indications and feedback so far have me feeling quite good about how we proceeded. 8/9/11
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Meraki this week unveiled new management tools for its cloud-based Wi-Fi product, adding bandwidth controls, diagnostic tools and spectrum analysis. The tools exploit the packet processing engine embedded on each Meraki access point, and are accessed via a Web browser. 8/11/11
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01-01-2010
Meraki this week announced the MX60 Cloud Managed Router. Their MX line
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01-01-2010
Die Redaktion schaute doch recht ungla_big
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01-01-2010
Sanjit Biswas founded Meraki in May 2006 while he was a PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He wanted to create something that would let anyone deploy a large-scale wireless network within minutes.???????????5/17/11"
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According to a report released Wednesday by Meraki, a San Francisco-based company that provides wireless networking 17,000 small and medium-sized organizations, from MIT and UVA to Starbucks and Burger King, 2011 was the year that mobile devices overtook PPCs as the major sonsumers of Wi-Fi Data. 6/22/11
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Meraki said for the most recent study, it surveyed more than 100,000 devices accessing general use, public and educational Wi-Fi networks accross the U.S., looking at usage and operating systems from 2010 to 2011. 6/21/11
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Meraki's friendly, cloud-managed wireless LAN solution is a fantastic option for small businesses, distributed networks, and overworked admins. 6/1/11
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01-01-2010
Meraki's cloud-based high performance wireless networks and easy-to-use deployment and management features complement Avenda's model of easy-to-deploy policy services. 5/24/11"
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Now that Meraki has moved its hardware controller into the cloud while also extending its wireless model out into the WAN
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01-01-2010
Meraki tries to help out by making wireless infrastructure as easy to deploy as possible
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01-01-2010
"At Meraki
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01-01-2010
"Even if they have some kind of password on it
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01-01-2010
Meraki Hunts Wireless Novices Meraki is hoping to ramp up UK reseller numbers by embarking on a recruitment drive with partner Cloud Distribution. ???????????4/6/11"
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A cloud-based vendor, Meraki, offers a compelling value proposition. 3/30/11
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Use a tool like Meraki's Wi-fi stumbler or inSSIDer to find the least busy channels. 3/28/11"
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Meraki, For instance, might build great hardware, but in the end, it’s web-based management of devices and the network is what makes it an attractive proposition. 3/23/11
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Meraki has introduced a pair of homegrown routers that are managed through the same cloud that manages the vendor's wireless LAN access points. 3/16/11"
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01-01-2010
Applications such as these, not to mention our desire to check out tweets, Facebook friends, watch YouTube videos and occasionally even do work, has doubled the network traffic on the wireless networks since last year. These networks use gear from companies such as San Francisco-based wireless gear maker, Meraki. 3/15/11
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Companies such as AeroHive and Meraki Networks are giving access points enhanced hardware features and also moving the controller to the cloud to make network management more seamless. 3/14/11"
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01-01-2010
Meraki Networks is giving access points enhanced hardware features and moving the controller functions to the cloud