CORRECTING and REPLACING Orange Events (French Operations Division) Selects Wi-Fi for NATO Anniversary Summit, D-Day Celebration, Cannes Film Festival, and the Tour de France

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XirrusWi-FiArrays Were Chosen After Delivering Unmatched Wi-Fi Coverage and User
Density at NATO`s 60th Anniversary Summit 
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple
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The corrected release reads: 

ORANGE EVENTS (FRENCH OPERATIONS DIVISION) SELECTS WI-FI FOR NATO ANNIVERSARY
SUMMIT, D-DAY CELEBRATION, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, AND THE TOUR DE FRANCE

XirrusWi-FiArrays Were Chosen After Delivering Unmatched Wi-Fi Coverage and User
Density at NATO`s 60th Anniversary Summit 

Xirrus, Inc., the Wi-Fi "Power-Play" that delivers the most wireless coverage,
bandwidth, and throughput in the industry, announces the successful deployment
of XirrusWi-FiArrays at NATO`s 60th Anniversary Summit held at the Palais de la
Musique et des Congrès in Strasbourg, France on April 3rd and 4th, 2009, at the
62nd Cannes Film Festival, and the upcoming 65th Anniversary of D-Day
celebration and 2009 Tour de France bicycle race. The French Operation Division
of Orange chose the Xirrus for these events because only the XirrusWi-FiArrays
have proven to deliver high performance Wi-Fi connectivity for hundreds of users
connecting all types of Wi-Fi enabled devices such as Apple, Blackberry, and
Microsoft based notebooks and phones. 

The 2009 NATO Summit included allied leaders of 28 nations convening to discuss
long-term relations with Russia, engagement in Afghanistan, and the future goals
of NATO. 

"With 180 Journalists and 4,000 guests in our press room listening to U.S.
President Barack Obama speak, we needed a wireless network capable of supporting
a large number of journalists transferring large files through our network,"
said Henri Terreaux, Events Projects Manager at the French Operation Division of
Orange. "Xirrus enabled every journalist to have seamless and consistent
connectivity with high levels of mobility." 

"We have chosen Xirrus` Wi-Fi solution for our other world-renown events based
on their flawless and exceptional performance at the NATO Summit-their network
was dependable, low cost, and very quick to deploy," Henri continued. "We
definitely made the right choice with selecting Xirrus." 

"We are proud to have been selected by the French Operation Division of Orange
for these esteemed events," said John DiGiovanni, Area Vice President at Xirrus.
"Our Wi-Fi solution is unlike any other offering on the market today-it
integrates 4, 8, 12, and 16 radios along with a gigabit switch and high-gain
directional antenna system to deliver unmatched coverage, bandwidth, and user
density-making deployment far simpler and cheaper than alternatives, including
Ethernet workgroup switches or other Wi-Fi systems. In fact, our new Rapid
Deployment Wi-Fi Kit makes it even more effortless by integrating an Array,
mounting tripod, cables, and rugged carrying case together in a cost-effective
kit-everything you need to deploy a high performance Wi-Fi network for hundreds
of users. Check it out for yourself at xirrus.com and click buy it now." 

AboutXirrus

Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi "Power-Play", manufacturers the Wi-FiArray architecture
that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings and switched Ethernet to the
desktop. The Wi-FiArray integrates 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 802.11abg+n radios
coupled to a high-gain directional antenna system into a single device along
with an onboard multi-gigabit switch, Wi-Fi controller, firewall, dedicated
Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum analyzer. The Wi-FiArray provides
more than enough bandwidth, security, and control to replace switched Ethernet
to the desktop as the primary network connection. The XirrusWi-FiArray delivers
the most coverage, bandwidth, throughput, and user density on a per device and
per system basis than anything else available on the market today - resulting in
a solution that uses 75% fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, power, space, and
installation time compared with any other offering. 

Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.
For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com. 

Xirrus - Switching: Without Wires 

Xirrus - High Performance Wi-Fi 

Xirrus - The Air is the Network 

Xirrus - Wi-FiArray 



Xirrus, Inc.
John Merrill, 805-262-1644
john.merrill@xirrus.com

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