Former Symbol/Motorola Executive Co-Wrote IEEE 802.11 WLAN Standard

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sarosh Vesuna, who co-wrote the IEEE 802.11 protocol standard and
co-founded the Wi-Fi Alliance, has joined wireless infrastructure
provider Meru Networks as vice president of business development. He
reports to Meru CEO Ihab Abu-Hakima.

Vesuna comes to Meru from Motorola, where he was senior director
of strategy and business development for the company's wireless LAN
business, overseeing corporate development, partner alliances and
strategic direction. He had previously spent 15 years as senior
director of strategy and business development at Symbol Technologies
(acquired by Motorola in 2007), where he was instrumental in the
development of key partnerships with such companies as Nokia, IBM,
Cisco, Nortel, HP, Microsoft and Intel.

A co-author of the IEEE 802.11 WLAN protocol, Vesuna also
co-founded the Wi-Fi Alliance and served on its board of directors and
as treasurer and technical committee chair. He holds five U.S. patents
and has an M.S.E.E. degree from the Pennsylvania State University and
a B.S.E.E. from the University of Bombay.

"Sarosh is a true pioneer in the evolution of the standards-based
wireless LAN and one of the earliest proponents of the all-wireless
enterprise," said Abu-Hakima. "He has a track record of architecting a
long string of successful industry partnerships that helped propel
Symbol to number-two position in the WLAN market. He will play a
critical role in Meru's growth by identifying and developing strategic
relationships that leverage our position as a fourth-generation WLAN
technology innovator."

About Meru Networks

Meru Networks develops and markets wireless infrastructure
solutions that enable the All-Wireless Enterprise. Its
industry-leading innovations deliver pervasive, wireless service
fidelity for business-critical applications to major Fortune 500
enterprises, universities, healthcare organizations and local, state
and federal government agencies. Meru's award-winning Air Traffic
Control technology brings the benefits of the cellular world to the
wireless LAN environment, and its WLAN System is the only solution on
the market that delivers predictable bandwidth and over-the-air
quality of service with the reliability, scalability and security
necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single
WLAN infrastructure. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale,
Calif. For more information, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408)
215-5300.

SOURCE: Meru Networks, Inc.

Meru Networks, Inc.
Rachna Ahlawat, 408-916-1466
rahlawat@merunetworks.com
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