WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high capacity, long range Wi-Fi products that can effectively extend wired network capabilities to wireless -- without compromise, has announced today the addition of Alan Amrod as Vice President of Marketing and Alan Hahn as Vice President of Sales.
In his new position, Alan Amrod will be responsible for Xirrus' product management, product marketing, channel marketing, OEM relationships and corporate branding.
Mr. Amrod brings over 20 years of experience in engineering, sales, service, marketing, and most recently served as vice president of Marketing for Ixia (Nasdaq:XXIA) where he was instrumental in driving Ixia to a global leadership position in IP Performance Testing. Prior to Ixia, Mr. Amrod was the vice president of Enterprise Marketing at Alcatel (NYSE:ALA). Before becoming vice president at Alcatel, Alan worked at Alcatel as director of Field Marketing; and before the acquisition of Xylan Networks by Alcatel, he was sales director for Healthcare, Education, and State Government sectors. Earlier in his career, he worked at General Electric Medical Systems, where he was involved in the early development of Picture Archive Communications Systems (PACS), and was instrumental in the creation of the networking products and services business unit.
Alan Hahn serving as vice president of Sales will handle Xirrus' rapidly expanding Branded and OEM global sales channels.
Mr. Hahn brings over 20 years of technology sales experience in both private and public companies. Prior to joining Xirrus, Mr. Hahn was vice president of Worldwide Sales for LogLogic. Prior to LogLogic he was vice president of Sales for Tumbleweed Communications. Tumbleweed acquired his previous company, Corvigo where he served as the vice president of Sales. Before Corvigo, Mr. Hahn was vice president of North American Sales for Telelogic, a Swedish based enterprise software development tools company, where he was instrumental in their successful entry into the North American market. Mr. Hahn also held executive positions with Williams Communications Solutions and Shared Technology Fairchild (STF).
"Xirrus has effectively built and brought to market 'next-generation' Wi-Fi technology that has no equal in today's industry," said Dirk Gates, Xirrus' founder and CEO. "With the addition of these two highly accomplished and well-known industry veterans, coupled with the increased traction we are seeing in our channels for high capacity, long range triple play Wi-Fi, we have all the elements in place to execute a rapid breakaway from the older offerings of our competitors."
About Xirrus
Xirrus takes the "less" out of wireless by delivering the highest capacity, longest range, most secure Triple Play (data, voice, and video) Wi-Fi technology in today's industry. Xirrus gets you four times the coverage, twice the range and number of users, unmatched resiliency, unmatched security, and the fastest integrated Wi-Fi backhaul in today's industry. Xirrus introduced the next-generation in Wi-Fi technology last spring, winning 'Best Startup' at Networld+Interop 2005. Led by Dirk Gates, former chairman and CEO of Xircom (acquired by Intel), Xirrus developed the Array to reduce the cost and complexity of large scale Wi-Fi deployments. Its revolutionary and patent pending design combines an integrated Gigabit Ethernet Switch in each ceiling mounted Array coupled to as many as 16 integrated, directional radios that deliver Wi-Fi connectivity at the lowest cost per square foot, Mbps, and user in the industry. Xirrus sells and supports its products and services through an international network of resellers, systems integrators, and high volume OEM channels. Xirrus is headquartered in Westlake Village, California. For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com.