Xirrus to Demo HDTV Video Surveillance Over Wi-Fi at Mandalay Convention Center During Interop Las Vegas 2013

Xirrus, the Official Wireless Provider of the Convention, to Also Present in Three Sessions: WLAN Developments, Mobility in the Enterprise, and Improving the Wi-Fi User Experience


THOUSAND OAKS, CA--(Marketwired - May 8, 2013) - Xirrus®, the leader in high-performance Wi-Fi and the exclusive provider of wireless Internet access at Interop Las Vegas (May 6-10, 2013), today announced it will showcase the best-in-class performance of its wireless solutions at the convention by streaming live HDTV-quality video from multiple IP-based surveillance cameras over Wi-Fi. Partnering with Axis Communications, the market leader in network video surveillance, Xirrus will showcase how large public venues -- such as the Mandalay Bay Convention Center -- can offer video surveillance over Xirrus Wireless Arrays with the same reliability and performance of a wired network.

As the sole Wi-Fi provider to Interop for the third consecutive year, Xirrus will ensure thousands of IT leaders have reliable connectivity to the wireless network in a high-density environment supporting thousands of concurrent users utilizing smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Attendees can also stop by meeting room 2018 to see Xirrus demonstrate XMS Cloud, the company's hosted wireless management service.

Finally, Xirrus Vice President, Product Marketing, Bruce Miller, will present multiple sessions, including exploring what enterprise users need to know about WLAN developments, where mobility fits in IT, and improving the user experience on wireless devices.

High-Definition Wireless Video Surveillance Demonstrations
What: Xirrus and Axis Communications will demonstrate high-definition, IP-based video surveillance of the convention by streaming video via the InteropNet. Using Axis' wired and wireless network cameras, spectators will learn about video over Wi-Fi in highly dense areas via the Xirrus wireless network.

Where: Axis Communications, Booth #1023

When: May 7-10, 2013

Who: Xirrus, Axis Communications

Xirrus Speaking Sessions
What:

  • Panel: WLAN Developments: Trends, Technologies, and What Enterprise Users Should Be Doing About Them
  • Great Issues in IT: Where Does Mobility Fit?
  • Optimize Your Wi-Fi: Improving the User Experience on Wireless

Where: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas

  • Lagoon H
  • Lagoon B
  • Mandalay Bay K

When:

  • Monday, May 6, 2013, 3:45PM - 4:15PM
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 3:45PM - 4:15PM
  • Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 5:00PM - 5:45PM

Who: Bruce Miller is vice president of product marketing for Xirrus. He has over 20 years of experience bringing LAN and WAN communication products to market in marketing, business development, and engineering roles. At Xirrus, he has led product marketing, product management, customer support, and training functions. Prior to Xirrus, he held marketing and engineering roles at Ixia, Lucent, Cabletron, and NetVantage, covering technologies including switching, routing, wireless, storage, DSL, and cable. He brought the first video-over-DSL solution to market and was involved in the development of the original 802.1Q and .1P VLAN and QoS standards in the IEEE. Bruce holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.

Cloud Services Demo with Xirrus
What: Xirrus will demonstrate XMS Cloud, a hosted deployment option for the Xirrus Management System (XMS). Xirrus Arrays and APs are designed to support automated online activation with zero touch provisioning using Xirrus Mobilize, a cloud-based provisioning service. Once activated, the Arrays and APs automatically connect to the XMS system in the cloud.

Where: Meeting Room 2018

When: May 7-9, 2013

Who: Bruce Miller, Vice President, Product Marketing

About Interop®
Interop is an independently organized conference and exhibition designed to empower information technology professionals to make smart business decisions. Interop offers a strong combination of educational content, a dynamic exhibition of technology providers, and peer networking to IT professionals across all industries, so that they can investigate and discover transformative technologies and ideas to put to work across their enterprise. Interop has a 26 year history in the US -- and has expanded beyond its beginnings in network infrastructure to encompass a broad range of technologies including Cloud, Virtualization, Data Centers, Wireless & Mobility, and Information Security.

About Xirrus, Inc.
Xirrus is the leading provider of high-performance wireless networks. Xirrus' Array-based solutions perform under the most demanding circumstances with wired-like reliability and superior security. The Xirrus wireless solutions provide a vital strategic business and IT infrastructure advantage to the education, healthcare, government and enterprise industries that depend on wireless to operate business-critical applications. Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA, Xirrus is a privately held company that designs and manufactures its products and solutions in the USA. For more information please visit: http://www.xirrus.com and follow us on Twitter: @Xirrus.

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