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| | name = Xirrus | |||
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| | key_people = Shane Buckley, Dirk Gates, Steve DeGennaro, Patrick Parker, Sam Bass, Colin O'Neill, Jillian Mansolf, Shari Brantley | |||
| | industry = Wi-Fi technology | |||
| | products = Wireless arrays: XD series, XR series, XN series, XS series and Cloud Services | |||
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| | revenue = undisclosed | |||
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| | foundation = 2003 | |||
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| | homepage = {{url|http://www.xirrus.com/}} | |||
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| '''Xirrus, Inc''' is a ] technology company based in ], ], US, that designs and sells ] equipment based on the ] standards ], ], ], ] and ]. The company has been independently selling these products since 2005. | |||
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| Xirrus currently manufactures multiple ] ]s that combine a ] switch and APs into a single device.<ref>{{cite news | title = Xirrus Array Debuts | author = Eric Griffith | date = 28 March 2005 | publisher = Wi-Fi Planet | page = 1}}</ref> Each Array unit bundles the controller with 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24 ], and a special sectored ], into a single package.<ref>{{cite news | title = Two wireless LANs better than one, Carnegie Mellon says | author = John Cox | date = 11 December 2007 | publisher = Network World | page = 1}}</ref> The company also produces a low-cost two-radio access point with omnidirectional antennas. | |||
| Xirrus provides wireless infrastructure for general enterprise, education, public venues, healthcare, retail, government, hospitality, and manufacturing. As of 2013 Xirrus has over 4000 customers, with products and services sold internationally. | |||
| In 2010 Xirrus was ranked number 9 in ]'s Next Big Thing list of the Top 50 Venture-Backed companies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/NEXT_BIG_THING/NEXT_BIG_THING.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=November 19, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905062154/http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/NEXT_BIG_THING/NEXT_BIG_THING.html |archivedate=September 5, 2013 }} 2010 Wall Street Journal list of the Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies.</ref> and jumped to the number 2 spot on the same list in 2011.<ref> 2011 Wall Street Journal list of the Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies.</ref> Xirrus again occupied the number 2 spot on the list in 2012.<ref> The Wall Street Journal, retrieved Sept 26, 2012</ref> | |||
| == History == | |||
| Xirrus was founded in 2004 by ], Patrick Parker, and Steve DeGennaro.<ref> on Intel winding down Xircom acquisition in 2003</ref> | |||
| The company began marketing the ] products in early 2005.<ref>{{cite news | title = Xirrus comes to aid of tornado-ravaged town | author = Gerry Blackwell | date = 4 October 2007 | publisher = Wi-Fi Planet | page = 1}}</ref> In 2005 Xirrus sold Wireless Arrays that met the 802.11a/b/g network standard. | |||
| In late 2008 Xirrus presented a new access point module that meets 802.11n standards, and provides up to 300Mbit/s data rate per radio.<ref>Gerry Blackwell (4 October 2007). "Xirrus comes to aid of tornado-ravaged town". Wi-Fi Planet. p. 1.</ref> The ] module Xirrus's 802.11a/b/g-compliant "]s" received ]s (FIPS) 140-2 validation in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6580015724.html|title=Linuxdevices|archiveurl=http://archive.is/wUij4|archivedate=2013-01-28}}</ref> | |||
| In 2012 Xirrus became the exclusive wireless solution provider for ] LLP, servicing 18 international offices.<ref> Yahoo Finance, retrieved May 8, 2012</ref> Other notable customers include ], the largest acute care provider in the world,<ref> Telecompaper, retrieved 2 November 2012</ref> and ], ].<ref> Wireless Mag, retrieved 4 Apr 2013</ref> | |||
| In 2010, the company was ranked as the second Fastest-Growing Private Company among Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturers with Three-Year Sales Growth of 3,213% in the annual ].<ref> 2010 Inc. 500.</ref> | |||
| Xirrus has provided the wireless network coverage for trade shows such as the ] trade conferences<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304031017/http://www.geneva-palexpo.com/en/index.php |date=March 4, 2010 }}</ref> in 2006,<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724014447/http://blog.interop.com/blog/2007/06/01/xirrus-vs-the-red-barron/ |date=July 24, 2012 }} Interop Blog, retrieved June 1, 2007</ref> 2007,<ref> TechRepublic Blog, retrieved April 17, 2007</ref> 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. In 2012 Xirrus deployed 200 802.11a/b/g+n ] at the ],.<ref>{{cite news | title = Two wireless LANs better than one, Carnegie Mellon says | author = John Cox | date = 11 December 2007 | publisher = Network World | page = 1}}</ref> which, at 2.25 million square feet, is the second largest convention center in the world. | |||
| In October 2012, Xirrus was included in ]'s DIGITAL list of the 100 most valuable private tech companies.<ref> Business Insider, retrieved Nov 7, 2012</ref> | |||
| Xirrus was acquired by Riverbed Technology in April 2017. | |||
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