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Xirrus Wi-Fi Array consists of a Wi-Fi controller, access points, sector antenna system, and Wi-Fi threat sensor.

Xirrus, Inc is a Wi-Fi technology company based in Westlake Village, California, USA, that designs and sells wireless networking equipment based on the IEEE standards 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g. The company has been independently selling these products since 2005. In 2006 it began an OEM agreement with ADC Telecommunications which distributes them under the Digivance WFX brand.

Xirrus provided the wireless network coverage for the Interop trade conferences at New York in 2006 and at Las Vegas in May 2007, despite being a relative newcomer. For Interop 2007, Xirrus installed 12 wireless arrays which could support up to 4,000 concurrent users, although the network was not secure and a vendor demonstrated that all client traffic could be redirected to a single laptop computer.

History

Xirrus was founded in 2004 by Dirk Gates, Patrick Parker, and Steve DeGennaro. Gates founded Xircom in 1988 and sold the company to Intel for US $748 million in March 2001. In 2003, Gates established Xirrus together with Patrick Parker, then ex-Chief Executive Officer of Nomadix and Steve DeGennaro, then ex-Vice President of Finance of Calix.

References

  1. ADC News Release
  2. Interop Snoopy vs The Red Barron.
  3. TechRepublic describes Interop 2006 experience with Xirrus.
  4. John Dix (31 May 2007). "Some of the gems at Interop". Network World. p. 28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. Frank Bulk (11 June 2007). "Postmortem: Interop wireless". Network Computing. p. 30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. CNET News Article on Intel winding down Xircom acquisition in 2003
  7. Management Biographies from Xirrus.
  8. Calix Press Release, announcing new CFO.

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