Powerful Wireless Environment Now a Reality for Plainedge School District

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Xirrus®, the Wi-Fi "Power Play" that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays across the Plainedge School District, located in North Massapequa, NY. The district educates over 3,200 students over its five campuses, including one high school, a middle school and three elementary schools covering 3 square miles in Nassau County. Xirrus was the only solution capable of replacing an inadequate wireless network using fewer devices, all while designing a network powerful enough to make capacity wireless a reality.

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Speaking on their decision to upgrade to Xirrus, Cynthia LaPier, Chief Information Office for Plainedge School District recently stated, "We decided to go completely wireless when we built our new middle school to save money. We had purchased another vendor's gear, but as we added more technology, students and teachers became more active on the network, making the response time really sluggish. We knew we had to upgrade to 802.11n – that's when we found Xirrus. The technology built into the Array fascinated me – the design just makes sense. The whole idea of being able to put fewer devices in the ceilings is huge! We ended up with a fraction of the equipment other vendors were requiring. Being able to get both the coverage and density needed with fewer devices makes a substantial difference when striving for an efficient and manageable network. With Xirrus, our wireless goals are now a reality."

"The day we had the Xirrus product up and running – you would not believe the gratitude we received. Teachers were coming up to me in the hallway saying 'Thank You!' - the Xirrus product made such a noticeable difference," continued Cynthia. "When Xirrus came onsite to do an actual site survey - their technicians were so highly skilled. They knew more about wireless than anyone I have ever talked to in my career – and I've been in the business for quite a while, so that was impressive. Xirrus understands that designing a wireless system for a classroom is completely different than your typical office environment. In a classroom you have 30 kids, with 30 laptops - all sitting together in a small space. Xirrus was confident their devices could accommodate the demands of a classroom environment – and it works exactly like they said it would. We are really happy with our network and excited that the Xirrus product will be able to support all of our wireless needs, well into the future."

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About Xirrus

Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi Power Play™, manufactures the Wi-Fi Array® architecture that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings and switched Ethernet or Fast Ethernet to the desktop. Unlike traditional access points, the Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24 802.11abgn radios along with a high-gain directional antenna system, onboard multi-gigabit switch, Wi-Fi controller, firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum analyzer into a single energy-efficient and cost-effective device using 75% fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, power, space, and installation time compared with any other offering.  Xirrus products are designed and manufactured in the United States.  Xirrus is Wi-Fi, Verisign, PCI, FIPS 140-2, and ISO 9001:2008 Certified. For more information, please visit http://www.xirrus.com.

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