Azalea Networks Adds Security Merchants to Provide Access to its Wireless Technology in Australia and New Zealand
4/22/2009
Innovative wireless mesh network routing technology now available
throughout Asia Pacific region
Milpitas, California – April 22, 2009 – Azalea Networks, a leading innovator in wireless network equipment and technology, today announced an agreement with Security Merchants to distribute its products throughout New Zealand and Australia. Security Merchants is the first company in the region to offer Azalea’s patented “intelligent” routing technology that delivers on the promise of wireless voice, video, and data with superior performance and lowest cost of ownership.
Security Merchants is a leading distributor of electronic security equipment and support to trade installers in the Asia Pacific region, specializing in intruder alarms, keyless access control, closed circuit television systems, intercoms, locking solutions, video analytics and wireless equipment. “Security Merchants is excited to offer the world’s only Layer-3 wireless mesh routing technology as part of our solution, particularly Azalea’s video surveillance capabilities that provide jitter-free, reliable video wirelessly even over multiple hops,” said Alan Willett, managing director of Security Merchants.
Azalea’s technology is unlike any other in the marketplace, providing municipalities, public safety applications, oil and gas operations, shipping ports, distribution centers, and business and education campuses with the benefits of turnkey wireless solutions. Azalea’s technology offers the ability to expand, grow or modify a network as needs change. The “intelligent” characteristics of Azalea’s network routing technology lie in its ability to deliver peer-to-peer routing across the entire network while enabling network management from the host to the client. Azalea’s solution also enhances its wireless network’s integration with other wireless and wired networks, including the Internet, enterprise networks, or service provider infrastructure, adding flexibility for the wireless network operator.
Rake Jiang, Azalea vice president and general manager, International Markets and Global Strategic Alliances, commented, “We are pleased to have partners as experienced as Security Merchants representing our solution in New Zealand and Australia. Our Layer-3 approach truly provides Security Merchants with a wireless mesh solution that is superior and more cost effective than any other wireless technology.“
About Azalea Networks
Azalea Networks, headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, (www.azaleanet.com) is the first company to deliver a truly scalable and intelligent wireless broadband mesh infrastructure through the combination of Layer-3 wireless routing technology and a multi-radio system. Azalea’s family of mesh and point-to-multipoint routers works with 2.4 GHz for Wi-Fi access, 5 GHz for backhaul connectivity, and 4.9 GHz for public safety use in North America. Azalea’s solution is ideal for service providers, government agencies, and industrial enterprises that need the superior performance, scalable capacity, quality of service, seamless mobility and other advantages made possible by true, intelligent network routing.
About Security Merchants
Security Merchants (www.security-merchants.com) was initially established in New Zealand in 1992 and subsequently in Australia in 1996, supplying innovative and reliable security products to the installation trade. Security Merchants operates 11 offices across Australia and New Zealand, employing more than 60 motivated staff and comprised of two companies: New Zealand Security Merchants Ltd. and its Australian counterpart, Security Merchants Australia Pty Ltd. In 2004, Security Merchants joined with ASSA ABLOY, the world's leading manufacturer of locks and associated security products.
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Contact: Paul Gassett, Director, Worldwide Marketing Communications, Azalea Networks, 314-842-1716, paul.gassett@azaleanet.com