Polycom ARENA partner program. Polycom, a leader in unified collaboration communications, initiated the ARENA program to allow software application providers, hardware device manufacturers and conferencing solution providers to integrate their products with Polycom's industry-leading unified collaboration platform to create new applications.

The integration of Meru's award-winning enterprise wireless LAN solutions with Polycom's unified collaboration platform will enhance the ability of health-care workers, educators and others to perform effectively without being tethered to a wired infrastructure.

Meru has also been chosen by Polycom to provide the wireless infrastructure for the Polycom Global Customer Conference beginning today in San Diego. Meru's wireless LAN will be used to showcase partner technology demonstrations across the exhibit hall.

"Customers are investing in solutions that improve productivity, accelerate decision-making and lower costs. Through our involvement in the Polycom ARENA program, Meru will deliver integrated solutions that address their needs," said Rachna Ahlawat, Meru vice president of strategic marketing. "Tying Polycom's unified collaboration platform into Meru's wireless infrastructure will allow doctors to move freely from room to room while accessing patient health records, viewing high-quality video and recording diagnoses. School resource teachers will likewise be able to videoconference and share instructional materials more easily than ever before."

"Polycom and its ARENA ecosystem partners such as Meru are focused on proliferating new collaborative communications solutions that will benefit organizations worldwide. Meru's solution addresses a pressing need for mobility in health care, education and other markets while successfully addressing concerns about quality of service with video over wireless," said Mark Roberts, vice president, Polycom ARENA program. "We are pleased to welcome Meru into the Polycom ARENA program and looking forward to working with them to deliver this important solution to customers."

As part of the agreement, Meru will leverage the Polycom platform, brand and channels to bring the solution to market. Polycom ARENA ecosystem partners can develop, test and certify interoperability between their solutions and the Polycom platform of voice, video and content collaborative solutions. In addition to platform APIs provided to developers, the Polycom ARENA offers a number of marketing and sales tools for business development managers as well as marketing and sales professionals via an online portal. These tools help partners speed time-to-market for their innovative unified collaborative solutions as well as broaden the reach to customers worldwide.