SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 11, 2013) - Meru Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ MERU ]), a leader in virtualized Wi-Fi networks, today announced that it has been named the 2013 Network World Middle East Wireless Vendor of the Year at an awards ceremony held April 1 at the Habtoor Grand's Andalus Ballroom in the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai.

"We are extremely pleased to have been recognized for this distinguished honor," said Zakir Lokare, regional director of the Middle East and African regions for Meru. "Network World is an authority on networking and technology in the region, and its having chosen Meru for this award is a true mark of distinction."

The Network World Middle East Awards event has become a critical date on the region's technology social calendar, annually filling the Habtoor Grand's Andalus Ballroom to capacity. As in previous years, the 2013 Network World Awards was attended by more than 200 of the region's IT leaders. Judges for the awards included Arun Tewary, CIO, Emirates Flight Catering; M.N. Chattuvedi, IT director, Oasis Investment Co.; Douglas Ian Wakeford, senior advisor, Experton Group and Trevor Andrew Moore, CIO, Qatar University.

About Meru Networks
Meru Networks (NASDAQ: [ MERU ]) is a market leader in the development of mobile access and virtualized Wi-Fi solutions. Meru's MobileFLEX wireless architecture addresses the ever-growing need for higher bandwidth and higher client densities. The Meru Identity Manager solution greatly simplifies secure device onboarding and the company's unique Context-aware Application Layers (CALs) enable dedicated channel assignments for specific applications, devices and usage scenarios. Meru customers include Fortune 500 businesses as well as leaders in education, healthcare and hospitality. Founded in 2002, Meru is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Japan. Visit [ www.merunetworks.com ] or call (408) 215-5300 for more information.