The press release from Meru Networks, California states that Mr. Om Tiku (1973 batch) has been appointed as Vice president of Engineering
http://www.merunetworks.com/news/press_releases/100305.shtml
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Meru Networks Extends Investment in Technical Excellence with Addition of Cisco Engineering Veteran to Executive Management Team
Om Tiku Appointed Vice President of Engineering for Wireless VoIP Leader
Sunnyvale, CA – October 3, 2005
Meru Networks, the global leader in wireless VoIP infrastructure, announced today that it has further strengthened its executive management team with the addition of industry veteran, and a former Engineering leader of Cisco’s Access Business Unit, Om Tiku, as Vice President of Engineering.
Prior to joining Meru, Mr. Tiku spent over nine years at Cisco, where he was responsible for the concept, architecture, development and delivery of an enterprise branch and small office family of routers, including the first industry standards-based Mobile Access Router. Under Mr. Tiku’s direction, Cisco introduced multiple products for highly mobile environments, including the mission-critical Public Safety markets. In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Tiku’s tenure at Cisco included numerous innovations and awards, the introduction of key new technologies in the wireless, broadband access and security areas, and the growth, development and management of a global engineering organization.
"Om brings both years of successful engineering management, as well as recognized technological innovation to Meru,” said Ihab Abu-Hakima, president and CEO for Meru Networks. “His expertise and in depth knowledge of mobile, WLAN and wired IP technologies made him the obvious choice to take our development organization to the next level of product leadership in wireless VoIP.”
“Meru has clearly positioned itself at the forefront of wireless VoIP innovation with products that are clearly differentiated from its competitors,” commented Om Tiku. “I am excited to be part of Meru’s continued growth and success.”
Before joining Cisco, Mr. Tiku was with Norand Corporation, where he managed and delivered the company’s first Open Wireless LAN communication system. Prior to Norand, he was at Network Equipment Technologies, and held engineering positions with Avantek, California Microwave, and Indian Telephone Industries. Mr. Tiku holds a BSEE from the Indian Institute of Technology, and has completed post-graduate level work in networking, advanced operating systems and computer architecture at both Santa Clara and Stanford Universities in California.
About Meru Networks
Meru Networks is a global leader in Wireless Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions. With its innovative, award-winning Air Traffic Control technology that brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, Meru’s WLAN System is the only solution on the market that offers the reliability, scalability, and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Meru’s Wireless LAN System provides major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, and healthcare organizations with the predictable bandwidth and over-the-air Quality of Service required to support a wide range of current and future wireless applications. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information on Meru Networks and its products, visit www.merunetworks.com or call (408) 215-5300.