So, Why Meru? Some key points are: Our customers. Technology leadership.

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1 Thank you for enquiring about becoming a Meru EMEA Partner. So, Why Meru? Some key points are: Serving our customers is why we exist. We have technology that is unique in the wireless market. We only sell to customers through our partner base. Our Partner Program is simple to understand and use n is driving customer interest and strong sales. There are many 3rd party solutions that partners can wrap round our technology to drive additional revenue opportunities. We believe that there are significant opportunities for our partners in the months and years to come, building upon the strong base we have across EMEA. Our customers. We have a large range of customers across the globe that trust Meru Networks to provide and support their wireless infrastructure. Many of these can be found on our Case Studies page on our website. Technology leadership. As a company we are solely focused on wireless technologies. We clearly differentiate ourselves from any other wireless vendor by the use of our patented technologies, including Virtual Cell and Air Traffic Control. This technology has been acknowledged by industry analysts as giving Meru technology leadership in wireless LAN s. Our technologies make it much easier for our partners to deploy and support our solutions and reduce your operational costs.

2 PARTNER BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS Our partners are key to our sales and support organisations and all our business is transacted through our partners across EMEA. Our partner program is straightforward, easy to understand and we reward partners that work with our sales and technical teams and actively add value to our solutions. Partner benefits and requirements Once accepted onto the Partner Program, partners get access to a wide range of benefits. We only have a few clear, straightforward set of requirements that our partners will find easy to implement: PARTNER Programs & Promotions Executive Sponsor N/A N/A Provided Minimum Annual Revenue N/A $100k+ $500k+ End User POS- Name/Zip to Disti s Required Required Required Joint Sales Engagement Provided Provided Provided Product Promotions Provided Provided Provided Competitive Trade In Program Provided Provided Provided Leasing Options Provided Provided Provided Demo lab equipment Provided Provided Provided Services & Technical Support Meru Services Expert Program (MSEP) N/A N/A Optional Meru University On-Boarding & Provided Provided Provided New Hire Training at no cost Wireless Sales Specialist (WSS) sales Wireless Engineering Professional (WEP) presales Certified Engineer (MCE) post-sales Optional Certified Design Expert (MCDE) Optional Optional 1+ Certified Services Expert (MCSE) Optional Optional 1+ Meru Services Expert Program (MSEP)* N/A Optional 1+ Marketing Tools & Programs MDF Program N/A Provided Provided Regional Leads Provided With business as available as available plan Opportunity Deal Registration Provided Provided Provided Marketing Event or N/A Required Required Joint Seminar per Quarter Partner Logo & Guidelines Provided Provided Provided Joint Seminars No funding provided With funding With funding Quarterly Business/Marketing Plans N/A Required Required Partner Council Candidate N/A Candidate Preferred Technical Forum Council Candidate N/A Candidate Preferred Many of these benefits are available through our partner portal and indicated in the Welcome Kit.

3 Below you will find reports from different analysts companies in the field: Meru Networks delivers carefully tailored grades of service differentiation GARTNER Research criteria Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure Michael J. King, Tim Zimmerman With the higher speeds of n and increased focus on voice, wireless LANs are becoming the access layer technology of choice for new enterprise network deployments. To capture growth, vendors must meet diverse requirements regarding guest access, security, manageability and deployment. CHALLENGERS LEADERS CISCO SYSTEMS ability to execute MOTOROLA ARUBA MERU HP PROCURVE EXTRICOM ENTERASYS/ XIRRUS SIEMENS ENTERPRISE RUCKUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AEROHIVE BLUESOCKET BELDEN/TRAPEZE FOUNDRY EXTREME 3COM ALCATEL-LUCENT PROXIM WIRELESS NORTEL NICHE PLAYERS completeness of vision AS OF NOVEMBER 2008 VISIONARIES Gartner Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure, 2008 Strong marketing momentum in the market, good (faster than market rate of 23%) sales growth and good regional expansion. Wide-ranging n product portfolio, as well as its articulated, easy-to-grasp N VENDOR MATRIX technical differentiation 95 via the single-cell and virtual-cell architecture throughout the product line. 93 Enterprise voice enablement, which is also a strong focus, with many implementations within the 91 education and healthcare customer bases. Technology-driven 89 company, with many advances in infrastructure and management MERU capabilities, balanced with relatively ARUBA easy-to-use tools. 87 CISCO SYSTEMS MOTOROLA 85 vation

4 ability to e FOUNDRY EXTREME 3COM HP PROCURVE EXTRICOM ENTERASYS/ XIRRUS SIEMENS ENTERPRISE RUCKUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AEROHIVE BLUESOCKET ALCATEL-LUCENT PROXIM WIRELESS NORTEL Below you will find reports from different analysts companies in the field: Meru Networks delivers carefully tailored grades of service differentiation NICHE ABI RESEARCH PLAYERS VISION ABI research report criteria completeness of vision AS OF NOVEMBER 2008 The IEEE n marketplace is open for business. While attention has focused in the allure of n s speed (around170 Mbps throughput in an all n environment), the other major benefit is its far greater reliability than g, something of considerable value to business customers. It is clear now that the Wi-Fi Alliance s interoperability certification has given companies enough assurance that the Draft 2.0 specification is stable that they are willing to buy products now, rather than wit until next year when the final n standard is ratified. The result is faster than expected sales and a wide range of product offerings N VENDOR MATRIX For alternative reports: Novarum Report: novarum.com/ documents/wlanscaletesting.pdf Dell Oro Report: merunetworks.com/news/press_ releases/press_releases-2007 Network Strategy Partners report: technology/tco_wp pdf How to apply: Please complete the online application form found at: corporate/partners Once this has been submitted, one of our Regional Managers will be in contact with you to understand more of your business and work with you to complete a joint business Plan. innovation MERU ARUBA CISCO SYSTEMS COLUBRIS BLUESOCKET SIEMENS AG TRAPEZE XIRRUS EXTRICOM implementation MOTOROLA Innovation: Implementation: Meru places in the 100th percentile of those 13 companies examined.

5 Wireless without compromise Why become a Meru Networks EMEA Partner? MERU / Ymer