Bonipak Deploys Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays Across Processing Centers

Aug. 26, 2008 - PRLog -- Xirrus, Inc., the only Wi-Fi "Power-Play" that can replace Ethernet workgroup switches with Wi-Fi as the primary network connection, announced today that Bonipak, a premier produce company based in Central California, has deployed Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays across their corporate processing and distribution centers.  Bonipak selected the Xirrus solution for its ability to pervasively cover the facilities far more effectively with far fewer devices than other Wi-Fi manufacturers.

“As a leader in the produce industry for over 76 years, we pride ourselves on our state-of-the-art facilities – from planting to harvesting to processing,” said Jonathan Lundquist, CFO and MIS Director at Bonipak.  “To maintain the superior quality and freshness of our products, it is imperative that our processing and distribution facilities work flawlessly – we searched and tested many Wi-Fi products, but found Xirrus to be the simplest and most robust Wi-Fi network to run our mission critical inventory and order management applications.”

“Simply put, we purchased the Xirrus Wi-Fi solution because it was superb in our testing – gave us far more coverage, bandwidth, and resiliency than any other Wi-Fi product on the market,” added Jonathan.  “This is the first wireless product we’ve seen that gives us the same performance as our wired network -- no other Wi-Fi vendor compares.”

“Our Wi-Fi Array’s distributed architecture with an intelligent edge was the only solution powerful enough to cover their facilities with just a couple cable drops – an expansive 100,000 square feet of cold storage, a 17,000 square foot staging area, and a refrigerated staging area that accommodates up to 200 trucks each day,” said Charles Bettinelli, Regional Manager at Xirrus. “Bonipak now has a robust Wi-Fi network that will support their 802.11abg voice, video, and data applications today and be easily upgraded to 802.11n when they’re ready to make the move.”

About Bonipak
Since 1932, the Ferini and Ardantz families have been farming in Central California. Over 70 years later, and many expansions, Bonita Packing Company and their affiliates are now leaders in the produce growing industry with state-of-the art cultivating, storing, and shipping including an expansive 100,000 square feet of cold storage and 17,000 square feet of refrigerated staging area where loads are prepared for trucks even before they back into the dock, which accommodates up to 200 trucks each day. Boni-Fresh, Bonipak's fresh cut division, is unmatched in the industry. From planting to harvest to processing, Boni-Fresh products are always under strict Bonipak food safety standards, where there is never compromise for quality or freshness.  Bonipak's award-winning farming affiliate, Betteravia Farms, grows nearly 18,000 crop acres of multi-commodity farmland in California and Arizona.

About Xirrus
Xirrus, the leader in high performance Wi-Fi designs and manufactures the patented Wi-Fi Array. The Xirrus Wi-Fi Array obsoletes traditional Wi-Fi offerings by integrating 4, 8, or 16 radios and high-gain directional antennas into a single device along with an onboard Gigabit Switch, Wi-Fi Controller, Firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor, and embedded Spectrum Analyzer, providing the performance and security to replace Ethernet workgroup switches with Wi-Fi technology. The Xirrus Wi-Fi Array delivers more range, more coverage, more bandwidth, more throughput, and more intelligence per cable drop than anything else available today - resulting in a solution that uses 75% fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, and installation time compared with any other offering. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays are ideal for any organization moving towards Wi-Fi as their primary network connection, especially those that must cover large areas, support large user populations, and/or use high bandwidth/throughput applications.

Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Westlake Village, California. For more information, please visit xirrus.com.

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Xirrus, the leader in high performance Wi-Fi designs and manufactures the patented Wi-Fi Array -- the most powerful Wi-Fi architecture offering the most coverage, user capacity, and bandwidth per cable drop.