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Mist systems flogged off to Juniper Networks

Posted on March 6, 2019 by - News

Juniper Networks has written a $405 million cheque for AI-powered networking startup Mist Systems.Mist has built what it calls the world’s first AI-driven wireless platform, which it says makes Wi-Fi more “predictable, reliable and measurable”.

Mist developed what it says is the networking industry’s only AI-driven virtual assistant, Marvis, to simplify wireless troubleshooting and give a detailed look into client and network behaviour.

Juniper said that the acquisition would expand Juniper’s presence in the rapidly growing cloud-managed segment of the wireless networking market.

Writing in his bog, Mist Systems CEO said that “by integrating Mist’s cloud-management and advanced AI engine into the balance of Juniper’s enterprise portfolio, we are setting ourselves up to continue to lead the transition to the software-defined enterprise.”

“Mist Systems is a great fit for Juniper and our enterprise customers,” said Rami Rahim, CEO of Juniper Networks in a statement. “Juniper and Mist share a common strategic goal. We believe in the Software-Defined Enterprise, and Mist’s focus on bringing AI to IT is consistent with our core belief that we need to simplify operations and improve the customer experience while lowering costs. With Mist, we are adding a market leading solution to complement our portfolio, drive the cloud transition within the enterprise and accelerate our enterprise growth.”

 

Mayflex signs distribution deal with Mist

Posted on June 29, 2018 by - News

walkers-486583_1920_1Converged IP outfit Mayfle has signed a new distribution agreement with AI-driven wireless compnay Mist.

Through this agreement, Mayflex will distribute the Mist learning WLAN throughout the UK, providing key channel expansion and enablement functions, by leveraging the latest in cloud, wireless, AI and big data technologies.

The Mist Learning WLAN delivers unprecedented insight into the Wi-Fi user experience and eliminates the operational burdens of legacy wireless architectures by replacing time consuming manual tasks with proactive automation. In addition, Mist is the first vendor to bring Enterprise grade Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and IoT together to deliver personalised, location-based services for wireless users.

Anita Mistry, Director of Sales – Networking at Mayflex said, “I am delighted to welcome Mist on board. Their products execute on a bold vision of being the leader in AI for IT, introducing exciting new opportunities to Mayflex with both our existing and potential new customer base. The dedicated Mayflex networking team are geared up and ready to work with this exciting brand to provide exemplary support and services to our customers.”

Anita said, “Companies of all sizes, from SMBs to large enterprises, can leverage Mist’s
AI-driven services to simplify wireless operations and/or deliver value-add location services, such as push advertising, wayfinding, visitor analytics, and asset tracking. Customers can get in touch with our team who can talk you through this new range.”

“The UK market is key to Mist’s global growth strategy,” said Jeff Aaron, vice president of marketing at Mist. “There is an abundance of companies looking to leverage AI to simplify Wi-Fi operations, increase  Wi-Fi reliability and deliver new location-based services using virtual Bluetooth LE. Mayflex is ideally equipped to bring the Mist learning WLAN to the UK market and ensure its ongoing success, and we look forward to a long and successful partnership.”