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Atlanta – January 8, 2008 - AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today announced that it was named as a finalist in the SC Magazine Awards program. AirDefense Enterprise 7.2 was named a 2008 SC Magazine Awards finalist in the Reader’s Trust ‘Wireless Security Solution’ category. Launched in February 2007, AirDefense Enterprise 7.2 is the industry’s most comprehensive and scalable wireless security platform.

The 2008 SC Magazine Awards winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 8, during the SC Awards presentation dinner. The 2008 SC Magazine Awards celebrates the best products, services and security teams in the industry today. This year’s awards competition received more than 600 nominations.

“Our 2008 finalists, including AirDefense, represent some the industry’s leading lights, as judged by our readership,” said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. “Moving into 2008, our readers are recognizing that companies such as AirDefense are helping them meet their security challenges”

In April 2007, AirDefense was honored with a “2007 Reader’s Choice Award” in the Wireless category from Information Security ™ magazine and SearchSecurity.com™. More than 1,500 information security executives and managers were interviewed to assess and rate products deployed within their organizations from a listing of more than 340 products spanning 15 categories. AirDefense was also named the 2007 market leader in wireless intrusion prevention earlier by industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.

“AirDefense is thrilled to be a finalist in the Reader’s Trust Awards as AirDefense Enterprise is the most powerful and robust wireless intrusion prevention system on the market today,” said Dr. Amit Sinha, chief technology officer, AirDefense. Since the company’s founding in 2001, AirDefense’s award winning software has protected proprietary data on corporate networks at leading blue chip corporations across the globe.” 

About AirDefense
AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security. The company is trusted by more Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and high-security government agencies for enterprise wireless protection than any other company. AirDefense products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention, both inside and outside an organization's physical locations and wired networks. Common Criteria-certified, AirDefense enterprise-class products scale to support single offices as well as organizations with hundreds of locations around the globe. Founded in 2001, AirDefense is based in Atlanta, GA and serves nearly 700 government agencies and blue chip corporations. For more information, please visit http://www.airdefense.net or call 770.663.8115.

AirDefense Contact:
Bill Keeler or Melissa Chan
Schwartz Communications
PH: 781-684-0770
airdefense@schwartz-pr.com

Kristin K. Callaway
AirDefense Public Relations
770-843-5256
kcallaway@airdefense.net