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Atlanta ― March 14, 2007 – AirDefense, the innovator and market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security, today announced that industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan recently named the company the “Market Leader” in an independent report titled Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems Market. The report looked at companies in the wireless intrusion detection prevention systems (WIDPS) market and included AirDefense, AirMagnet, AirTight Networks, Network Chemistry and Newbury Networks.

“Excellence in technology has helped AirDefense achieve market leadership in the WIDPS market,” said Katie Gotzen of Frost & Sullivan. “In a market where competition from non-traditional WIDPS vendors is emerging, it is increasingly important to build a competitive advantage based on technology leadership. AirDefense is dedicated to state-of-the-art innovation. This factor, combined with powerful business partnerships, has enabled AirDefense to establish a global customer base of enterprise wide deployments.”

“AirDefense has been driving advancements in wireless intrusion detection and prevention longer than any other company. We have more than 600 global customers providing us with comprehensive product feedback. The strength of our development talent and customer network enables us to deliver the best-rounded enterprise wireless security solution for commercial and government entities worldwide,” said Mike Potts, president and CEO of AirDefense. “We believe that Frost & Sullivan has rightly recognized AirDefense’s competitive strength in the WIDPS market.  In addition to product superiority and customer strength, we have partnership leverage with recognized industry leaders such as IBM, Motorola and Trapeze along with a strong channel program that includes over 150 value-added resellers.”

AirDefense owns three fundamental patents that comprehensively cover all aspects of wireless intrusion prevention and currently has 21 additional patents pending that extend its intellectual property into broader areas such as security for emerging wireless networks, spectrum analysis and interference classification, performance troubleshooting, bandwidth optimization, forensic analysis and end-point wireless security.

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 more than 600 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 Brant Caraberis
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