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Montreal, April 28th, 2008 — BlueStar Canada, the leading innovator in solutions-based distribution for Auto ID, Point-of-Sale, Mobility and RFID products, today announced a distribution agreement with AirDefense to market its solutions for enterprise WLAN intrusion prevention across Canada. 

AirDefense is the pioneer of WLAN intrusion prevention and is known globally as the market leader in wireless security. The company recently launched AirDefense Enterprise 7.3, the wireless intrusion prevention industry’s most comprehensive platform, featuring the first software-only Spectrum Analysis solution. In November 2007, AirDefense completed a groundbreaking study on wireless security vulnerabilities in the retail industry by studying more than 3,000 retail locations in the United States and parts of Europe.

“BlueStar Canada will help increase AirDefense’s brand in a growing Canadian market as many corporations today face the challenges of staying several steps ahead of organized crime and hackers looking to steal proprietary information from networks,” said Mike Potts, president and CEO, AirDefense. “AirDefense offers the industry’s most comprehensive solution for wireless intrusion prevention and many of the largest and most dynamic blue chip global corporations rely on our solutions today.”

“We are offering AirDefense’s wireless protection solution to our resellers to support them in offering a complete wireless solution at the time when most organizations are going mobile,” said Jacques Lapierre, President of BlueStar Canada. “We are looking forward to assisting AirDefense in expanding its presence and market share in the wireless security industry across Canada.”

Value-Added Resellers may now purchase AirDefense solutions from BlueStar by contacting their BlueStar Canada Account Manager or logging on to www.bluestar.ca.

About BlueStar Canada
BlueStar Canada is the leading solutions-based distributor of point-of-sale, bar coding, data collection and wireless mobility products in Canada. The company offers its VAR partners detailed information on the best selection of products in the industry, all at competitive prices. BlueStar Canada makes life easier for its VAR partners by offering local inventory and a Canadian warranty on all products distributed. In addition, BlueStar Canada has unmatched technical support and is an authorized service center for an increasing number of manufacturers.  For more information, please visit www.bluestar.ca

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