AirDefense Opens European Headquarters

AirDefense Opens European Headquarters

Announces Immediate Expansion with Global Partnerships;
Hires New Director to Run European Operations

London - June 22, 2004 - AirDefense, the leader in 24x7 wireless security monitoring today announced that it has opened its European headquarters in London to meet the growing demand for its products and services overseas. AirDefense also announced Anthony Perridge has joined the company as director of its European, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) operations and named Pentura and Equip as the company's first European Premiere Partners.

"The overall success of our business and the demand for our products overseas makes this the perfect time to open our EMEA office," said Anil Khatod, president and CEO of AirDefense. "Wireless is becoming ubiquitous in this region of the world at an equal or faster rate than North America and we want to ensure those wireless networks are secure."

The United Kingdom alone has experienced a 34 percent increase in wireless use over the last two years, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Information Security Breeches survey. The survey further states these businesses tend to rely on firewalls to defend their Internet gateway. However, this method of security is not comprehensive enough for attackers bypassing the firewall and using other weaknesses in the network as a point of entry. To this extent analyst firms such as Gartner are recommending companies install a separate set of wireless intrusion detection sensors.

To run this new office, Anthony Perridge joins AirDefense with more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry, formerly at NIKSUN and Network Associates. As the new director of AirDefense EMEA, Perridge is tasked with building the company's business overseas. Using his track record of success in sales, sales management and selling services Perridge introduced the partners' plan for most recent employer NIKSUN noting repeated quarter over quarter growth.

"Anthony's strong security background and years at Network Associates and NIKSUN make him a perfect fit to lead our overseas efforts," added Khatod. "He understands the European market and has a track record of building sustainable business through the channel."

Pentura (http://www.pentura.co.uk) and Equip (http://www.equiptechnology.com) have been chosen as the first partners to sell the AirDefense product line in Europe to enhance the security and reliability of wireless networks.

AirDefense products being offered by Pentura and Equip include AirDefense 4.0 and AirDefense BlueWatch. AirDefense 4.0 provides 24x7 real-time monitoring of a wireless LAN with analysis of who is connected to the network and the status of each station and access point. AirDefense BlueWatch enables organizations to identify rogue and insecure Bluetooth devices in their air space as well as indicates how the devices connect and the types of services available on the devices.

About the Premiere Partners
Pentura is known throughout the industry for their expertise in security and wireless. Pentura has been introducing AirDefense into the European market for more than twelve months. The success of the relationship was in part justification for AirDefense's expansion into EMEA. In addition, Pentura has made great strides with AirDefense in the financial services sector.

Equip is AirDefense's first distributor focused solely on the United Kingdom. Equip has a solid reputation for bringing leading edge technologies to market. Equip's successful track record includes bringing to marketing NetScreen, the SSL VPN market leader. Unique to Equip's services, they will offer purchasers of the AirDefense system 24x7 customer support through its own call center, a unique offering for the British community.

About AirDefense, Inc.
AirDefense is the thought leader and innovator of wireless LAN security and operational support solutions. Founded in 2001, AirDefense pioneered the concept of 24x7 monitoring of the airwaves and now provides the most advanced solutions for rogue WLAN detection, policy enforcement, intrusion protection and monitoring the health of wireless LANs. As a key element of wireless LAN security, AirDefense complements wireless VPNs, encryption and authentication. Based on a secure appliance and remote sensors, AirDefense solutions scale to support single offices, corporate campuses or hundreds of locations. Blue chip companies and government agencies rely upon AirDefense solutions to secure and manage wireless LANs around the globe. For more information, go to www.airdefense.net or call 770.663.8115.