Atlanta - July 21, 2003 - AirDefense has been chosen to support, manage and secure wireless infrastructure and management systems at almost 300 locations around the globe for the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA).

At 289 locations on four continents, AirDefense solutions will safeguard DeCA's sizable investment in its wireless technology. With remote sensors reporting back to secure appliances at three of DeCA's regional hubs, AirDefense protects wireless retail applications by identifying rogue WLANs, enforcing network security policies and monitoring the health of the wireless infrastructure.

To boost productivity and reduce operational costs, DeCA deployed inventory flow and product shelf maintenance solutions on an 802.11b wireless LAN with rugged mobile computing devices. AirDefense solutions will monitor all traffic and activity across the wireless LANs and alert DeCA information technology (IT) support staff to all impending threats, policy violations and performance issues.

"After completing an exhaustive search of wireless LAN security and management solutions, DeCA concluded that AirDefense offers the only enterprise-class solution for 24x7, real-time monitoring of the airwaves that scales to support a wireless LAN deployment with more than 1,000 access points around the globe," said Kendra Warren, chief information officer of DeCA. "AirDefense provides the central management functionality that allows our IT staff to monitor and manage the entire wireless LAN from a single location."

The distributed architecture of AirDefense with remote sensors and secure appliances provides the centrally managed solution that scales to support a single-office wireless LAN, campus environments and world-wide deployments. With its patent-pending State-Analysis Engine and Multi-dimensional Detection Engine, AirDefense solutions provide 24x7, real-time monitoring of all wireless traffic and analyze the traffic for threats and network health based on policy compliance, signature analysis, protocol assessment and statistically anomalous behavior.

"The widespread wireless deployment at DeCA demonstrates the many benefits of wireless LANs and the scalability of AirDefense," said Jay Chaudhry, chairman and chief executive officer of AirDefense. "DeCA is just one of many government agencies and Blue Chip companies that rely upon the enterprise-class, real-time monitoring of the airwaves and central management that only AirDefense can provide."


About the Defense Commissary Agency
DeCA's vision statement is: "The Commissary Benefit - Cornerstone of Military Quality of Life. It is our goal to deliver the premier quality of life benefit to our armed services community …Every Time, Every Place!" With headquarters at Fort Lee, Virginia, the agency operates nearly 276 commissaries worldwide to provide groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families. Commissary patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5 percent surcharge, which covers the construction of new commissaries and the modernization of existing stores. Patrons save an average of 30 percent on their purchases compared to commercial prices. These savings, worth more than $2,400 a year for a family of four, enhance the quality of life for America's military and their families. A valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries help the United States recruit and keep the best and the brightest men and women in the service of their country.

About AirDefense, Inc.
AirDefense is a 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.

Media Contacts:

Brian Moran
AirDefense, Inc.
770.663.8115 x 110
bmoran@airdefense.net

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