Atlanta and Rockville, MD - October 28, 2003 - AirDefense Inc., the leader of 24x7 monitoring of wireless LANs, today announced its partnership with International Systems Marketing Inc., to provide wireless LAN security to the federal government. Under terms of agreement ISM will resell, support, deploy and manage AirDefenses wireless LAN security and operational management products.

ISM has added AirDefense to the General Services Administration schedule contract through the newly found partnership. As part of ISM's GSA schedule, AirDefense has been rigorously tested and evaluated against government contracting requirements and is now available on a contract basis to all government entities.

"As federal agencies increasingly deploy and rely upon wireless LANs, the demand for 24x7 monitoring and security continues to rise," said Norm Young, CEO of ISM.
"With AirDefense solutions, ISM is securing wireless LANs for the federal government and protecting highly sensitive wired networks from rogue WLANs."

The AirDefense security and monitoring system is based on the patent-pending technology that incorporates distributed sensors and a server appliance. The remote sensors monitor all wireless LAN activities 24x7 and communicate with the server appliance, which correlates and analyzes the data to provide scalable, centralized management of real-time rogue detection, policy enforcement, intrusion protection and health monitoring of the wireless LAN.

"With over 30 years experience of serving the federal government, ISM has a broad base of customers, such as the departments of Defense, Energy, State and House of Representatives, who must lock down, monitor and manage their wireless LANs," said Jay Chaudhry, chairman and CEO of AirDefense. "ISM is a well-respected company that has been recognized by their partners and industry leaders for their excellence in information security sales, service and support."

About International Systems Marketing Inc.
ISM, with offices in Washington DC, Baltimore, MD and Pittsburg, PA, has been supplying products and services to commercial, Fortune 500, Federal, state and local governments for over 30 years. Their clients include leaders from the healthcare, financial, educational and defense contracting markets. Their commercial sales associates understand the unique computing requirements within disparate commercial markets and have years of experience in providing clients with intricate information security and IT solutions.


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

Marisa Young
ISM
301.670.1813
marisa@ism.com

AirDefense is a registered trademark of AirDefense, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

 

 

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