Atlanta, GA- November 18, 2003 - AirDefense Inc., the leader of 24x7 monitoring of wireless LANs, today announced that Synopsys Inc. is deploying AirDefense solutions to protect its wired corporate network from unauthorized wireless LANs and enforce security and management policies across its sanctioned wireless LANs.

As part of its global wireless LAN deployment to 81 offices in 11 countries, Synopsys, the world leader in semiconductor design software, needed a scalable, enterprise-class and centrally managed solution that could provide real-time rogue detection, intrusion protection, policy enforcement and network monitoring across all network segments.

"Synopsys evaluated the market for WLAN monitoring, including AP switching and scanning vendors, and quickly recognized the need for a dedicated sensor-based system with centralized policy monitoring and enforcement," said Van Nguyen, director of security for Synopsys. "Only AirDefense could provide this level of security and policy enforcement. Synopsys chose AirDefense for their robust intrusion detection engine that does not overwhelm you with false positives."

The AirDefense security and monitoring system is based on the patent-pending technology that incorporates distributed sensors and an appliance. The remote sensors monitor all wireless LAN activities 24x7 and communicate with the 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.

"As part of our market evaluation, we saw that AirDefense offered a cost-effective solution to monitor all 81 company sites. With distributed smart sensors reporting back to an appliance in the Synopsys datacenter, bandwidth consumption was never an issue with AirDefense. With stateful monitoring combined with its advanced data correlation, AirDefense is the clear market leader and the only viable choice for wireless LAN monitoring," Nguyen said.

About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. is the world leader in electronic design automation (EDA) software for semiconductor design. The Company delivers technology-leading semiconductor design and verification platforms to the global electronics market, enabling the development of complex systems-on-chips (SoCs). Synopsys also provides intellectual property and design services to simplify the design process and accelerate time-to-market for its customers. Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has more than 60 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia. Visit Synopsys online at http://www.synopsys.com.


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

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

 

 

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