ATLANTA - Nov. 25, 2002 — AirDefense, the market leader for wireless LAN vulnerability assessment, intrusion protection and network monitoring, today announced the opening of sales offices in New York City and Philadelphia.

The expansion will strengthen regional support by enabling AirDefense to provide greater access to sales and pre-sales support and technical resources for customers and partners in the Northeast.

"This expansion plan allows us to provide the highest level of service and support at a regional level, as well as sustain our rapid growth," said Jay Johnson, vice president of sales at AirDefense. "The opening of these new offices will help us better meet the wireless LAN security needs of enterprises on in the Northeast."

In opening the new offices, AirDefense is hosting a free half-day Hack-Proof Your Wireless LAN seminar at the Philadelphia Marriott West hotel on 111 Crawford Ave in West Conshohocken, Penn. The 3-hour wireless LAN security seminar begins at 1 p.m. For more information, go to www.airdefense.net/seminars.

AirDefense launched the industry's first intrusion detection system for 802.11 wireless LANs in June 2002. AirDefense provides the ultimate security for wireless LANs with its patent-pending technology for stateful monitoring and intrusion protection. AirDefense's Multi-Dimensional Detection Engine analyzes threats to identify security breaches based on: Signature analysis, policy compliance, protocol assessment and statistically anomalous behavior. AirDefense customers include Blue Chip enterprises, government agencies and wireless LAN managed service providers.

About AirDefense, Inc.
AirDefense provides the ultimate security for 802.11 wireless local-area networks with an intrusion protection and security appliance that discovers vulnerabilities, protects against attacks and monitors the health of wireless LANs. Together with advanced encryption, authentication and VPN gateways, AirDefense is a key element of wireless LAN security by statefully monitoring and protecting wireless LAN airwaves. Atlanta-based AirDefense incorporates innovative and patent-pending state-analysis and multi-dimensional detection engines. For more information, go to www.airdefense.NET or call 770.663.8115 or toll-free at 877.220.8301.

Media Contacts:

Brian Moran
AirDefense, Inc.
877.220.8301 x 110
770.663.8115 x 110
bmoran@airdefense.net

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