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Itway and AirDefense, the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security, sign distribution agreement

Itway reinforces its security and mobility portfolio by distributing AirDefense Enterprise, AirDefense Personal, AirDefense Mobile and AirDefense BlueWatch

Paris, December 2005 – Itway, a major player in the European value added distribution market specialized in security and mobility solutions increases its security and mobility portfolio by signing a distribution agreement with AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market.

AirDefense provides the most advanced solutions for rogue mitigation, intrusion protection and policy enforcement for the mobile workforce. By monitoring all 802.11 activity and correlating events from across the wireless network, AirDefense provides with a complete, enterprise view of everything happening in the airwaves. Powered by the industry’s most advanced IDS engines, policy manager and correlation engines, AirDefense accurately detects and protects the network against all wireless threats and unauthorized devices.

AirDefense’s offer includes :

AirDefense Enterprise: the flagship product is a wireless intrusion prevention system that monitors the airwaves 24x7 and automatically detects and responds to wireless threats and unauthorized devices on the wireless network.
AirDefense Personal: is a client-side agent that protects the mobile user travelling beyond the protected enterprise perimeter.
AirDefense Mobile: complements AirDefense Enterprise to allow administrators to perform wireless assessments, security audits and locate and manage rogues.
AirDefense BlueWatch: monitors and secures Bluetooth networks for corporations and detects insecure Bluetooth devices and connections.

“We have chosen Itway because it was very important for us to have a distributor that specializes in both security and mobility,” said Anthony Perridge, director of international sales for AirDefense. “Itway’s expertise in these two areas and its value added services is a guarantee in terms of quality of its resellers network and will allow us to explore new markets.”

“We are pleased to propose to our resellers the leading security offer for wireless networks,” continued Patrick Ammar, CEO of Itway. “This specific offer underlines the interdependence between our two segments of activity – mobility and security. The quality of AirDefense products will help in the development of wireless networks in enterprises.”

A propos de Itway: www.itway.fr
Itway, distributeur à forte valeur ajoutée de solutions de sécurité et de mobilité, est un des leaders sur le marché européen. Basé sur un modèle de vente exclusivement indirect, Itway distribue ses solutions auprès d’un réseau de Vars, SSII et d’intégrateurs en leur offrant une expertise acquise de longue date en matière de prestations et de support (audit, conseil, formation et ingénierie), mais aussi un conseil et un soutien au niveau commercial et marketing. La réactivité et la compétence caractérisent les fondamentaux d’Itway depuis sa création. Avec un siège social à Ravenne en Italie, la société dispose également de bureaux en France et en Espagne.
Itway France a conclu des partenariats forts avec les leaders du marché : AirDefense, Check Point, Fortinet, Funk Software, ISS, Netopia, Nokia, Panda Software, Radware, Securewave, Webwasher (Cyberguard).

About AirDefense : www.airdefense.net
AirDefense, the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security and monitoring, is trusted by more Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and high-security government agencies for enterprise wireless protection. Ranked among Red Herring’s Top 100 Private Companies in North American, AirDefense products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention, both inside and outside an organization’s physical locations and wired networks. Common Criteria-certified, AirDefense enterprise-class products scale to support single offices as well as organizations with hundreds of locations around the globe. Founded in 2001, AirDefense is based in Alpharetta, GA, and serves hundreds of government agencies and blue chip corporations. For more information, please visit http://www.airdefense.net or call +44 1628 509058.

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