AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today announced that Gartner recently rated the company as ‘Positive’ in the research firm’s prestigious MarketScope for Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems report.
According to Gartner’s findings, wireless remains a potentially significant vulnerability for enterprises, as a continuing stream of WLAN-based security incidents demonstrate. Gartner expects the WLAN intrusion prevention market to grow to nearly $170 million by year’s end.
“AirDefense is a pioneer and market leader in the wireless intrusion prevention industry and we have the most comprehensive WIPS platform being used by the largest enterprises globally,” said Mike Potts, president and chief executive officer, AirDefense. “AirDefense Enterprise has been validated and deployed by more than 800 large enterprises, blue chip companies, retailers, healthcare organizations and high-security government agencies. We continue to experience record growth at more than 100% year-over-year as a testimony to the visibility and coupled win rate the company thrives on.”
“AirDefense prides itself on being a wireless security innovator constantly staying ahead of wireless security threats,” said Dr. Amit Sinha, chief technology officer, AirDefense. “AirDefense Enterprise currently detects over 200 different wireless attacks and policy violations and maintains a forensic database with over 300 minute-by-minute statistics for every wireless device monitored – making it the most feature rich, scalable and robust WIPS product available today.”
AirDefense Enterprise 7.2 recently received Common Criteria Certification to Evaluation Assurance Level 2 (EAL2) from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP). In February 2008, AirDefense received the only ‘Best Buy’ rating from SC Magazine amongst wireless intrusion prevention software companies in an independent product review. Also, the Technology Association of Georgia named AirDefense one of the Top 40 Most Innovative Technology companies for 2008. AirDefense also received the only ‘Readers Choice Award’ amongst wireless intrusion prevention companies in 2007 from Information Security ™ magazine. In addition, AirDefense owns all dominant patents in the area of wireless intrusion prevention and wireless troubleshooting.
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About AirDefense
AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security. The company is trusted by more Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and high-security government agencies for enterprise wireless protection than any other company. 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 Atlanta, GA, and serves 700 government agencies and blue chip corporations. For more information, please visit http://www.airdefense.net or call 770.663.8115.
Contacts:
Schwartz Comm. for AirDefense
Bill
Keeler/Melissa Chan, 781-684-0770
airdefense@schwartz-pr.com
or
AirDefense
Public Relations
Kristin K. Callaway, 770-843-5256
kcallaway@airdefense.net
