Frost & Sullivan Recognizes AirMagnet for Market Leadership in Performance Monitoring & Intrusion Detection Systems

Business Wire, Sept 22, 2004

LAS VEGAS -- Frost & Sullivan will present AirMagnet, Inc., with the 2004 Market Leadership Award for performance monitoring and intrusion detection systems in the world wireless LAN security solutions market at tonight's Excellence in Mobile Communications Awards Banquet.

AirMagnet came to prominence as the first to market solutions to successfully detect and shut down rogue access points on enterprise networks. It has innovatively delivered this advantage to hundreds of customers, and at conferences and tradeshows by using its products to illustrate the number of wireless LAN security violations among attendees.

AirMagnet has continued to expand its product line. The company's wireless analyzer products, originally created for handheld devices, are also now in use by thousands of corporate laptop users. AirMagnet has also pioneered an enterprise-scaled WLAN management solution, AirMagnet Distributed, which is extremely easy-to-use and enables worldwide monitoring and administration of wireless LANs through a central server and console, and offers intrusion prevention and rogue elimination. This system receives data from intelligent sensors dispersed throughout a customer's international network.

The company's products are geared toward detecting security policy violations, with device configuration left to other products. AirMagnet collaborates with other leading enterprise vendors in order to share its expertise and infrastructure to provide full-featured solutions to its customers.

"Such partnerships mean that AirMagnet can branch out into other areas," says Wai Sing Lee, Frost & Sullivan industry analyst. "Its solutions are considered ideal in the early stages of network deployment when site surveys are conducted to determine the optimum layout and to keep the network secure after deployment."

Frost & Sullivan presents this Award each year to the company that has exhibited market share leadership through the identification of market challenges, drivers, and restraints, and has implemented strategies to address the market dynamics. It also recognizes the overall technical excellence of a company and its commitment toward technological innovation.

Held in Las Vegas, Frost & Sullivan's 2004 Excellence in Mobile Communications Awards Banquet honors world-class companies for outstanding performance and achievements in wireless and mobile strategy, technology, platforms, and services. An annual event, the banquet recognizes the quality and merit of distinguished individuals and companies.

AirMagnet, Inc.

Founded in 2001, AirMagnet, Inc., provides the most trusted wireless LAN management and security software systems for enterprises in handheld, laptop, and distributed configurations. It is used by IT professionals at more than 2,000 companies worldwide in manufacturing, financial, retail, service, healthcare, utility, transportation, education, and government sectors. AirMagnet solves Wi-Fi connection problems, tracks down unauthorized access, simplifies site surveys, and provides unprecedented levels of network performance, security, and reliability. Unlike traditional packet scanners and protocol analyzers that have been adapted from their original purpose to analyze wired networks, AirMagnet solutions were designed specifically for wireless LANs. For more information, visit www.AirMagnet.com.

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