AirDefense Selected as One of Atlanta's Fastest Growing Private Companies by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.ATLANTA -- AirDefense, the leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security, today announced that it was chosen by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the fastest growing private companies in Atlanta in its annual "2005 Pacesetter Awards." AirDefense ranked fourth amongst the Top 50 companies selected and was recognized for revenue and employee growth, in addition to the partnerships it strengthened in 2004 with Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . "AirDefense is thrilled to be ranked fourth in this year's Pacesetter. The recognition is a real testament to the strength of our company, our employees and the products which have become the leader in wireless intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. and monitoring," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jay Chaudhry, executive chairman and co-founder. "2005 promises to be a record setting year for AirDefense as we continue to build the industry's most comprehensive product suite and services offering that protect an organization's investment in wireless." To qualify for the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Pacesetters Pacesetters is a project created by Facility Architects, a London-based design firm. Its aim is to harness the vibrations generated by activities within a city and generate electricity for lighting purposes. History The concept itself is not new. , companies must have their headquarters in Atlanta with 2004 revenues between $1 million and $300 million. Winners also had to exhibit a two-year growth in sales of more than 50 percent and were ranked by a growth index formula. Factors in the formula include the percent change and absolute change in revenue and number of employees from 2002 through 2004. The results are ranked against those of all companies on the list. Employee growth was weighted 40 percent and revenue growth was weighted 60 percent. Jay Chaudhry received the "2005 Pacesetter" Award in a ceremony that took place on Friday, April 15 at the Cobb Galleria Cobb Galleria is a large office park with six skyscrapers located in the Cumberland/Vinings district of Cobb and sandwiched between Marietta, Smyrna, Sandy Springs and Atlanta. Center. About AirDefense, Inc. AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security and monitoring. The company's products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and then across the Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion protection both inside and outside an organization's four walls. AirDefense's enterprise-class products scale to support everything from single offices to organizations with hundreds of locations. Founded in 2001, AirDefense is based in Alpharetta, GA and services hundreds of government agencies and blue chip corporations. For more information, please visit http://www.airdefense.net or call 770.663.8115. |
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