AirDefense Wins Prestigious Red Herring 100 Innovators Award.ATLANTA -- AirDefense, the leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security and monitoring today announced that it was chosen by Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: magazine as the recipient of the prestigious 2004 "Red Herring Top 100 Innovators Award." "As pioneers of the wireless LAN security One issue with corporate wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. industry, we are pleased to be recognized as a company that exemplifies innovation," said Anil Khatod, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AirDefense. "The wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area monitoring industry is one of the fastest growing industries today. Wireless security remains the weakest link within organizations and our team at AirDefense is proud to develop solutions that enable the next generation of enterprises to implement wireless networks that improve efficiency and productivity in the workplace and beyond." Red Herring's editorial staff evaluated more than 1,200 submissions from 900 companies. The editors used a careful analysis of financial data as well as subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy and dedication to research and development. "Selection for the Top 100 Innovators Award puts a company in an elite group. The editors worked hard to identify the companies who will benefit from the important technology trends in the coming year," said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. The winners were announced at the Red Herring Fall Conference on December 7, 2004, in Monterey, Calif. and will be published in the December 13 issue. This year's Red Herring Top 100 Innovators Award further validates the company's growth and position as the leader in wireless intrusion prevention systems In computing, a wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) is a network device that monitors the radio spectrum for the presence of unauthorized access points (intrusion detection), and can automatically take contermeasures (intrusion prevention). . AirDefense recently announced the integration of its technology with Cisco's Aironet Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) infrastructure. AirDefense also recently launched AirDefense Enterprise 6.0, the industry's first Self-Managing(TM) intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. system (IPS) and AirDefense Personal, a Windows-based software module that protects the mobile worker. The AirDefense family of products provides wireless intrusion prevention based on patent-pending technology that identifies wireless activities anywhere, anytime. The flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , AirDefense Enterprise, uses distributed sensors to monitor the airwaves and communicate back to a central server appliance A self-contained computer system specialized for network use. Its applications are pre-installed, and access to setup and configuration is via a Web browser. Server appliances may provide a single application or several applications; for example, a single device may provide file server, . The server correlates and analyzes the data to provide scalable, centralized management of all wireless deployments by providing rogue detection, policy enforcement, intrusion prevention and health monitoring of the wireless network. About Red Herring Red Herring covers technology innovation, venture financing, and the deals that make a difference. Its award-winning journalists go deeper, providing a comprehensive, critical analysis of what's new and why it matters. Red Herring covers the business trends with insight that counts, serving today's entrepreneurs and the technology of tomorrow. Head to www.REDHERRING.com for articles, newsletters, and research reports that matter. Red Herring Conferences are open only to CEOs and select senior executives. To subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the Red Herring Magazine call 866.311.9582 or email redherring@neodata.com.Contact the Red Herring at info@redherring.com or 650.428.2900 About AirDefense AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security and monitoring. The company's products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention 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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