Airespace Receives Top Honors in First Major Wireless LAN Performance Test.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2003

Wins Network World's World Class Award in Comparison Test

Demonstrating Security, Management, Provisioning,

and Performance Capabilities

Airespace today announced that Network World has awarded Airespace's Wireless Enterprise Platform with one of the industry's most prestigious honors, its "World Class Award" for the wireless switch category. This award recognizes Airespace as one of today's most promising wireless LAN system companies in the industry.

"One of the most compelling segments in the networking industry today is wireless LANs, which represent an enormous growth area for the industry," said Keith Shaw, senior reviews editor for Network World. "We put several leading vendors through one of the most extensive hands-on assessments of WLAN switches ever, and Airespace excelled among the key categories that we believe are critical to successful enterprise deployments of WLANs."

The Network World evaluation was conducted by David Newman, president of the independent testing agency Network Test and a member of the Network World Global Test Alliance. Airespace was announced a co-winner of this evaluation in the September 22nd edition of Network World, with the following observations cited:

-- Airespace's dynamic radio frequency adaptation did best when

handling potential interference situations

-- Airespace has the fastest and most tunable access points

(APs). The APs posted the highest transfer rates across the

board

-- Airespace offers a well-designed Web management interface and

good security features, and it has the fastest forwarding

rates

-- Airespace is the only vendor evaluated that supports SNMP 

Version 3, which offers much better security than its

predecessors

-- Airespace was able to detect and contain rogues within 1

second of their attempt to associate with a network

The Network World "World Class Award" is the second time that the Airespace solution has been recognized by a respected trade publication since first shipping in April 2003. Previously, the Airespace 4000 Wireless Switch was recognized in the annual InfoWorld Readers' Choice Awards as one of the "Best Wireless Products" of 2003.

"The World Class Award affirms Airespace's customer-proven performance and robust feature set," said Alan Cohen, vice president of marketing for Airespace. "The tough, high-caliber test environment presented by Network World strongly reflects the powerful, dynamic RF capabilities of our system as well as our strong security, mobility and management capabilities."

About Network World, Inc.

Network World, Inc., subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), is the leading network media company empowering Network IT Executives through education, information and community. Network World Inc. publishes the leading newsweekly, Network World; hosts the most active online community, Network World Fusion (http://www.nwfusion.com); and produces educational seminars and events worldwide.

About Airespace, Inc.

Airespace is a market leader in the design and development of wireless networking platforms that support business-critical applications. The company's AireWave Director(TM) Software provides dynamic RF intelligence for network optimization, air-tight security, seamless mobility, and support for real-time applications, such as voice. With Airespace, enterprises can maximize the value of mobility by putting the air space to work. For more information on Airespace and its products, visit www.airespace.com or call 408-635-2000.