Airespace Takes off across Europe, Announces First European Customer and Partnerships with Leading Wireless Resellers and Systems Integrators.

Business Editors

Networld+Interop Paris 2003

GUILDFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003

Award Winning Platform Now Sets the Standard for Enterprise

Wireless LANs in France, Netherlands, U.K., and Spain

Airespace, Inc., the leader in the design and development of wireless networking platforms that support business-critical applications, today announced its first European customer, Imtech Telecom, a leading Dutch communications networking company. Also announced today, and coinciding with its launch into Europe, Airespace has established partnerships with leading European value-added resellers and systems integrators, including Softway in France; Avanet in the Netherlands; Applynet solutions, NBAserv, and Sigma in the UK; and worldnet21 in Spain. By forging key relationships with best-in-class partners, Airespace is positioned to become a Wireless LAN market leader in the European theatre.

"In Europe, whilst much of the attention has focused on the WLAN hotspot market, the immediate opportunity is in the Enterprise WLAN market," said Marcel Dridje, general manager of EMEA for Airespace. "With European customers such as Imtech and a pan-European partner network in place, its clear that the time has come for Wireless LAN deployment in the enterprise. In my two decades of working in the pan-European networking theatre, I have never seen the kind of responsiveness to a new product which our partners are showing to Airespace."

"As our customers are the leaders in European wireless communications, we evaluate all of the wireless technologies on the market," said Niels Everstijn, director of business development & technology at Imtech Telecom. "We were so impressed with Airespace's cutting edge solution that we decided to deploy it internally within our organization. We have deployed their WLAN technology throughout our business and are impressed by its best of breed security, reliability, and manageability."

"Airespace is setting the standard for enterprise wireless networking," said Fari Boustantchi, chief executive officer at Softway, the leading French distributor of networking, security, and QoS hardware and services. "They offer a robust platform that can easily integrate into existing enterprise environments. By adding the Airespace platform to our product portfolio, Softway can cost effectively deliver all of the components needed for enterprise-scale wireless networking."

"Of all the players in the market, only Airespace can support business-class applications for enterprises," said Hendo Weernink of Avanet, a leading reseller in the Netherlands. "Only Airespace provides both the required visibility and control of the radio environment along side high-performance wireless networking."

"We are delighted to help spearhead Airespace's launch into the U.K.," said Craig Symington of Sigma A&M, a leading U.K. systems consultancy. "Sigma A&M's experts combined with Airespace's market-leading technology will provide our enterprise customers with a business-critical Wireless LAN they can put to work."

"ApplyNet completed a comprehensive scan of all the players in the WLAN space, including incumbents and new entrants," said Nigel Townsend, chief operating officer of ApplyNet, "and we concluded the best partner for our customers is Airespace."

A Proven Platform

Airespace's award-winning platform leverages a variety of intelligent hardware and software components to create business critical wireless networks. These include:

-- Airespace Control System (ACS) Software -- The industry's

leading platform for WLAN systems management, including

graphical tools and centralized policy engines for WLAN

planning, intelligent RF management, wireless intrusion

protection, and wireless client location tracking.

-- Airespace 4000 WLAN Switch -- Provides both wireless and

wireline switching functions in a single, cost effective

platform. By leveraging Airespace's unique AireOS(TM) embedded 

software, the Airespace 4000 WLAN Switch intelligently handles

RF management, security, and mobility for enterprise

environments.

-- Airespace 4100 WLAN Appliance -- Leverages Airespace's AireOS

embedded software to provide RF management, security, and

mobility functions on top of existing Ethernet networks. The

Airespace 4100 WLAN Appliance enables Wireless LAN services to

be seamlessly deployed in conjunction with any existing

enterprise network.

-- Airespace 1200 Access Point -- Contains 802.11 a/b/g radio

antennae and traffic forwarding capabilities.

-- AireWave Director(TM) Software -- Provides enterprise-wide RF

intelligence by leveraging real-time monitoring and analysis

capabilities, coupled with intelligent radio resource

algorithms. AireWave Director(TM) creates an RF control plane

that optimizes WLAN performance across an entire enterprise.

Visit us at Networld+Interop Paris

Airespace will be demonstrating its award-winning wireless platform at stand K84 at Network+Interop in Paris from November 19-21.

About Airespace, Inc.

Airespace designs and develops intelligent wireless networking platforms that support business-critical applications. The company has set the standard for enterprise Wireless LANs, having earned Network Computing's "Editor's Choice Award," Network World's "World Class Award", and nomination as one of the "Best Wireless Products of 2003" in InfoWorld's Reader's Choice Awards. With dynamic RF management, air-tight security, seamless mobility, and support for real-time applications such as voice, Airespace helps enterprises implement secure Wireless LAN networks worldwide.

For more information on Airespace and its products, visit www.airespace.com or call [phone] in the U.K. or 408-635-2000 in the U.S.