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AirTight Receives ‘Positive’ Rating for Networks WIPS Solution MarketScope on Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems just published Mountain View, CA - June 1, 2006 - AirTight® Networks, a provider of wireless perimeter security solutions, today announced that AirTight Networks rated "Positive" in Gartner's Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems MarketScope, 1H06 report. This MarketScope was published on May 24, 2006 by Gartner, and authored by Rachna Ahlawat.   “This market will double in size in 2006 as more organizations look to tighten the security of their wireless LANs,” said Rachna Ahlawat, Research Director at Gartner, in the report. “Wireless IPSs provide an additional layer of security to an enterprise. Given that wireless is a shared medium, and it is relatively cheap and easy for employees and visitors to set up small wireless networks, enterprises must consider deploying a wireless IPS to detect and mitigate rogues and prevent denial of service attacks.”   AirTight Networks’ SpectraGuard Enterprise has established its market position by delivering the key elements of an effective wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS): detecting and correctly classifying wireless threats – to catch all threats, while minimizing false alarms preventing (multiple, simultaneous) wireless threats – while continuing to scan for new ones accurately locating the wireless threats on a floor map – so they can be removed.   AirTight Networks distributes these capabilities as a standalone security overlay solution through VARs to enterprises, as well as in an integrated, WLAN switch & WIPS solution through OEM partners such as Colubris Networks, Extreme Networks, and Siemens Communications. AirTight Networks has also announced a CTDP partnership with Cisco Systems and is a member of Check Point’s OPSEC Alliance program.   “We believe this Gartner MarketScope rating is very important to the market,” said Dennis Tsu, vice president of marketing at AirTight Networks. “We feel Gartner’s assessments carry a lot of weight with enterprise customers and influence many decisions. We are proud that Gartner has given us a positive rating.” A copy of the Gartner MarketScope report will be available on AirTight Network’s website.   AirTight Networks’ family of products include SpectraGuard® Enterprise, SpectraGuard MNC, SpectraGuard Sentry, SpectraGuard Planner, and SpectraGuard SAFE (Security Agent For Endpoints) products. Gartner MarketScope Disclaimer The MarketScope is copyrighted 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.  About AirTight Networks AirTight Networks, the industry standard for wireless vulnerability management, is the only company that offers customers a flexible, end-to-end solution that gives them visibility into their wireless security posture and a choice in how to manage it. AirTight provides full wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS) and the world’s first on demand wireless vulnerability management service. AirTight’s patented technology delivers the key elements of an effective WIPS to eliminate false alarms, block wireless threats immediately and automatically and locate wireless devices and events with pinpoint precision. AirTight’s customers include global retail, financial services, corporate, education and government organizations. AirTight Networks is a privately held company based in Mountain View, CA. For more information please visit www.airtightnetworks.com Media Contacts: Della Lowe AirTight Networks Tel: +1 (650) 934 8191 della.lowe@airtightnetworks.com AirTight Networks, and the AirTight Networks logo are trademarks; and AirTight and SpectraGuard are registered trademark of AirTight Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. << Back to: Press Releases