Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:12 EST

Solution Provides Ruggedized AP-Sensing Solution with Dedicated Monitoring

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.----Aug. 22, 2005--3e Technologies International (3eTI), the leading wireless LAN infrastructure and application company for the US Government market, today announced the integration of its wireless LAN infrastructure and management products with AirDefense's industry-leading intrusion protection system (IPS) AirDefense Enterprise. The new integrated security solution allows 3eTI customers to proactively protect their enterprise WLAN from the threat of security breaches, while decreasing operations and management costs.


"The 3eTI and AirDefense integrated security solution provides peace of mind to our commercial and Federal customers, giving them complete protection from security breaches," said Steven Chen of 3eTI. "The robustness of the combined 3eTI and AirDefense solution ensures that customers can continue their WLAN deployments, with the added benefit of protection and defense from security threats."

The 3eTI infrastructure solution integrated into the AirDefense "self-managed" wireless protection system offers many advantages for security and network managers for all government customers. 3eTI Access Points are FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated by NIST for use by the U.S. Military and Federal agencies providing a DoD-proven solution for use in the most hostile and adverse environments. The 3eTI Access Points can now be used as sensors and provide monitoring data to the AirDefense Enterprise system, enabling comprehensive detection of all wireless threats and effective protection. Customers benefit from having a complete, correlated view of their wireless network with enhanced network control and management.

"Enterprises and government organizations now have a combination of best of breed products to enable risk-free wireless deployments in any environment," said Anil Khatod, CEO and president of AirDefense. "The joint capability offered by the partnership allows customers to confidently move ahead with their wireless initiatives."

3eTI was the first to offer FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Validated wireless access points and FIPS 140-2 Level 2 crypto clients for Intel(R) Centrino(TM) mobile technology all of which are currently in Common Criteria evaluation. 3eTI combines 802.11i, FIPS 140-2, AES-CCM (FIPS 197 certificate #1), and EAP-TLS for robust wireless security and offers advanced features such as 192/256-bit AES, etc.

The AirDefense security and monitoring system is based on patent-pending technology that incorporates distributed sensors with a server appliance. The remote sensors monitor all wireless LAN activities 24x7 and communicate with the appliance, which correlates and analyzes the data to provide scalable, centralized management of all WLAN deployments by providing rogue detection, policy enforcement, intrusion protection and health monitoring of the wireless LAN. The AirDefense solution has been deployed in more than 400 distributed enterprise networks worldwide.

3eTI and AirDefense are exhibiting at the Army DOIM Conference 2005 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL from August 23-25. To view demonstrations of the integrated security solution, please visit 3eTI at Booth 804 and AirDefense at Booth 528.

About 3e Technologies International

3eTI is a wireless infrastructure and secure solutions provider for WLANs, wireless condition monitoring and context-aware telematics applications to the Department of Defense and Federal Agencies. It is involved in standard bodies such as IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 1451.5 Wireless Sensor Networks (Chair), Bluetooth (Chair of the Industrial Automation Subgroup), etc. 3eTI delivers wireless infrastructure networking options: DoD-proven security, mesh networking, ruggedized enclosures, harsh environments, extreme temperatures, wireless video, bridging, repeating, etc. For more info visit www.3eTI.com or call Les Hamilton ().

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 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 .