SC Magazine Labs Acknowledges AirWave as Wireless Security Product Innovator
San Mateo, Calif. – December 10, 2007 AirWave Wireless (www.airwave.com), a leader in wireless network management and security, today announced that SC Magazinehas selected its software as one of the most innovative products in Perimeter Defense. AirWave will be featured in the first yearly Look Ahead feature in SC Magazine’s December 2007 edition. The section honors SC Magazine Innovators, this year covering access control, analysis and testing, perimeter defense, data protection and security infrastructure tools. For this, SC Magazine looks to help readers answer the question, ‘If we are going to buy security tools in the next 12 to 18 months, what should we be looking at?’ The primary criteria included shelf life, innovation, usefulness and comprehensiveness.
AirWave is profiled for its ability to provide visibility and control from a centralized console with adaptable, easy-to-use wireless network management capability – regardless of architecture or vendor.
The AirWave Wireless Management Suite™ software makes wireless networks more secure by enforcing enterprise security policies, detecting and repairing device configuration errors, and alerting IT when unauthorized rogue wireless access points are connected to the network. AirWave’s solution thrives in the most demanding WLAN environments and is used by IT departments across various industries including Fortune 100 companies, Ivy League universities and K-12 school districts.
SC Magazine selected the AirWave software as one of the most innovative and secure products within the Perimeter Defense subcategory.
“We’re grateful that AirWave has been recognized as a leader in wireless security,” said Gary Hegna, CEO of AirWave. “This recognition provides further confirmation that wireless network management must be considered a critical component of any organization’s wireless security strategy. No enterprise wireless network can truly be considered secure without a comprehensive management solution. We continue to focus our R&D efforts on giving IT the centralized control they need as their wireless networks continue to grow.”
About SC Magazine
SC Magazine (www.scmagazine.com) provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies.
About AirWave
AirWave Wireless, Inc. is the leading developer of network management software solutions that provide administrators a single point of intelligent control to monitor, analyze, and configure their wireless network infrastructure. The privately held company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and is backed by investors Westbury Equity Partners, Ignition Partners and Idealab. The company’s patent-pending AirWave Management Platform™ software is sold through a global network of value-added resellers and systems integrators. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.airwave.com.
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