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AirTight Networks Partners With PowerDsine to Bring Total Cost of WIPS Solution (Including Installation) Under $20 per User AirTight Integrating and Reselling PowerDsine PoE Midspan Solutions Mountain View, CA and HOD Hasharon, Israel - (Market Wire) - September 12, 2006 - AirTight® Networks the leading provider of wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS), and PowerDsine Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDSN), a pioneer in Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions, today announced a partnership that will allow AirTight to provide its customers with the industry leading WIPS solution - for under $20 per user including installation.   PowerDsine is supplying AirTight with several of its Power over Ethernet Midspan solutions which AirTight has integrated and certified with its WIPS systems. These certified products, which AirTight will resell and support, will enable users to install SpectraGuard® WIPS solutions utilizing existing wiring and existing LAN switches - adding WIPS sensors without running new cables or needing to install new power lines.   In addition, AirTight is introducing a specialized cable splitter, designed in close collaboration with PowerDsine's PoE engineers - that eliminates the need to pull new cables, resulting in reduced cost of installation. In major metropolitan locations (with higher labor costs) or in older buildings, this can save the customer over $1000 in installation costs per sensor - potentially cutting the cost of the total solution by over 50%.   "WIPS is another example of an emerging market which can reap the benefits of Power over Ethernet," said Igal Rotem. CEO of PowerDsine. "As an established supplier to the wireless networking industry, PowerDsine is pleased that AirTight has adopted such a cost-savings yet intelligent solution for installing WIPS devices. We are delighted to be partnering with AirTight Networks, a leader in the WIPS market."   "As we're helping our customers with their business justifications for WIPS solutions, installation costs can be as large as or larger than the equipment costs," said Dennis Tsu, vice president of marketing at AirTight Networks. "In partnering with PowerDsine, we can eliminate these cabling costs, allowing us to provide extremely cost efficient security solutions to our customers."   Availability and Pricing The new POE Midspan products and cable splitter are available immediately from AirTight. A bundled solution for one WIPS sensor (a single port midspan POE injector and a pair of cable splitters) is priced at $199.   About Wireless Intrusion Prevention AirTight Networks leads the industry in providing both a robust, scaleable, manageable wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) solution. AirTight's SpectraGuard® Enterprise has established its industry leadership 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.   As wireless usage is now commonplace, these patented capabilities, along with the wireless management capabilities now embedded in all of AirTight's products, are critical to ensuring the cost-effective, secure, reliable performance of any enterprise network infrastructure.   AirTight Networks' family of products includes SpectraGuard MNC, SpectraGuard® Enterprise, SpectraGuard Sentry, SpectraGuard Planner, and SpectraGuard SAFE (Security Agent For Endpoints) products. As shown in the February 2006 Tolly Group report, the March 2006 Information Security magazine bake-off, and the May 2006 Tower Group report - AirTight's SpectraGuard Enterprise outperforms its competitors in wireless intrusion prevention functionality. About PowerDsine PowerDsine™ (NASDAQ: PDSN) designs, develops and supplies integrated circuits, modules and systems that enable the implementation of Power over Ethernet in local area networks, providing the capability to deliver and manage electrical power over data network cables. Midspans are sold via leading distributors worldwide. PowerDsine offers integrated products and system solutions to communications equipment manufacturers in the telecom and datacom industries who incorporate them into, or bundle them with, their products. PowerDsine is a founding, active and contributing member of the IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at Task Forces and the Ethernet Alliance. For more information, please visit www.powerdsine.com.     Media Contacts:   PowerDsine Ltd. Julie Shafiki Director of Corporate Communications +972-9-775-5118 JulieS@powerdsine.com 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