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DoCoMo Engineering Shikoku Signs as AirTight Networks Reseller in Japan Active Inc. to Distribute and Represent AirTight With Multiple Resellers Mountain View, CA - (Market Wire) - July 17, 2006 - AirTight® Networks, the leading provider of wireless perimeter security solutions, today announced that DoCoMo Engineering Shikoku has signed an agreement to resell AirTight Networks' SpectraGuard® wireless intrusion prevention solutions in Japan. DoCoMo Engineering Shikoku is the first Japanese reseller signed by Active Inc. -- AirTight Networks' distributor for the Japanese market. AirTight Networks leads the industry in providing a robust, scaleable, manageable wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) solution.   DoCoMo Engineering Shikoku is part of the NTT DoCoMo Shikoku group of companies that is focused on providing customized technical solutions for wireless infrastructure to its customers.   Active Inc. (http://www.actech.co.jp) distributes and represents several companies with different components of WLAN solutions in the Japanese market. "Active is proud to have signed DoCoMo Engineering Shikoku as the first reseller in Japan for AirTight Networks," said Mr. Yukihiro Tsutsumi, CEO of Active Inc. "Given the growth in WLANs in Japan and the importance of wireless security overall, this should be a large, rapidly growing market. Shortly, we will be announcing several more resellers for AirTight Networks."   AirTight Networks' 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.   "Japan is an important market for our company, and there is no better endorsement for AirTight Networks than to have DoCoMo Engineering Shikoku reselling our solutions," said Dennis Tsu, vice president of marketing at AirTight Networks. "With the density of WLAN usage in Tokyo and across Japan, the need for wireless intrusion prevention solutions in Japan is as great or greater than anywhere else in the world."   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 Networks' SpectraGuard Enterprise outperforms its competitors in wireless intrusion prevention functionality. 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