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MTA New York City Transit Installs AirTight Networks’ SpectraGuard Enterprise System secures wireless infrastructure for NYC buses and subways Mountain View, CA - June 13, 2006 - AirTight® Networks, the leading provider of wireless intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that MTA New York City Transit (NYC Transit) has installed AirTight’s SpectraGuard® Enterprise wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS). This system will help NYC Transit enforce its wireless security policies around the clock – in the city that never sleeps.   NYC Transit is the agency within the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority responsible for operating the city’s extensive bus and subway network. NYC Transit manages a number of locations which have a variety of wireless security policies. SpectraGuard Enterprise is currently installed at a small number of facilities, and will be rolled out over time to cover additional sites as appropriate.   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. And, SpectraGuard is able to provide these capabilities whether or not an enterprise has deployed a wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure – so it has the breadth to help NYC Transit across all of its various wireless security scenarios.   "As the transit operator for New York City, NYC Transit is obviously very concerned about security, and at the same time, they want to take advantage of wireless technologies and its mobility benefits,” said Dennis Tsu, vice president of marketing at AirTight Networks. “A WIPS solution is the key enabler for matching these two objectives. As a public agency, NYC Transit had to go through an evaluation of all the available WIPS vendors and a public procurement process, so AirTight was delighted to win their business. AirTight is proud to be assisting New York City Transit in securing its network and wireless infrastructure."   AirTight Networks’ family of products include SpectraGuard® Enterprise, SpectraGuard MNC, SpectraGuard Sentry, SpectraGuard Planner, and SpectraGuard SAFE (Security Agent For Endpoints) products. As shown in the recently released Tolly Group report and the March 2006 Information Security Magazine review, AirTight’s 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