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Airespace Continues Global Expansion With New Indian Subsidiary

First WLAN Systems Company to Establish Local Indian Operations

Expanding upon its position as a leading global supplier of next generation Wireless LAN (WLAN) systems, Airespace, Inc.® today announced the opening of Airespace Wireless Networks Pvt. Ltd., its newest office in Bangalore, India. This facility, headed by industry veteran Sampath Napoleon Pachiappan, provides Airespace with regional sales support, world-class development expertise, and assistance in the delivery of a truly global support organization that delivers round-the-clock service to enterprises using Airespace's award-winning WLAN system.

Sampath Pachiappan brings an enormous blend of technical depth and management experience to Airespace, having worked at a variety of communications and electronics companies over the last nineteen years. His experience includes managerial roles at Lucent Technologies, Texas Instruments, Sonim Technologies, and AXES Technologies, where he developed and led extensive cross functional teams that brought numerous world-class products to market.

"I am truly delighted to have joined the company that is emerging as the leader in the WLAN switch market as well as the standards development for WLANs," said Sampath Pachiappan. "Airespace Wireless Networks Pvt. Ltd. is of strategic importance to the company and will continue to build on Airespace's reputation for world-class engineering and customer support."

"Airespace's expansion into India extends our global footprint while enabling us to capitalize on an enormously qualified pool of talented individuals," said Brett Galloway, president and CEO of Airespace. "Sampath's addition to the Airespace team will be an enormous asset as we continue to address the growing demand for intelligent wireless systems throughout the world."

The opening of Airespace Wireless Networks Pvt. Ltd. marks another milestone in Airespace's ascension as a leading provider of intelligent WLAN systems. Other major accomplishments include winning 19 industry awards in the first year and half of shipping product, establishing OEM relationships with leading equipment manufacturers (Alcatel, NEC, and Nortel), and surpassing all WLAN startups and most incumbent wireless equipment providers to become the #2 global provider of WLAN controllers (Dell'Oro Group and Synergy Research Group - August 2004). Airespace, headquartered in San Jose, California, has sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition to the newest office in Bangalore, India, regional facilities also exist in Guilford, United Kingdom and Tokyo, Japan.

About Airespace, Inc.

Airespace designs and develops intelligent wireless networking platforms that support business-critical applications. The company has set the standard for enterprise Wireless LANs, having earned CMP LLC's "Best of Interop Award," Network Computing's "Editor's Choice Award" and "Well Connected Product of the Year," Network World's "World Class Award" and "Best of the Test Award," IDG's Network Award 2004, Internet Telephony's "Product of the Year," eWeek's "Annual Excellence Award," and nomination as one of the "Best Wireless Products of 2003" in InfoWorld's "Reader's Choice" Awards. With dynamic RF management, air-tight security, seamless mobility, and support for real-time applications such as voice, Airespace helps enterprises implement secure and manageable Wireless networks worldwide.

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