Airespace Gets Fierce; Extends Streak as Most Distinguished WLAN Systems Company

FierceWiFi Honors Airespace as One of the "Fierce 15" Emerging WLAN Companies of the Year

Airespace, Inc.® today announced that it has been selected as a member of FierceWiFi's annual list of "The Fierce 15," honoring it as one of the top 15 emerging Wireless LAN (WLAN) companies for 2005. FierceWiFi, an internationally recognized email newsletter covering WiFi, WLAN, and broadband wireless, evaluated more than 300 privately-held firms based on company vision, revenue potential, quality of deals and partnerships, and competitive market position. This is the 22nd industry distinction that Airespace has received since first shipping product in April of 2003, a list that includes head-to-head lab evaluations against all startup and incumbent WLAN vendors, numerous product awards, and company-specific accolades.

"As WLANs move more aggressively into the enterprise, the management and security of large, multiple-AP networks become a more pressing issue," said Ben Frankel, Editor of FierceWiFi. "Airespace fills the need for intelligent and versatile wireless networking platforms which support applications important for business success."

Airespace has consistently distinguished itself through advanced RF innovation that has made WLANs easy to deploy and manage, secure enough to support business critical data, and versatile enough to support real-time applications, such as voice. Airespace's industry firsts have helped enterprises the world over deliver reliable WLAN services that support core business applications. These include:

 -- The first commercially available Enterprise-Class WLAN controller,
    supporting converged 802.11 a/b/g environments

 -- The first and only WLAN system with adaptive, real-time RF management

 -- The first WLAN infrastructure with integrated, high-accuracy indoor
    location tracking

 -- The first WAN-enabled lightweight Access Point (AP)

 -- The first enterprise AP with smart antenna technology

 -- The first WLAN infrastructure with completely integrated 24x7 intrusion
    protection

"FierceWiFi is recognized for its advanced understanding of WiFi trends and businesses," said Alan Cohen, vice president of marketing and product management at Airespace. "Being selected as a member of The Fierce 15 is an honor that highlights Airespace's growing prominence in the wireless market, which includes advances in WLAN security, management, and scalability, as well as a leadership position in the development and promotion of key wireless standards."

The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" -- daring to be innovative and aggressive, even in the face of intense competition. The list of Fierce 15 companies is available in today's issue of FierceWiFi and on the FierceWiFi Web site at http://www.fiercewifi.com.

FierceWiFi is a free weekly email briefing that summarizes the latest business and technology developments in WiFi and the WLAN industry. The mission of FierceWiFi is to contribute to the success of WiFi executives by providing a high-quality, "presidential" email briefing that helps them save time and get ahead. Sign up is free at http://www.fiercewifi.com.

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 several CMP LLC's "Best of Networld+Interop" awards, Network Computing's "Editor's Choice Award" and "Most Outstanding Product of the Year," Network World's "World Class Award" and "Best of the Test Award," IDG's "Network Award," Internet Telephony's "Product of the Year," eWeek's "Annual Excellence Award," VarBusiness Magazine's "Technical Innovators Award," and nomination as one of the "Best Wireless Products" 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.

For more information on Airespace and its products, visit www.airespace.com or call (+1) 408-635-2000.

Airespace is a registered trademark of Airespace, Inc.

About FierceWiFi

FierceWiFi is a free weekly email briefing that summarizes the latest business and technology developments in WiFi and the WLAN industry. It is designed for top-level telecom executives and comes out every Wednesday. Sign up is free at http://www.fiercewifi.com. FierceWiFi is one of nine newsletters published by FierceMarkets Inc., a Washington DC-based business publishing company. Other FierceMarkets newsletters include FierceBiotech, FierceCIO, FierceDeveloper, FierceEnterprise, FierceFinance, FierceHealthcare, FierceVoIP, and FierceWireless. Every business day, these publications reach more than 200,000 top-level executives in over 100 countries.