AirMagnet Completes First Year as Part of Fluke Networks; Demonstrates Strong Growth

“We’ve been very pleased with the results during our first year as part of Fluke Networks,” said Dean Au, Founder, General Manager and Vice President of AirMagnet. “Not only have we seen steady growth despite a tough economy, but we’ve managed to expand our presence significantly in key verticals, as well as globally through Fluke Networks global reach.”

AirMagnet products offer a unique combination of over-the-air monitoring, expert troubleshooting, and management simplicity that help IT managers get on top of the proliferation of devices and exploits for planning, managing, securing and troubleshooting enterprise wireless network deployments. Some of the company’s key achievements over the past 12 months include:

• Global Expansion: AirMagnet has grown its worldwide customer base to approximately 9,500, and has increased its direct sales presence into more than 24 additional countries. This includes a significant presence in the fastest developing economies – such as Brazil, Russia, India and China – also known as the “BRIC” region. For overseas customers, AirMagnet also now offers multi-lingual 24x7 support.

• Strong Vertical Growth: AirMagnet has seen strong market penetration and growth in education (25% increase), retail and hospitality (40% increase), healthcare, government, and the manufacturing sectors (70% increase), where mission-critical new WLANs are being deployed or expanded. In addition, during the first half of 2010, AirMagnet saw significant movement for its pre-deployment solutions, reflecting the growth of the WLAN market.

• Partnerships: AirMagnet continued strong partner growth, including relationships with D-Link and Ruckus Wireless.

• Community: AirMagnet launched a new industry-wide social community aimed at educating experts and novices alike on the security and performance issues associated with a WLAN. Called the AirWISE Community, the resource resides at www.airwisecommunity.com

• Product Improvement: AirMagnet released a new version of its industry leading AirMagnet Enterprise solution that included support for 802.11n networks and included more than 40 new threat protection signatures.

• Product Innovation: AirMagnet released new spectrum analysis technology that is now available in professional-grade and entry-level analysis tools, called AirMagnet Spectrum XT and AirMedic USB, respectively.

• Certifications: AirMagnet achieved Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2 for all its WLAN sensors.