SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, today announced that AirDefense has appointed it as its sole distributor for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.
"With the explosive growth in wireless networks, application solutions for wireless security and monitoring has become a fundamental requirement for any organisation," commented Dean Brazier, Managing Director of SecureData.
"AirDefense is the 'best of breed' in this field, has been well adopted worldwide and already has a base of users in this country. Thus, a partnership with them was key for us at SecureData, especially since they have a strategic relationship with Cisco, who in turn also has a similar relationship with Trend Micro, one of our other strategic partners."
"SecureData is one of the leading providers of security products, solutions and services on the African continent," added Anthony Perridge, Director of International Sales at AirDefense.
"We know that the market for wireless networks in Africa is expanding rapidly; hence our desire to partner with an appropriate organisation that is well respected and capable of handling the opportunities that will arise. We are confident that we have partnered with a company that already understands the African issues and is involved with other security aspects and products across the continent. We look forward to a successful long-term relationship with them over the coming months and years."
AirDefense's products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention, both inside and outside an organisation's physical locations and wired networks.
For further information, please contact Bianca Maritz at telephone (011) 257 8600; fax (011) 257 8699; e-mail biancam@securedata.co.za.
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AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security and monitoring and is trusted by more Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organisations and high-security government agencies for enterprise wireless protection.
It is ranked among Red Herring's Top 100 Private Companies in North American and its products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention, both inside and outside an organisation's physical locations and wired networks. Common criteria-certified, AirDefense enterprise-class products scale to support single offices as well as organisations with hundreds of locations around the globe. Founded in 2001, AirDefense is based in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA, and serves hundreds of government agencies and blue chip corporations.
SecureData
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier IT security solution provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate anti-virus and content security, endpoint security, network security, intrusion prevention and authentication and identity management. SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, vulnerability assessment, out sourcing and hosting. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs.
As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the Sub-Saharan African distributor for US-based TippingPoint Technologies as well as for AirDefense, Application Security, eEye, Precise Biometrics, Rocket Software, RSA Security, SPI Dynamics, St Bernard and Websense.
For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment.
For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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