AirTight Networks Launches Mobile Web App for Simplified Wi-Fi Network Management, Security and Compliance

AirTight Nano™ delivers next steps in cloud and mobile evolution

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Oct 09, 2014, 08:08 ET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTight Networks, a global leader in cloud-managed Wi-Fi, announced today the launch of AirTight Nano, a mobile web app to simplify Wi-Fi configurations and security and compliance reporting. The company also announced a new social Wi-Fi integration option, WeChat, aimed at the Chinese Wi-Fi market. AirTight Nano and WeChat integration will be demonstrated at Wi-Fi Global Congress in San Francisco, October 9-10.

"Recent trends in mobility and consumerization have led to the increased need for WLAN deployments within distributed enterprise settings, making cloud-managed Wi-Fi an increasingly significant part of the market. IDC forecasts that the cloud-managed Wi-Fi infrastructure segment will grow by nearly 40% annually over the next five years, reaching $1.7 bln by 2018.

"In distributed settings within verticals such as retail, hospitality, healthcare and K-12 education, there is often no onsite networking expertise to provision and maintain the network. Innovations in flexible management platforms such as AirTight Nano should make enterprise WLAN more user-friendly to these verticals and are a welcome move."

Rohit Mehra, Vice President of Network Infrastructure at IDC.

AirTight's cloud management console was an industry first with an easy-to-use HTML5 interface and a single sign-on cloud dashboard. With AirTight Nano, the company has taken the user-friendliness further, by introducing a mobile web app compatible with any smart device. Similarly, AirTight has pioneered social Wi-Fi and built-in customer analytics, and is now building on its successes by adding additional social sign-on options with WeChat.

"At AirTight we believe in leveling the playing field for companies of any size. This means making our enterprise-grade wireless platform and software applications for Wi-Fi cloud management, social engagement, analytics and security the most accessible in the industry. AirTight Nano and WeChat integration are key parts of our mobile-first and social-first strategy."

David King, chairman and CEO of AirTight Networks

AirTight Nano

Enterprise Wi-F functionality with consumer-level user-friendliness: AirTight Nano provides a level of simplicity unprecedented in the configuration of an enterprise access point (AP). It gives onsite personnel, with or without IT skills, the ability to customize their Wi-Fi networks right from their mobile device – even remotely, – without the need to go into the cloud console. They can get Wi-Fi up and running in minutes with enterprise-class features.

Simplified security and compliance setup: All AirTight APs come with AirTight's wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS), the industry's only automated WIPS technology to deliver zero false negatives and zero false positives. Due to its behavior-based security engine, the system does not require complex site-specific configurations. This means that the steps exposed in AirTight Nano are all that's required to implement WIPS protection. Onsite staff need only schedule email delivery of security alerts and compliance reports, which can now be done directly from the app.

Reduced support burden: Onsite staff now have the autonomy to customize and secure their networks themselves – without intervention from local or remote IT resources. For managed service providers who work with multiple small businesses or franchisee operations, this greatly reduces routine level 1 support calls, saving time for critical customer issues.

WeChat Integration

AirTight is continually evolving its social Wi-Fi offering around pervasive, high interaction communities, underscoring the company's ability to move with the market. As an additional value added component to AirTight Networks' social Wi-Fi package, the WeChat integration now provides a simple interface for guest Wi-Fi users that taps into a community of 438 million members in China.

Pricing and availability

WeChat integration is available immediately, while AirTight Nano will be available in November 2014. Both new features are part of the AirTight Networks cloud subscription, with no additional fees.

About AirTight Networks

AirTight Networks is the global leader in secure cloud Wi-Fi solutions. The company's award-winning family of products and cloud services combines a true carrier-class multitenant cloud architecture with breakthroughs in Wi-Fi location, user analytics, social engagement, manageability, ease of deployment, and cost effectiveness, as well as AirTight's longtime top-rated WIPS technology. AirTight's global customer base includes leading enterprises in the government, financial, technology/telecom, health care, retail and hospitality sectors. www.airtightnetworks.com @AirTight

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