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Network Chemistry Named Finalist for the SC Magazine Global Awards 2005

RFprotect Earns More Industry Praise

Palo Alto, Calif. - December 27, 2025 - Network Chemistry, provider of advanced RF security solutions, announced today that its RFprotect Wireless Intrusion Protection System has been selected as a finalist in the Best Wireless Security category for SC Magazine's coveted annual Global Awards. Finalists were determined by the global readership of SC Magazine - users of information security products and services who voted online during November and December 2004.

"We are proud to be chosen as a finalist for the SC Magazine Global Award," said Rob Markovich, Network Chemistry CEO. "The voters who ultimately choose the finalists thoroughly understand the challenges faced by organizations of all sizes in securing their infrastructures, including securing the air around their wireless networks. It is an honor to have been selected."

SC Magazine Global Award 2005 winners will be determined by the SC Magazine Global Awards panel of judges in the USA and Europe and announced at a gala dinner in San Francisco on February 16, 2005.

In addition to this award, RFprotect received the Best Value Award from Network Computing Magazine, won the 802.11 Planet Best of Show Award, and was named finalist in the Network Computing Well-Connected Awards 2004.

About RFprotect

Network Chemistry's RFprotect is a family of Wireless Intrusion Protection products that protect wired and wireless networks from wireless-specific vulnerabilities, rogues, and attacks. RFprotect Enterprise is the industry's first wireless IDS/IPS designed with the high scalability, open integration, and auto-maintenance required for large enterprise and government deployments. At the same time, the system delivers the lowest entry cost and total ownership costs in the industry.

RFprotect Enterprise is comprised of sensors and client-server software. Utilizing the industry's first purpose-built RF surveillance hardware, the RFprotect Sensors monitor all 802.11 bands using deep packet inspection and analysis. The analyzed data is culled and forwarded to the RFprotect Server where it is correlated with data from other sensors and further analyzed for anomalies. The resulting information is archived in a relational database for real-time presentation or historical reporting. The RFprotect Console provides the GUI to the system and integrates the management tools for vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection/prevention, usage auditing, network analysis and troubleshooting.

About SC Magazine Global Awards 2005

With more than 900 product and service nominations from nearly 300 technology developers across 26 countries, the SC Magazine Awards are the measure of excellence for the information security industry. The SC Magazine Awards program for 2005 has been developed to reflect not only technical excellence among developers, but professional achievement and the important role that information security professionals play in helping to shape our industry. It recognizes excellence across a range of technology sectors, and is voted on by the magazine's global readership, which exceeds 88,000 security professionals worldwide.

About Network Chemistry

Network Chemistry provides enterprise-class RF monitoring and analysis systems, enabling organizations of all types to protect networks from costly wireless threats and performance anomalies. The company's solutions are uniquely architected to deliver superior functionality and high scalability, while simplifying integration into existing infrastructures. With extensive RF expertise, Network Chemistry has received numerous industry awards for its RFprotect™ Wireless Intrusion Protection System. The company is privately funded and headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, visit www.networkchemistry.com.