Check Point Software Furthers Leadership in Managed Security Services Market

Business Wire, Oct 11, 1999

GENEVA, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 1999--

New Products and Partnerships Extend Check Point's

Leadership with World's Largest Telecommunications

Companies and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced new products and partnerships that further extend its leadership with the world's largest telecommunications companies and managed service providers (MSPs). Check Point Software enables MSPs to provide the very best in managed security services, including Internet security and virtual private networks (VPNs) based on: -0-

--   Partnerships with the world's leading telecommunications
     companies and managed service providers via Check Point's
     exclusive Check Point Certified Managed Service Provider (CCMSP)
     program.
--   The industry's most comprehensive set of security services built
     on Check Point's market-leading Secure Virtual Network (SVN)
     architecture. These solutions are further extended by unique,
     highly cost-effective and scalable security offerings controlled
     by Check Point's multi-tier management.

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"Outsourcing security infrastructure and expertise is a crucial and increasingly popular option for corporations," said Jerry Ungerman, executive vice president of Check Point Software Technologies. "Through partnering with the world's top telecommunication companies and MSPs, as well as extending our products for very large scale management, Check Point Software offers the best security solutions for companies selecting to outsource."

Partnerships with World's Leading Telecos and MSPs

In May 1999, Check Point announced the creation of its Check Point Certified Managed Service Providers (CCMSP) Program, marking its commitment to delivering carrier-class, flexible, manageable and cost effective solutions to the MSP market. The resulting benefit to end-users is the turnkey delivery of world class managed security services based on Check Point Software's market leading solutions, including Internet security and VPN products. The initial leading service provider members included GTE Internetworking, Intermedia Communications, Netrex Secure Solutions, Sprint and UUNET, an MCI WorldCom Company.

Since announcing the CCMSP Program, Check Point has added Swisscom AG (Switzerland), Cable & Wireless USA (United States), Madge Networks (United Kingdom), E-Soft (Ireland) and Koc.net (Turkey). Today, Check Point also welcomes France Telecom and KPN (Netherlands).

Comprehensive Products Specifically Designed for Telecos and MSPs

Today, Check Point is announcing a new version of its Provider-1, the industry's only security solution that enables centralized multi-domain customer management for MSPs and large enterprises. Each Provider-1 system now can manage 100 separate customer network security policies -- each with multiple VPN gateways -- on a single server, significantly lowering operational costs and complexity for service providers and large enterprises. Multiple Provider-1 servers can be linked into a management server farm, providing scalability for hundreds of customer policies enforced at thousands of sites while maintaining a single management view.

Also, today, Check Point is announcing MultiGate, a new product that enables MSPs to provide high density aggregated point-of-presence (POP)-based Internet security services.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (VPN-1/FireWall-1, Provider-1 and Check Point RealSecure), traffic control (FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl), and IP address management (Meta IP). Check Point Software solutions enable customers to implement centralized policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the OPSEC Alliance, Check Point Software's products seamlessly integrate with "best-of-breed" products from more than 200 leading industry partners. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more information, please call (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit http://www.checkpoint.com or http://www.opsec.com.

Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, IQ Engine, Meta IP, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, User-to-Address Mapping, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Appliance, VPN-1 Certificate Manager, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, Secure Virtual Network, MultiGate and ConnectControl are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668 and 5,835,726 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.