Check Point Doubles VPN Remote User Installed Base in Under Five Months, Setting New Industry Record

Business Wire, Jan 18, 2000

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000

Over 20 Million Internet Users Licensed for

Check Point VPN-1 Client Software

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it has doubled the number of licensed remote access users for its VPN-1 client software solutions in a little over four months.

Over 10 million copies have been licensed in less than the last five months. Thru the start of 1999, a cumulative total of over 20 million copies of its VPN-1 SecuRemote and VPN-1 Secure Client have been licensed by customers, extending Check Point's accelerating market leadership in virtual private networks (VPNs).

"Today's milestone of reaching 20 million licenses for our VPN client solutions pulls Check Point Software even further ahead, as the breakaway market leader in VPNs," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "Our VPN client solutions have exploded in growth and deployment to become the key infrastructure enablers for secure business-to-business (B2B) communications over the Internet."

VPN-1 SecuRemote and VPN-1 Secure Client enable mobile workers, telecommuters and extended workforces to seamlessly and securely connect to their corporate networks over the Internet. The Check Point VPN-1 client software solutions are integral components of Check Point's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture, which provides comprehensive security between networks, systems, applications and users across the Internet, Intranets and extranets.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the infrastructure that enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN secures business-to-business (B2B) communications between networks, systems, applications and users across the Internet, Intranets and extranets. Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) provides the framework for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 200 leading industry partners. For more information, please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com or at http://www.opsec.com.

(c) 1999 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. 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 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. P. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.