Check Point and SofaWare Unveil Expanded Distributed Security Management Platform for Service Providers

Business Wire, May 26, 2005

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Security Management Portal (SMP) 5.0 for Safe@Office Integrates Advanced Monitoring and Management Capabilities with Built-in Antivirus and Antispam Security Features

Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, and SofaWare(R) Technologies Ltd., a Check Point company, today announced a major upgrade to the Security Management Portal (SMP), a network security management system designed for service providers deploying the company's award-winning Safe@Office and VPN-1 Edge unified threat management (UTM) Internet security gateways.

The new SMP 5.0 offers service and solution providers an unprecedented ability to deliver scalable value-added services to networks of thousands of appliances to meet ever-changing customer needs. The application integrates a wide array of managed services into a single turnkey solution: network and firewall management, VPN management, firmware updates, email antivirus and antispam, Web content filtering, logging and reporting and dynamic DNS.

"Check Point's Safe@Office UTM solutions were created on the premise that businesses need an adaptable network security infrastructure to ensure growth," said Gregor Freund, chief technology officer, Check Point Software Technologies. "The new SMP 5.0 management system makes it easier than ever for service providers to leverage our affordable, advanced Safe@Office UTM appliances and offer their customers a robust security solution to keep their businesses operating smoothly."

Key additions to the software include:

--A choice of built-in royalty-free antivirus and antispam scanners, and leading third party OPSEC certified content scanning solutions.

--A 'Virtual Portal' feature for running multiple skins, or instances, of the SMP on a single server, allowing solution providers to host multiple management instances for different customers on a single infrastructure.

--Fully customizable reporting features, including automated emailing of reports directly to customers.

--Powerful VPN management capabilities, including quick deployment of hierarchical hub and spoke and mesh VPNs with full dynamic IP support.

"The new SMP solution offers Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) a powerful solution for deploying, provisioning and managing small business and distributed networks," said Liran Eshel, managing director, SofaWare Technologies. "This update is important because it creates a platform for MSSPs to deliver these value-added services with more revenue potential for them than ever before."

"Check Point's Security Management Portal has allowed AllStream to build a highly scaleable infrastructure for offering security services to small and medium-sized businesses," said Laura Willems, director at AllStream, one of Canada's leading national business communication solutions providers. "The SMP's new central management features now position Allstream to easily and efficiently manage thousands of small office networks."

Check Point's Safe@Office line is designed to meet the security needs of small businesses, providing ease of use and simple management. The unified threat management gateways include secure Internet connectivity, local networking, secure remote and site-to-site access and browser-based management. Organizations can also benefit from services including antivirus, antispam and content filtering functionalities. A wireless version is also available.

Pricing and Availability

SMP 5.0 is available immediately and is priced from $10 USD per gateway (in large deployments). For more information, please visit: http://www.sofaware.com/smp or http://www.checkpoint.com/products/smp/index.html.> About SofaWare Technologies Ltd.

SofaWare Technologies Ltd. (www.sofaware.com), a Check Point company (Nasdaq:CHKP), makes secure Internet access simple and affordable for small businesses, consumers, and service providers seeking to deliver security services. Leveraging Check Point's market-leading VPN-1(R)/FireWall-1(R) technology, SofaWare embedded products allow commercial and residential broadband-users to experience the same advanced security protection enjoyed by 97% of the Fortune 500. Through SofaWare's Security Management Portal (SMP(TM)), service providers and value-added resellers can deliver their customers comprehensive security services, such as hands-free security updates, email antivirus, content filtering, dynamic DNS and remote monitoring for any device integrating SofaWare technology. SofaWare's solutions cover a range of devices from leading vendors, including Check Point VPN-1(R) Edge(TM) and Check Point Safe@Office, the Nokia IP40 and NEC SecureBlade.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and VPN markets. Through its Next Generation product line, the company delivers a broad range of intelligent Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's ZoneAlarm product line is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security, creating award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with best-of-breed solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries.