Check Point Software Technologies Expands Presence In U.S. Federal Government Marketplace

Company Opens Federal Region Office to Support Security Needs of U.S. Federal Government Customers

Redwood City, CA —

Check Point Software Ltd., a leader in network security software, today announced that it has further expanded its North American organization with the formation of its U.S. federal region office in Alexandria, VA. The primary focus of the federal region office is to support the network security needs of U.S. federal agencies through sales, channel development, and customer support services.

The new office is headed by David Steinberg, federal region manager. Prior to joining Check Point, Steinberg was vice president of Bay Networks federal systems region, where he was responsible for sales, marketing and support for the U.S. federal government market.

"The growing adoption of Intranets and Internet technologies among government organizations has created a need for comprehensive security solutions in the federal market," stated Dr. Deborah Triant, CEO and president of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "The formation of the federal region office enables Check Point to better serve its U.S. federal customers and focus on addressing the specific needs of government agencies--many of whom have very strict security requirements."

In addition to the federal region office, Check Point's North American sales organization includes offices in Lexington, Massachusetts; New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Redwood City, California, which operates out of Check Point's U.S. headquarters.

About FireWall-1
Check Point FireWall-1 is the market leading global network security solution providing integrated Internet and Intranet access control as well as strong authentication and encryption services for secure remote access and virtual private networks. As the first shrinkwrapped firewall package, and the first to employ an easy to-use graphical user interface, FireWall-1 is

NCSA-certified and recognized by users and trade publications for its usability, flexibility, extensibility and high-performance. The product is installed at thousands of customer sites worldwide, making it the most widely-tested security solution on the market.

Based upon Check Point's unique, patent-pending Stateful Inspection architecture, FireWall-1 supports more than 120 pre-defined services, applications and protocols. The product employs a distributed, client/server architecture, providing scalability, centralized management for multiple firewall gateways, router access tables, and database servers, and cross-platform support for Windows 95, Windows NT, and UNIX.

About CHECK POINT Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leader in global network security software applications. The Company's flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1 protects internal and external network communication for thousands of organizations of all sizes. The Company commanded a 40% share of the worldwide firewall market in 1995 according to an IDC study from February 1996. Its products are sold worldwide through numerous OEM partners, distributors, VARs, systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. Listed under the symbol "CHKPF," the company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please call (650) 482-4900, e-mail info@checkpoint.com or visit Check Point at http://www.checkpoint.com.

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