Check Point Software partners with Sybase to Enable Secure Database Access

Check Point FireWall-1 Provides Secure Connectivity for Sybase SQL Server and Open Server Applications

Redwood City, CA —

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., (NASDAQ: CHKPF), the leader in network security software, today announced that its award-winning Check Point FireWall-1 network security solution now provides integrated, secure support for Sybase SQL Server and Open Server applications. Sybase SQL Server and Open Server applications allow organizations to deploy database servers into highly distributed PC LAN environments. Instructions for adding support for SQL Server and Open Server applications are available by visiting Check Point's Web page (http://www.checkpoint.com).

Check Point FireWall-1, which supports hundreds of applications, services and protocols, is designed to allow administrators to easily customize the firewall to incorporate new applications. Support for SQL Server and Open Server applications is available through FireWall-1's programmable Inspect engine, which enables support for new applications such as Sybase SQL Server and Open Server applications quickly and easily.

The collaborative efforts of Check Point Software and Sybase enable users of Check Point FireWall-1 to access proprietary database information via corporate intranets securely. This announcement is part of the Sybase Firewall Partnership Program, a program designed to address Internet and intranet security issues while enabling partners and customers to securely transmit proprietary information via the Internet.

"In today's geographically dispersed enterprise, securing database transactions over the Internet has become a mission-critical business function for maintaining data and information integrity," stated Dr. Deborah Triant, CEO and President of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "Our support for Sybase SQL Server and Open Server environments is a testament to our commitment to providing customers with the tools they need to conduct day-to-day business transactions securely."

"Sybase is committed to providing its customers with a variety of secure connectivity options to enable our customers to access database information using the Internet," stated Tom Parenty, senior product manager for data and communications security at Sybase, Inc. "We are pleased to be working Check Point Software through the Firewall Partnership program to further our efforts to enable access to sensitive and proprietary database information securely."

About FireWall-1
Check Point FireWall-1, the leading network security solution, provides integrated Internet/Intranet, mobile and remote access control, authentication, encryption and network address translation. As the first shrinkwrapped firewall package and the first to employ an easy to-use graphical user interface, FireWall-1 is an NCSA-certified solution recognized by users and trade publications for its usability, flexibility, extensibility and high performance. The product is installed at thousands of customer sites worldwide and is the most widely-tested network security solution on the market.

Based upon Stateful Inspection technology, which is emerging as the industry standard, Check Point FireWall-1 supports hundreds of pre-defined services, applications and protocols. The programmable Inspect engine, at the core of the FireWall-1 technology, allows Check Point to add support for new and custom applications quickly and easily. The product employs a distributed, client/server architecture, providing scalability and centralized management for multiple firewall gateways, and cross-platform support for Windows 95, Windows NT and UNIX.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKPF) is the leader in global network security software and inventors of a new generation firewall technology

called Stateful Inspection, which is quickly emerging as the industry standard. The company commanded a 40% share of the worldwide firewall market in 1995 according to an IDC study issued in February, 1996. Its products are sold worldwide through OEM partners, distributors, VARs, systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. 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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