Check Point Software and VDOnet Partner to Bring High Quality Internet Video to Corporate Users

FireWall-1 Is First Firewall to Enable Secure Use of VDOLive Internet Video into Corporate Networks

Redwood City, CA —

Check Point Software Technologies, Inc., the market share leader in network security software, and VDOnet Corp., the leader in desktop video broadcasting, today announced that Check Point FireWall-1 is the first firewall to provide integrated, secure support for VDOLive, an emerging standard in Internet video from VDOnet. Support for VDOLive is available by downloading add-on code from Check Point's Web server (http://www.checkpoint.com) at no charge and integrating it into current FireWall-1 installations.

Until now, users behind firewalls could not take advantage of VDOLive, which is a popular method of creating video content on the Internet. Many Internet sites are beginning to offer a variety of video content which will be particularly beneficial to corporate users, such as employee training, product support and training and key customer information such as corporate presentations and speeches by company excecutives, financial news, and technical seminars.

"We are pleased to be the first network security vendor to be able to provide secure support for VDOLive, an emerging product that enables corporations and individuals to create and send high-quality video content over the Internet," said Dr. Deborah Triant, CEO and president of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "FireWall-1's unique ability to secure sessionless protocols, which are commonly used for audio and video applications, enables companies and individuals who want to use cutting-edge technologies such as VDOLive to do so safely and securely."

"We are excited to partner with Check Point to enable secure use of VDOLive content into corporate sites," said Asaf Mohr, president and CEO of VDOnet Corp. "Since VDOLive automatically scales up with the bandwidth of any network, corporate users who have access to T1 and ISDN networks will not only be able to use video content from the Internet but will be able to enjoy it at a very high quality."

FireWall-1's Unique Support For Internet Audio and Video
The extensible architecture of FireWall-1 has made it the industry-leader in firewall solutions by providing secure support for the more than 100 applications and protocols out-of-the-box and is designed to allow administrators to easily customize the firewall to incorporate new and in-house applications. Most Internet audio and video technology is based on both TCP and UDP-based protocols, making it difficult or impossible for most firewalls to support these technologies securely, because their architectures cannot support UDP-based protocols. FireWall-1's technology makes it the only firewall product on the market today that can handle both TCP and UDP-based applications and services securely.

About FireWall-1
Check Point FireWall-1 represents a new generation of firewall technology, delivering unprecedented levels of security, user transparency, performance, extensibility and ease-of-use. Based on a unique architecture using Check Point's patent-pending "stateful inspection" technology, the product is the most flexible, easy-to-install, configure, and maintain firewall product available. FireWall-1 allows a customized security policy to be created, monitored, and maintained from a single workstation, and enables network managers to configure and manage multiple firewalls throughout the enterprise from one, centralized management station. The product is also sold by SunSoft, Inc. as Solstice FireWall-1.

About Check Point Software
Check Point Software Technologies is the leading vendor of network security software with more than 40% share of the firewall market (according to International Data Corporation). With thousands of installations in small to Fortune 100 companies worldwide, Check Point FireWall-1 has emerged as the standard for enterprise-wide network security. Check Point's products are sold through distributors, resellers and Internet service providers worldwide, including SunSoft, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, and UB Networks and their respective distribution channels. The company is privately-held and has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more information, please call (800) 429-4391, e-mail info@checkpoint.com or visit Check Point at http://www.checkpoint.com.

About VDOnet and VDOLive
VDOLive is the leading real time Internet video technology. It can provide video at up to 15 frames per second using a 28.8 modem connection. Moreover, because VDOLive is scalable, users with high bandwidth networks can enjoy a higher quality viewing of the same video content. VDOLive technology conquers the technical challenges presented by the low bandwidth and complex communications environment of the Internet because it is based upon two core technologies. The first compresses video to run over the small bandwidth portions of the Internet but also allows the quality of the video to increase with the size and quality of the connection at the other end. The second technology is a communications protocol which maintains the integrity of the video as it makes its way through the complex Internet.

VDOnet Corp., based in Palo Alto, CA, has developed and markets VDOLive technology and products enabling desktop video broadcasting and desktop video conferencing on the Internet and over regular telephone lines and private networks. The company was founded in 1995 and has offices in the U.S. and Israel.

1996 Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. Check Point, the Check Point logo, and Check Point FireWall-1 are trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. VDOnet, VDOLive are trademarks of VDOnet Corp. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

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