Check Point Software Technologies Announces First Firewall to Support Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

Redwood City, CA —

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., (Nasdaq: CHKPF), the leader in network security, today announced that its award winning, flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1 is the first firewall solution to provide full support for the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 platform.

Check Point FireWall-1 for Windows NT, which began shipping in July 1996, provides the same robust, network security functionalities available on UNIX-based platforms and enables organizations to define a single, integrated security policy which combines Internet, Intranet and remote user access control with authentication, encryption and network address translation services. Additionally, Check Point FireWall-1 installations on UNIX platforms are fully interoperable with those on Microsoft Windows NT, to enable administrators to manage a single, enterprise-wide network security policy from any FireWall-1 management console.

Analysts believe that the Windows NT platform is poised to capture a significant percentage of Internet and Intranet server sales. International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that the number of Internet and Intranet servers based on Windows NT will increase more than twelve-fold in 1997 from 1995 and the installed base for Windows NT Server 4.0 will reach 1.5 million nodes by the end of 1997.*

Check Point Software Technologies has demonstrated continued support for Microsoft platforms and applications. In March of this year, the company unveiled the first shrinkwrapped package for Windows NT which also provides management console support for Windows NT and Windows 95 and integrated support for FireWall-1 SecuRemote client encryption software for Windows 95. In May, the company became the first firewall to support Microsoft NetMeeting, an emerging standard in multimedia conferencing applications.

"Check Point Software's support for the Windows NT Server 4.0 platform further solidifies the company's commitment to Microsoft products and the Windows NT platform," stated Dr. Deborah Triant, CEO and President of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "Our support for Windows NT 4.0 will enable our customers to maintain the high level of security provided in FireWall-1 while leveraging Windows NT Server 4.0's enhanced security, integrated Internet and Intranet communications and performance enhancements."

"We are pleased that Check Point Software has made this commitment to Windows NT 4.0," said Mike Nash, division marketing manager, desktop and business systems division at Microsoft Corp. "Check Point FireWall-1's high-performance, easy-to-use security capabilities, along with the scalability and Intranet and Internet communications capabilities in Windows NT are a benefit to our mutual customers."

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 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 network security solution on the market.

Based upon Check Point's unique, patent-pending Stateful Inspection architecture, FireWall-1 supports hundreds of pre-defined services, applications and protocols. 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. is the market leader in global network security software. The company commanded 40% of the worldwide firewall market in 1995 according to an IDC study issued in February, 1996. The company's flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1 protects internal and external network communication for thousands of organizations of all sizes. Its products are sold worldwide through numerous OEM partners, distributors, VARs, systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. Listed on the NASDAQ 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.

*Based on IDC Data from July, 1996

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