Check Point Software Awarded Top Industry Honors for Second Consecutive Year at Networld + Interop Check Point FireWall-1 Receives Network Computing Magazine's `Well-Connected' and Network World Magazine's Intranet Excellence Awards
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF., - May 14, 1997-- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., (NASDAQ: CHKPF), a leader in enterprise security software, today announced that its award-winning Check PointTM FireWall-1TM enterprise security solution garnered two industry honors for the second year in a row at NetWorld + Interop '97 held last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. FireWall-1 was awarded Network Computing Magazine's Well-Connected Award for best firewall product and also received the Intranet Excellence Award for best security product from IntraNet Magazine, a Network World magazine publication. Network Computing Magazine's Well-Connected Award Profiled in the May 1 issue of the publication, Network Computing's Well-Connected Awards are chosen by the magazine's editorial and reviews staff to honor the best products technologies for the networked enterprise. The editors of the publication select winners on the basis of lab testing conducted throughout the year. The editorial staff of Network Computing Magazine praised FireWall-1 by noting that "with the release of version 3.0 of FireWall-1, Check Point Software has solidified its lead in the increasingly competitive firewall market. Check Point has built its reputation on the power and flexibility of its Stateful Inspection architecture which is combined with an excellent GUI that bridges the gap between security policy and reality." The full article can be found at http://techweb.cmp.com/nc/808/808wellcon39.html . IntraNet Magazine's Intranet Excellence Award The Intranet Excellence Award from IntraNet Magazine, a publication of Network World magazine, honors companies for their innovation and foresight in developing leading intranet solutions. Winners are selected from among several hundred entries by an independent Blue Ribbon Judging Panel of leading industry experts including International Data Corporation and Ernst & Young. Winning solutions were evaluated on the basis of how well they contributed to an intranet solution, produced practical results and demonstrated innovation. About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the network security software market share leader and inventor of the patented "Stateful Inspection" technology. According to a December 1996 report by the Yankee Group, the company's flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1, commanded 44% of the worldwide firewall market in the first half of 1996. FireWall-1 protects internal and external network communications for thousands of organizations of all sizes. 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 (800) 429-4391, e-mail info@checkpoint.com or visit the company at http://www.checkpoint.com. 1997 Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. Check Point, the Check Point logo, Check Point FireWall-1, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 SecuRemote, FireWall-First!, OPSEC and INSPECT are trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. ### |