CHECK POINT FIREWALL-1 AWARDED INTEGRATORS' CHOICE HONORS BY NETWORK VAR READERSHIP
| Channel Selects Leading Enterprise Security
Solution As Best Firewall in Industry
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,--October 9, 1997- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKPF), today announced that in a landslide victory, the Check PointTMFireWall-1 enterprise security solution was awarded "Integrator's Choice Award" for best firewall product by the readers of Network VAR magazine. The "Integrators' Choice Awards" are selected from reader questionnaire responses and represent the top product picks of channel distributors and VARs nationwide. Award winners are profiled in a feature in the October, 1997 issue of the publication. "The livelihood of our readers depends on the equipment and companies they deal with every day," the editors of Network VAR stated. Check Point Software's FireWall-1 "...gets kudos from VARs for being the best--no small feat." FireWall-1 received special praise from VARs for its patented Stateful Inspection network traffic inspection technology. With Stateful Inspection, packets are intercepted at the network layer for optimum performance, and the data derived from all communications layers is accessed and analyzed for improved security. Stateful Inspection introduces the highest level of security by incorporating communication and application-derived state and context information which is stored and updated dynamically. This cumulative data can be used to evaluate all subsequent communication attempts. It also delivers the ability to create virtual session information for tracking connectionless protocols, something other firewall products cannot offer. "We are pleased that Network VAR readers selected FireWall-1 as the leading enterprise security solution," said Dr. Deborah Triant, CEO and president of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "We're proud of the relationships we have established with VARs and resellers, and it's gratifying to be rewarded by our channel partners for creating the most secure, flexible and easy-to-manage enterprise security product on the market." About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of policy-based enterprise security and traffic management solutions. Through its patented Stateful Inspection technology, the company is uniquely positioned to deliver Secure Enterprise Connectivity solutions that protect information assets and enhance the performance of enterprise networks. Check Point offerings include the world's leading enterprise security suite, Check PointTM FireWall-1, and the industry's premier policy-based bandwidth management solution, Check Point FloodGate-1TM. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please visit us on the World Wide Web at http://www.checkpoint.com ### 1997 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point, the Check Point logo, Check Point FireWall-1, FireWall-1, SecuRemote, FireWall-First!, OPSEC, INSPECT, ConnectControl, FloodGate-1 and IQ Engine are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |