Check Point Software Technologies ISP Market Initiative Partner Quote Sheet
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Bay Networks Bay Networks, Inc., is a worldwide leader in the internetworking market, providing a full line of products that serve enterprises, workgroups, small offices and mobile workers. The company offers LAN and ATM switches, hubs, routers, remote and Internet access solutions, and network management applications, all unified by the BaySISTM architecture. Bay Networks integrates Check Point FireWall-1 into the Bay family of router platforms. "The market is booming and the role ISPs play has become more critical than ever to provide the bandwidth and access capabilities needed to deploy robust Internet services," said Wayne Mackey at Bay Networks. "We are pleased to be right in the middle of this market explosion. Our industry leading switching technology combined with Check Point Software's FireWall-1 security software platform provides the level of secure performance needed to ensure this continued growth, and provide the level of Internet access needed to conduct business around the world." Contact: Dawn Slusher, Bay Networks, Inc., 408-495-2864 CompuServe Network Services A leading integrator of networked applications and systems, CompuServe Network Services provides end-to-end data communications solutions to keep customers' life-lines up and running. More than 1,000 companies with users worldwide use CompuServe Network Services to shield themselves from the economic and technical risks of managing complex communications networks. Check Point FireWall-1 is part of CompuServe Network Services' fully integrated and managed network security solution. Contact: Kevin Rudden, Miller Shandwick Technologies, 617-536-0470 Digex DIGEX (Nasdaq: DIGX) is a leading national Internet carrier focusing exclusively on business customers. DIGEX offers a comprehensive range of Internet solutions, including high-speed dedicated business connectivity, corporate Web site management services and other network products. DIGEX is headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland. "DIGEX's customers require state-of-the-art Internet security solutions and offering Check Point's FireWall-1 product allows us to fulfill that need," said Joe Peck, security product manager for DIGEX. "FireWall-1's Stateful Inspection technology is very useful in providing support for new Internet applications as they are needed on customer networks, without having to wait for application-specific proxies to be developed. With so many firewall products on the market today, we're pleased to offer the market-leading FireWall-1 product as a part of DIGEX's security solutions." Contact: Greg Davis, Digex, 301-847-5114 EUnet Deutschland GmbH EUnet Deutschland GmbH is one of the leading Internet Service Providers for businesses in Germany, connecting more than 4000 companies, institutions and organizations to the Internet. EUnet Germany offers a wide range of Internet services such as connectivity, WWW information services and value added services like security and consultancy. One of EUnet Germanys strengths is the development and implementation of complex Internet based communication solutions including Intranets. EUnet Germany is a fully owned part of worldwide operational UUNET Technologies, Inc. and thus part of MFS/WorldCom. EUnet provides its own network infrastructure in Germany and is connected to the international broadband network of UUNET. Contact: Stephan Deutsch, EUnet Deutschland GmbH, 011-49-231-972-00 Genuity Genuity outsources Internet security with a remotely-managed double firewall service using Check Point FireWall-1 software. Genuity uses a Cisco router, which performs initial packet filtering, and a Sun UltraSPARC server with FireWall-1 installed to then perform more in-depth security. "With Check Point FireWall-1, we can easily add our expertise and value to the best security technology, and offer a wide range of security solutions that meet very specific connectivity needs," said Geir Ramleth, president and CEO of Genuity. "Check Point's OPSEC architecture was key in our decision because its plug-in capabilities provides us with the maximum flexibility in revenue offerings so we can offer the strongest safeguards in today's industry." Contact: Kathy Nilles for Genuity, 415-563-8296 Netrex Netrex is a leader in secure, managed Internet connectivity, an expert in network security solutions, and a pioneer in Internet commerce. Netrex partnered with Check Point Software to offer the Netrex Secure Network (NSN) and provides businesses with hardware, software, training as well as remote firewall management. Currently, Netrex is the only authorized Check Point training center in the world. "As a security-based ISP and a reseller of Check Point's FireWall-1, Netrex can provide expert managed service and flexibility to our customers due to FireWall-1's innovative stateful inspection architecture," said Mark Sims, Netrex president. "We've used Check Point's FireWall-1 since its initial launch in 1995, and every product upgrade offers our customers increasing amounts of security software intelligence that provides the quick, bulletproof security our customers have come to expect from Netrex." Contact: Christy Brewer, Netrex, 810-352-9643 Quza QUZA was established in June 1996 by UK-based Integralis and Racal Network Services to provide high quality managed Internet connectivity and support services for business and government users. It utilizes Integralis Internet expertise, Racal's national ATM switched network, and Check Point FireWall-1 to offer over 40 services and individually tailored packages to provide secure and reliable Internet connectivity. Services include the provision of Internet access, e-mail integration, installation, management and maintenance of firewalls, encryption systems, virus detection, mail gateways and Web servers. The service offering is backed by guaranteed levels of network performance measured against service level agreements. "As a provider of high quality managed Internet connectivity and support services for business and government users, network performance is our most critical success factor," said Clive McCafferty, QUZA technical director. "Check Point's Stateful Inspection architecture ensures we can continue to provide cutting-edge network bandwidth solutions combined with industry leading security applications to deliver fast, secure Internet solutions to meet our customers requirement for high-speed, reliable Internet access. We consider Check Point a valuable partner in our business." Contact: Heidi Alpe, QUZA, 011-44-118-908-7814 Telenor One of the largest companies in Norway, Telenor is a state-owned joint-stock company with approximately 18,500 employees and annual revenues of $3.1 billion. Telenor Bedrift, a subsidiary of Telenor AS and Norway's leading IT company, sells complete communications solutions and offers a full range of services from selling a single product to the installation and operation of complete IT systems. Telenor is also Norways leading Internet service provider. "Telenor focuses heavily on providing our customers with products that ensure maximum security for a reasonable cost -- the flexibility, user-friendly design and proven security of Check Point's FireWall-1s makes it a sure winner," said Telenor information security product manager Bjrn Sland. "Check Point's FireWall-1 supports a wide range of protocols, and allows us to offer different security domains for local governments and engineering companies to control access to sensitive or confidential data. With the growing demand and rapid evolution of Internet and Intranet solutions, we expect that FireWall-1 will continue to be an important security component for the Norwegian corporate market." Contact: Bjrn Sland, Telenor, 011-47-2316-623 TimeStep TimeStep Corporation, an affiliate of Newbridge Networks Corporation, produces secure virtual private networking solutions to enable business users to exchange information over shared corporate and public networks with total privacy, confidentiality and integrity. TimeStep will embed the FireWall-1 Inspection Module in its TimeStep PERMIT family of products as well as resell the entire FireWall-1 product line to enable organizations to deploy integrated network security and hardware encryption systems widely, easily and cost-effectively throughout distributed enterprises. "The very nature of virtual private networks demands the most powerful enterprise security, and we are pleased to partner with Check Point to deliver security that meets this need," said Tim Hember, president of TimeStep Corp. "Check Point's Stateful Inspection firewall technology is the best in its class. Combined with TimeStep's PERMIT family of secure virtual private networking products, we redefine the standard for secure Internet VPNs for service providers, corporations and their partners." Contact: Sarah Miller, TimeStep Corporation, 613-599-3610 U.S. Robotics U.S. Robotics is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and systems that provide access to information. The company designs, manufactures, markets and supports remote access servers, enterprise communications systems, desktop/mobile client products and modems that connect computers and other equipment aver analog, digital and switched cellular networks, enabling users to gain access to, manage and share data, fax and voice information. Its customers include Internet service providers, regional Bell operating companies and a wide range of other large corporations, businesses, institutions and individuals. "Many Internet service providers are requiring the flexibility to deploy network security from strategic locations on the network such as remote access points," stated Michael Santiago, manger, product marketing, U.S.Robotics' Network Systems Division. "Check Point FireWall-1, running on our EdgeServer platform, is a great solution for ISPs and fits U.S.Robotics' strategy of delivering a single information access platform encompassing remote access and network security applications." Contact: Jim Turano, U.S. Robotics, 847-933-5988 USWest !NTERPRISE Networking Services, a single source network integrator, provides reliable and dynamic networking solutions. Since its creation, !NTERPRISE has deployed advanced data network services in over 75 metropolitan areas, both within and outside of US WEST s 14-state region. The !NTERPRISE family of high-speed data communications services includes Frame Relay Service, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Service, Transparent LAN Service , Private Line LAN Interconnect, Switched Multi-megabit Data Service (SMDS), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), a variety of Video related services, and !NTERACT, an Internet based portfolio of services designed to facilitate business Intranets via services such as: Internet access; Web hosting; collaborative computing; and electronic commerce. "Check Point's FireWall-1 allows us to provide the leading Internet security solution to our customer base as a managed service," said Michael Sabo, director - Internet Service Development at U S WEST's !NTERPRISE Networking Services. "Its ease of use made it the platform of choice for us as we can manage multiple firewalls and establish high performance Virtual Private Networks our customers demand." Contact: Jeremy Story, USWest, 303-896-0934 UUNET Pipex UUNET PIPEX is Europe's largest corporate Internet service provider with more than 1,800 UK corporate customers and is part of the largest global Internet provider, UUNET Technologies Inc. The UUNET PIPEX network offers connections via 745 Points of Presence to a global Internet of more than 38,000 networks in 90 countries and over 50 million users worldwide. UUNET PIPEX Internet solutions encompass the full range of industrial strength Internet services, Internet related software and support, consultancy and training. Contact: Charles King-Holford, Grant Butler Coomber, 011-44-181-322-1922 WilTel Williams Telecommunications Systems, Inc. (WilTel) offers businesses a full range of communications products and services, including its end-to-end Internet solution for businesses, Wil.Com. By combining Check Point FireWall-1 software and management reporting capabilities with core communications modules, value-added design, configuration, maintenance and monitoring options, Wil.Com provides a wide range of choice to its customer base for secure Internet access. "Not only does FireWall-1 provide our customers with the very best in security, it allows us to offer a range of security options to our customers enabling us to add value and increase the strength of our business," said Wes Nichols, director, Internet business unit. "The management interface makes it easy to centrally define distinctly different securing policies for different customers, and add in a variety of security technologies as needed. It's an easy tool that allows us to increase our value and our revenue concurrently." Contact: Dawn Brimberry, WilTel, 713-307-4872 HINet Established in 1984, Hitachi Information Network develops, sells and leases information and communication network equipment and services. HINet uses Check Point FireWall-1 within their managed Internet/Intranet Solution business. Contact: Tohru Kurosaki, Hitachi Information Network, Ltd., 011-81-3-5763-1555 NTT PC Communications, Inc. Established in 1985, NTT PC Communications, Inc. develops and sells information terminal equipment and devices. Primary investors of NTT PC are Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and Logic Co., Ltd. NTT PC resells Check Point FireWall-1 to its end-user customers. Contact: Takayuki Uehara, NTT PC Communications, Inc., 011-81-3-3432-1587 |