CHECK POINT FIREWALL-1 3.0 WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DATA COMMUNICATIONS TESTER'S CHOICE AWARD
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., -- April 10, 1998 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKPF), the leading provider of policy-based enterprise security and traffic management solutions, today announced that its Check Point™ FireWall-1 enterprise security software suite has won the Data Communications magazine Tester's Choice award based on results of lab tests of Windows NT firewalls. "Airtight security, good performance and a great management interface put FireWall-1 in the winner's circle," according to Data Communications magazine. "And the product was especially easy to manage remotely." "It is truly exciting and a great honor to win our fourth Data Communications' Tester's Choice award," said Dr. Deborah Triant, CEO and president of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "Many of our customers are on a Windows NT platform, and Check Point's award-winning performance in the Data Communications lab test is validation of the significance that we have placed on giving these customers a security management solution with top functionality within their specific environment." Check Point FireWall-1 is a scaleable enterprise security suite which integrates Internet, intranet/extranet and remote user access control with authentication, encryption, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), network address translation (NAT) and content screening to meet the demands of organizations large and small. The product suite is unified by Check Point's OPSEC™ (Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity) policy management framework, which enables central integration, configuration and management for all aspects of enterprise security. Only Check Point provides organizations with the ability to define a single, integrated security policy that can be distributed across multiple gateways and managed remotely from anywhere on the enterprise network. Additional capabilities such as router security management, traffic load balancing and high availabilty also are available and can be fully integrated into the overall enterprise security policy. Data Communications April 1998 Tester's Choice Award Check Point Software Technologies was awarded this prestigious honor based on the results FireWall-1 3.0 generated in the "NT Firewalls: Tough Enough" Lab Test. This Data Communications Lab Test compared firewalls for security, management and performance. During the test, firewalls were subjected to nearly 300 forms of attack. To see test results and the related Data Communications article, go to http://www.data.com/lab_tests/ntfirewalls.html. 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 Point™ FireWall-1, and the industry's premier policy-based traffic management solution, Check Point FloodGate-1™. 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 see our Web site at http://www.checkpoint.com, e-mail info@checkpoint.com, or call (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000. ### 1998 Check Point Software
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