Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Statement in Support of Industry Encryption Proposal
Redwood City, Calif., – July 14, 1998 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKPF), the industry leader in policy-based enterprise security solutions, today issued the following statement in support of the ‘private doorbell' solution filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce last week. The thirteen U.S. companies, led by Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), include Ascend, Bay Networks, 3Com, Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel (Nasdaq:INTC), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Netscape Communications (Nasdaq: NSCP), Novell, RedCreek Communications, Secure Computing and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW). "Check Point fully supports this industry effort to move U.S. encryption policy to the next level," said Deborah Triant, president and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "Encryption is a critical building block in conducting secure global e-commerce, and the current U.S. policy severely handicaps American companies in the global marketplace. The new solution proposed today represents a giant step toward ensuring U.S. competitiveness in the worldwide economy."
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of policy-based management solutions for active networks. Through its Secure Enterprise Connectivity strategy, the company is dedicated to enabling secure, reliable, and manageable business communications over IP networks. The company's products include the world's leading enterprise security and Virtual Private Network (VPN) suite, FireWall-1, and the industry's premier bandwidth management solution, FloodGate-1™. MetaInfo, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Check Point, is a leader in network and IP address management software that simplifies the set-up, integration and administration of complex networks. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please visit our web site at http://www.checkpoint.com. ### 1998 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 SecuRemote, FireWall-First!, OPSEC, INSPECT, UAP, FloodGate-1 and IQ Engine are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Meta IP and Meta DNS are trademarks of MetaInfo, Inc. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |