Check Point Software Technologies Named One of Fortune's Cool Companies For 1998
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF., – June 22, 1998 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKPF), the worldwide leader in policy-based management solutions for active networks, today announced that it was named one of Fortune Magazine's Cool Companies of 1998. After scouring the country from Boston to the Silicon Valley, Fortune carefully selected companies that "…have a pretty good shot of getting people to say ‘cool!'—and in the process, permanently alter the world as we know it." The July 6 "Cool Companies" issue, which cover features Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. President and CEO, Deborah Triant, is on newsstands today. "In a business where work was typically done by ex-government cloak-and-dagger types . . . Check Point designed a shrink-wrapped product -- called FireWall-1 -- to suit the needs of lots of customers," Fortune reported. "FireWall-1 is now the biggest brand in security software." The complete article can be found at http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/1998/980706/coo3.html. 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. Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, SecuRemote, FireWall-First!, OPSEC, INSPECT, UAP, FloodGate-1, ConnectControl 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. |