CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES OFFERS NEW STRONG ENCRYPTION IPSEC SOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Check Point's offerings enhanced with strong cryptographic technology allow global organizations to achieve comprehensive security for VPNs, including extranets and intranets-- Cambridge, UK, November 17, 1998 -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKPF), the leading provider of solutions that enable secure enterprise networking, today announced availability in the United Kingdom of products incorporating Triple DES encryption technology. In accordance with international laws governing the distribution and sale of strong encryption technologies, Check Point's Triple DES-enhanced offerings are now available to large U.K. organizations such as banks, insurance companies, government authorities, and other commercial and private sector concerns. Integrated into the industry leading enterprise security solution, Check Point FireWall-1, and the industry leading virtual private network solution, Check Point VPN-1, Triple DES encryption technology allows companies to achieve the industry's strongest level of security and assures maximum protection for data communications conducted over public and private networks. Customers can also use Check Point products based on standard DES (56-bit) encryption for network security and privacy. Furthering its support of industry standards, Check Point's FireWall-1 was recently awarded E3 level certification for three platforms by the U.K. Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC) Certification Body. By achieving E3 level certification, Check Point is meeting the level of security demanded by governments and large commercial organizations for Internet firewalls protecting their networks. Enhanced with strong encryption technology (CAST [128-bit] and Triple DES [168-bit]), the Check Point VPN-1 software and hardware product family (http://www.checkpoint.com/products/vpn1/) empowers U.K. organizations to conduct secure, reliable and manageable business communications by using industry standards such as IKE (ISAKMP/ Oakley), SKIP and IPSec for automated encryption key management. Check Point is the only vendor to deliver a broad range of flexible software and hardware VPN solutions that support multiple encryption schemes. Check Point VPN-1 can be implemented across multiple platforms, integrated into an enterprise's overall security policy and managed from a single central management console. "Enhanced with strong encryption, Check Point's VPN-1 solutions allow global organizations to strengthen their relationships with customers, suppliers and business partners," said Marius Nacht, vice president, international operations of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. "Triple DES provides the highest level of security for transactions over the virtual private networks, including corporate intranets and extranets. Whether a company is using Check Point's VPN-1 product family to build their own solution, or chooses to implement VPN services offered through one of our Managed Service Provider or ISP partners, strong encryption complements a wide range of applications--from e-commerce to multimedia." As a premier Managed Service Provider of Check Point, Concert/British Telecommunications offers VPDN (virtual private data network) solutions. Concert/BT delivers an array of communications, security, hardware and software products for one-stop-shop provisioning of all aspects of a VPDN service. "We are pleased to give customers the power to create customized, highly secure VPN solutions based on Check Point FireWall-1, including the specification of security policies down to the user level," said Mark Logan, director, Concert VPDN. "Now more than ever, Concert lets users forge secure encrypted communication paths between remote customer sites and mobile users, expanding their organization far beyond the traditional four walls."
Check Point is the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking solutions. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (FireWall-1, VPN-1 and Open Security Manager), traffic control (FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl) and IP address management (Meta IP). Check Point solutions enable customers to implement centralized policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the OPSEC Alliance, Check Point's products seamlessly integrate with "best-of-breed" products from more than 160 leading industry partners. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more information, please call (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit http://www.checkpoint.com or http://www.opsec.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, VPN-1, 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. |