U S WEST !NTERPRISE NETWORKING PARTNERS WITH NOKIA AND CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TO OFFER FULL FEATURE ONSITE MANAGED FIREWALL
Affordable, Customizable, Full-Service Network Protection Available To Businesses DENVER, November 3, 1998 - Today, U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking, the data networking arm of U S WEST (NYSE:USW), announced it has joined forces with Nokia, (NYSE: NOK.A) a leading telecommunications equipment supplier, and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKPF), the industry leader in policy-based management solutions for IP networks, to deliver an extensible, managed, secure Internet service. Now businesses have a reliable, customizable solution for ensuring secure connections to and across the Internet, without the overhead of managing the hardware and software. U S WEST's new Onsite Managed Firewall Service provides a secure gateway that filters traffic between a business' network and the Internet. Customers may either own or lease the firewall equipment that is located within their facilities. Once the service is in place, monitoring and maintenance is handled by certified, experienced U S WEST technicians, freeing up a company's IT staff to focus on supporting its core systems and networks. "U S WEST is making it easy for businesses to establish sophisticated, secure and customized firewalls with advanced monitoring capabilities," said Eric Bozich, Vice President of Internet and Applications at U S WEST !NTERPRISE. "Now companies don't need to have the internal resources and complex technical skill sets to manage full-feature Internet security systems. Security administrators define security policies for their businesses, and can rely on the expertise of U S WEST's security team to deploy and manage the system to support their goals." The Onsite Managed Firewall Service provides both secure Internet connectivity and, through the use of encryption, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), and includes technical support, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers can view their audit logs daily, and the U S WEST technical support staff will implement requested customer changes to security policies as needed. Ultimately, businesses benefit from rapid and affordable deployment and management of customized, high-performance network security. U S WEST's Onsite Managed Firewall Service is based on Check Point's VPN-1 software, running on Nokia's IP410 Integrated Router/Firewall. VPN-1 incorporates Check Point's VPN functionality with the security features of its FireWall-1 enterprise security suite in a single package. The combination of high-performance IP routing together with the strength of FireWall-1 creates a powerful Internet security solution that features flexibility for future innovation. The service is available immediately to all U.S. businesses and it is priced based on the number of remote locations and the size and complexity of VPN services.
Series is the industry's most powerful and flexible integrated router firewall product. Designed for the most stringent of Internet Protocol service environments, the IP400 features "black box" deployment, interface diversity and enables fully redundant, hot-standby router firewall configurations that also support load-sharing. Nokia is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services. Nokia also supplies solutions and products for fixed and wireless datacom, as well as multimedia terminals and computer monitors. In 1997, net sales totaled FIM 52.6 billion (USD 9.8 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK.A), has sales in 130 countries and employs more than 42,000 people world-wide.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of policy-based management solutions for IP networks. Through its secure enterprise connectivity strategy, the company is dedicated to enabling secure, reliable and manageable business communications. The company's products include the world's leading enterprise security suite, FireWall-1, the industry's leading VPN family of solutions, VPN-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.
U S WEST (NYSE: USW) provides a full range of telecommunications services - including wireline, wireless PCS, data networking, directory and information services - to more than 25 million customers nationally and in 14 western and Midwestern states. More information about U S WEST can be found on the Internet at http://www.uswest.com. U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking is the data networking arm of U S WEST, and can be found on the Internet at http://www.uswest.com/interprise. ### 1998 Check Point
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