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CHECK POINT VPN-1 APPLIANCE EARNS FIRST PLACE AWARD IN NETWORK WORLD REVIEW

Integrated Hardware and Software Appliance for Virtual Private Networking Wins Top Industry Honor

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - April 26, 1999 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking, today announced that its VPN-1 Appliance™ has won first place and earned the "Blue Ribbon" award in a comparative product review of six turn-key VPN products conducted by Network World magazine (April 19, 1999; or on-line at: http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/0419rev.html). VPN-1 Appliance, a completely integrated hardware and software security appliance designed for both corporate and remote office deployment, is part of Check Point Software's comprehensive VPN-1™ product family of solutions for virtual private networking. Check Point Software leads the VPN market with over 17,000 gateway installations and millions of remote access VPN clients deployed.

"Virtual Private Networking is becoming the lifeline that connects a company to its partners, customers, suppliers, distributors, remote offices and mobile employees," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development for Check Point Software. "Our VPN-1 product family provides the industry's most comprehensive and fully integrated VPN solution set, and we are pleased to receive this honor from Network World."

Some of the unique VPN-1 Appliance features identified by Network World include:

- Integrated Security; Enterprise management: "…only VPN-1 Appliance lets you define a single integrated security policy that can be distributed across multiple firewall gateways from a central location…the ability…is a big draw for large enterprise sites."

- Open platform and interoperability: "VPN-1 Appliance is the only turn-key product that runs on NT- or Unix-based stations…Plus, the second or additional gateways don't have to be dedicated firewall boxes."

- Stateful Inspection: "Only Check Point's VPN-1 Appliance uses stateful inspection for filtering traffic… The method provides full application-layer awareness without requiring a separate proxy for every service to be secured."

- Full support for all standards: "Check Point's VPN-1 Appliance supports the full range of security standards."

- Support for certificates and secure administration: "In addition to supporting multiple encryption schemes, algorithms and key management, VPN-1 Appliance passes digital certificates among its VPN firewall hosts. Therefore, potential intruders trying to pose as firewalls can be denied administrative privileges without a certificate."

VPN-1 Appliance integrates Check Point Software's industry-leading FireWall-1 enterprise security suite with secure VPN connectivity in a standalone, rack-mountable chassis. It supports both site-to-site and client-to-site VPN sessions. Unlimited client software is available free of charge. VPN-1 Appliance can be managed remotely from a central point, such as a corporation's headquarters, without requiring any onsite administration at remote sites.

VPN-1 Appliance is available currently in four configurations. Prices in the US range from $3,995 to $19,995. VPN-1 Appliance is available worldwide.


About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) is the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking solutions. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (FireWall-1, VPN-1, Provider-1, and Open Security Manager), traffic control (FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl), and IP address management (Meta IP). Check Point Software solutions enable customers to implement centralized policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the OPSEC Alliance, Check Point Software's products seamlessly integrate with "best-of-breed" products from nearly 200 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.

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Note to editors: The original article in the magazine mistakenly referred to VPN-1 Appliance as FireWall-1. This has been corrected on the Network World website. 1999 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, IQ Engine, Meta IP, Open Security Manager, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, User-to-Address Mapping, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Certificate Manager, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 Appliance, VPN-1 SecuRemote, and ConnectControl are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.