CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL AMERICAS PARTNER EXCHANGE EVENT
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Key Distributors and OPSEC Alliance Partners Co-Sponsor Event With Record-Setting Attendance The event is being co-sponsored by Check Point Software distributors, GE IT and Westcon, as well as a long list of OPSEC partners. OPSEC (Open Platform for Security), now with over 200 partners worldwide, is Check Point Software's complete integrated architecture for security and industry-leading alliance for delivering "best-of-breed" solutions. "We are pleased with the large number of partners attending this event," said Gil Shwed, founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. "This record-setting turnout further reinforces the strong mutual commitment between our partners and Check Point Software. It allows us to continue to gain valuable feedback on present and future offerings and to strengthen our partnerships to deliver the industry's leading VPN and network security solution to customers worldwide." In addition to the conference series, the Partner Exchange will also feature an OPSEC product exhibition, where all event co-sponsors will demonstrate their hardware and software security solutions, enabling partners to explore new business relationships with various OPSEC partners as well as amongst themselves. OPSEC partners exhibiting include:
The conference will offer both technical and business-oriented participants an opportunity to gain knowledge of how companies are deploying these technologies in the rapidly expanding digital economy. Sessions will focus on the real-world business opportunities presented by the Internet and how deploying Check Point solutions can help businesses to take advantage of these opportunities in a secure and seamless fashion. "We believe that by providing real-world examples and real-time technology demonstrations, these sessions offer our partners the opportunity for a significant knowledge transfer about our products, our technology and our vision," said Craig Matthews, vice president of sales operations at Check Point Software Technologies. Highlights of the three-day conference include executive presentations on the company's strategic vision of Secure Virtual Networking (SVN) and the joint market opportunities available for Check Point partners within the virtual private network (VPN) and Internet security industry. In addition, a leading industry analyst will be presenting an overview of network security industry trends. Check Point is the leader of the VPN market and has recently extended its lead with the introduction of its SVN architecture for meeting the demands and challenges of securing E-business infrastructure. About Check Point Software Technologies Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (VPN-1/FireWall-1, Provider-1 and Check Point RealSecure), 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 more than 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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