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CHECK POINT AND ISS PROTECT WORLD'S LARGEST SHORT-TERM NETWORK

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. AND ATLANTA, Ga.  – September 20, 1999 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP) and Internet Security Systems (ISS) (Nasdaq: ISSX), official network security co-sponsors of the InteropNet Event Network, provided industry-leading security technology and expertise to protect the InteropNet Event Network.

Featured at NetWorld+Interop, September 14-16 at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center, the InteropNet Event Network is the world's largest short-term network. The network provided connectivity to more than 600 NetWorld+Interop exhibitors, conference rooms and meeting rooms. This is the second time this year that ISS and Check Point Software have been chosen to co-sponsor the InteropNet Event Network. ISS and Check Point Software provided the security for the InteropNet Event Network at the May 1999 Networld + Interop held in Las Vegas.

Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1was deployed to secure the InteropNet event network. The InteropNet was actively monitored and protected with the use of ISS' market-leading SAFEsuite family of security management solutions. Utilizing ISS SAFESuite and Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1, network operators were able to successfully detect and respond to security vulnerabilities and threats, thwarting attacks before damage could be done.

Check Point Software and ISS security experts provided onsite expertise at the InteropNet Network Operating Center actively managing the show's network security and facilitating exhibitor requests related to security. "We are pleased to be chosen again as the official network security co-sponsor of the InteropNet Event Network," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "Together with ISS, we deployed the industry's best-of-breed security products and services at InteropNet."

Tim McCormick, vice president of corporate marketing for ISS added, "Our joint security sponsorship of InteropNet and successful information and system protection was a real-world example of best-of-breed security management technology at work. Through our solutions' openness and compatibility, we were able to easily deploy and leverage Check Point and ISS' leading technology for the ongoing protection and security management of this dynamic network."

 

About NetWorld+Interop

NetWorld+Interop provides networking, Internet and telecommunications professional buyers with a uniquely comprehensive forum for education and evaluation of products and services in order to make critical purchase decisions. NetWorld+Interop affords buyers from enterprises, carrier/service providers, and resellers/integrators the opportunity to experience live technology demonstrations first-hand. It's this focus on advanced, multivendor, multi-protocol, multi-service interoperability technologies and solutions that makes NetWorld+Interop the definitive networking event. NetWorld+Interop is produced by ZD Events, the events group of Ziff-Davis. For more information about NetWorld+Interop 99 Atlanta, visit www.interop.com.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking solutions. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (FireWall-1, VPN-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.

About ISS

ISS is the world's leading provider of security management solutions for the Internet. ISS protects digital assets and ensures the availability, confidentiality and integrity of computer systems and information critical to e-business success. Combining its best-of-breed SAFEsuite security software, comprehensive ePatrol monitoring services and industry-leading X-Force security research, ISS provides customers with complete security management solutions. Serving as a trusted security provider, ISS protects more than 5,000 customers including 21 of the 25 largest U.S. commercial banks, 9 of the 10 largest telecommunications companies and over 35 government agencies. Founded in 1994, ISS is headquartered in Atlanta, GA with additional offices throughout North America and international operations in Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America. For more information, visit the ISS Web site at www.iss.net or call 800-776-2362.

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