KPN CHOOSES CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGED NETWORK SECURITY SERVICES
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Leading Telecommunications Provider in the Netherlands Adopts Check Point Provider-1TM and VPN-1TM to Manage Customer VPN and Network Security Policies Redwood City, Calif. - October 11, 1999 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced it has finalized an agreement with Royal KPN NV (NYSE: KPN) to incorporate Check Point Provider-1™ and Check Point VPN-1™ product family into its managed service offerings. The agreement enables KPN to offer its customers world class managed security services, including enterprise security and VPN deployment, based on Check Point Software's market leading solutions. As a part of the agreement, KPN also joined Check Point's Certified Managed Service Providers (CCMSP) Program. The CCMSP Program is a category within Check Point Software's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) Alliance and is the marketing and sales cornerstone of Check Point Software's commitment to delivering carrier-class, flexible, manageable and cost effective solutions to the MSP market. "Adding Check Point Software solutions to our managed service offerings is a natural extension of KPN's commitment to providing high-quality, high-performance services to its demanding enterprise customers," says Max Alias, security product manager at KPN. "The Check Point architecture enables us to build a scalable, manageable, cost effective solution for Managed Security Services." KPN will dramatically lower the hardware and personnel costs associated with managed security services delivery by leveraging Provider-1's ability to manage the network security policies of hundreds of customers with thousands of firewall and VPN gateways. In the past, MSPs wanting to offer managed security services had to install a dedicated management station to manage each customer's network security policies. By using Check Point's Povider-1 and VPN-1 solutions, new customers can be served with little or no increase in management hardware or personnel investment. "Check Point Software is pleased to work with KPN as part of its managed security services," says Limor Bakal, vice president of international sales and marketing, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. "As more companies demand network security outsourcing, Check Point Software is leading the way with proven enterprise security solutions specifically developed for MSPs." About KPN KPN is the Dutch leading telecommunications company with over 8 million fixed network customers and 3 million mobile (GSM) network customers. KPN considers the Netherlands as its home market, but is active in many other countries. In 1998 total revenues of $8.9 billion were reached. KPN is and intends to remain the preferred supplier in the Netherlands and is working with partners to build a leading position abroad. KPN ESN has more than 10 years experience in facility management and application hosting services for the ERP-systems of its customers. 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, 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. ### 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 Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, User-to-Address Mapping, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Appliance, VPN-1 Certificate Manager, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, Secure Virtual Network 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. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668 and 5,835,726 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications. |