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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES MAJOR MILESTONE WITH OVER 10 MILLION NEW VPN USERS IN 1999

Check Point Software leads in enabling eBusiness over the Internet

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,  – August 25, 1999 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), today announced that it has licensed over ten million new VPN-1 SecuRemote clients since the start of 1999. This represents an important milestone in the rapid deployment of the company's VPN-1 product line across enterprise, mid-range and service provider customers worldwide. SecuRemote enables mobile workers, telecommuters and extended workforces to seamlessly and securely connect to their corporate networks over the Internet.

VPN-1 SecuRemote is the remote access client software in Check Point Software's market leading VPN-1 product line. SecuRemote enables client-to-site remote access VPNs and represents a critical component of a corporation's overall secure Internet architecture. SecuRemote is available for Microsoft's Windows 95, 98 and NT platforms. Earlier this week, Check Point also announced that SecuRemote will be available on the Microsoft Windows 2000 platforms.

"Remote access and eBusiness are the key drivers behind the strong growth in VPNs worldwide," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "With over 10 million new VPN clients in 1999, Check Point's security has rapidly become the most widely deployed eBusiness enabler on the Internet."

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 (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.

 

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, 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.