CHECK POINT SOFTWARE LAUNCHES NEW OPSEC CATEGORY TO PARTNER WITH MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS
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World's Top Managed Service Providers Team With Check Point Software NETWORLD+INTEROP, Las Vegas, Nev., May 11, 1999 (Booth # 8279) - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking, today announced the launch of its Check Point Certified Managed Service Providers (CCMSP) Program, strengthening its commitment to the Managed Service Provider (MSP) market segment. The creation of the CCMSP Program 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. The resulting benefit to end-users is the turnkey delivery of world class managed security services based on Check Point Software's market leading solutions. Initial leading service provider members include GTE Internetworking, Intermedia Communications, Madge Networks, Netrex Secure Solutions, Sprint, Swisscom AG and UUNET, an MCI WorldCom Company. "Check Point Software's solutions are well-suited for the demands of even the largest managed service providers," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development, Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "In November of 1998, we launched Provider-1, the industry's first solution for centrally creating and managing the network security policies of multiple service providers. Today, as a part of the OPSEC Alliance, we have the CCMSP Program through which we can work more closely together with top MSPs to meet the evolving needs of their customers." The CCMSP program, a new category within Check Point Software's Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (OPSEC) Alliance, enables MSPs to partner with Check Point to deliver the most advanced network security solutions to their customers. "The CCMSP program couples the broad sales reach of top-tier MSPs with the strength and focus of Check Point Software's newly-created Global Accounts sales organization," said Scott Steigerwald, vice president of global accounts at Check Point Software. "As a result of CCMSP, our largest partners can achieve increased sales efficiency via access to co-marketing programs, training and tighter sales collaboration."
GTE Internetworking, a unit of GTE Corporation (NYSE:GTE) offers customers a full spectrum of integrated Internet services using IP networking technologies. GTE Internetworking delivers complete network solutions, including dial-up and dedicated Internet access, high-performance Web hosting, virtual private networks, managed Internet security, network management, systems integration, and Web-based application development for integrating the Internet into business operations. With 1998 revenues of more than $25 billion, GTE is one the world's largest telecommunications companies and a leading provider of integrated voice, video and data services. Additional information about GTE Internetworking and GTE Corp. can be found on the Internet at http://www.gte.com. "Through the CCMSP Program, we can leverage the Check Point FireWall-1 brand recognition and technical acuity," said Robert McKinney, director of VPN and Internet Security Services at GTE Internetworking. "This reinforces our relationship with Check Point, which will ultimately benefit our customers by ensuring they receive the highest level of managed Internet security possible."
Intermedia Communciations (NASDAQ: ICIX) is the nation's leading Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), Integrated Communications Provider and 4th largest Frame Relay carrier. Intermedia delivers complex data, voice and Internet solutions to the world's leading corporate and government clients. Intermedia's Managed Security offering enables customers to conduct business over private networks, intranets, and extranets with confidence. "We are pleased to extend our relationship with Check Point Software through the CCMSP program," said Jason Lamar, director of security solutions for Intermedia Communications. "As a member of this valuable program, we continue to demonstrate our unrelenting commitment to delivering the highest quality managed security services to our customers."
Founded in 1986, Madge Networks (NASDAQ: MADGF) is a global managed network services and product solutions provider specializing in mission-critical enterprise needs. The company's goal is to optimize the implementation of enterprises' voice, video and data networks with the ultimate aim of converging all networking needs on Internet Protocol (IP) solutions. The company's main business centers are at Wexham Springs, United Kingdom, Eatontown, New Jersey and San Jose, California. Information about Madge's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.madge.com. "We chose Check Point Software's solution because the strong brand is recognized in the security arena beyond others," said Peter White, senior product manager at Madge Networks. "Check Point FireWall-1 is one of the few with the governmental ITSEC E3 certification, and Check Point's strong focus on partnership building and customer service development matches Madge's business ethics and will help ensure the success of our new offering."
Southfield, Mich.-based Netrex Secure Solutions is a national security integration company that has been designing, implementing, and managing the security infrastructures of global corporate networks since 1992. In late 1994, Netrex was the first company to introduce a commercial managed firewall service based on Check Point's FireWall-1. In October 1998, Netrex introduced its flagship family of managed security services under the name ePatrol™, which includes high availability firewall management; intrusion monitoring, detection and response; site-to-site VPN management; anti-virus/anti-vandal protection management; web site blocking management; and secure remote access management. ePatrol is among the first security service offerings to fully leverage Provider-1's capability of centrally creating and managing complex security policies for multiple networks. "We are pleased to be among the first global MSPs to be recognized by Check Point as one of the premier security service providers," said Mark Sims, president and CEO, Netrex Secure Solutions. "The CCMSP designation highlights our commitment and success in developing and delivering a comprehensive suite of world-class managed security offerings to the marketplace."
Sprint (NYSE: FON) is a global communications company, at the forefront in integrating long distance, local and wireless communications services, and one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic. Sprint developed and operates the United States' only nationwide, all digital, fiber-optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $17 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 17 million business and residential customers. Prior to Sprint's 1997 acquisition of Houston-based Paranet, Sprint was already a well recognized and established managed security vendor. The results of coupling the two areas of expertise; Sprint's best-of-breed managed Firewall Services and Sprint Paranet's well established provisions in LAN security, raise the bar for Sprint's capabilities of addressing 100% of today's growing security and firewall concerns. The offerings are even more robust and recognized as end-to-end and those of best-in-class solutions. "Sprint's membership in Check Point's CCMSP program adds increased value to our customers and gives us the ability to further address their evolving managed security needs. Our endorsement of the CCMSP program illustrates Sprint's commitment to continually gauge customers' growing security and firewall requirements," said John Giubileo, director of Managed Security Services for Sprint Corporate Security.
With net revenues of CHF 10.46 billion and 21,946 employees, Swisscom (NYSE: SCMN) is Switzerland's leading telecommunications company. The innovative, customer-focused and strongly-competitive group offers a full range of voice and data communication services on fixed-line and mobile networks. Swisscom provides some 3.9 million analog fixed-line network accesses in Switzerland, as well as around 1 million access channels - a figure that is rapidly increasing. Switzerland has one of the highest ISDN penetration rates in the world. Swisscom's network infrastructure encompasses some of the world's most modern technology. At the end of 1998, the company had over 1.6 million mobile telephony customers. For further information on the range of services offered by Swisscom, please visit http://www.swisscom.com. "Check Point's CCMSP Program and Provider-1 for managed firewall services allow Swisscom to extend its leadership as full service providers," said Marco Bucholzki, product manager, security.
UUNET, an MCI WorldCom company (NASDAQ: WCOM), is a global leader in Internet communications solutions offering a comprehensive range of Internet services to business customers worldwide. Providing Internet access, web hosting, remote access, managed security and other value-added services, UUNET offers service in 114 countries, to more than 70,000 businesses, and owns and operates a global network in thousands of cities throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information on UUNET, visit http://www.uu.net. "Through the formation of the CCMSP Program and the delivery of Provider-1, Check Point Software understands the needs and requirements of the managed services industry," said Jason Comstock, director, managed security services at UUNET. "We look forward to leveraging our relationship with Check Point to continue providing high-quality, high-performance services to our enterprise customers."
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 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 over 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. ### (c)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, Open Security Manager, 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. |