CHECK POINT INTEGRATES SECURITY SOFTWARE TO TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CABLE MODEM PLATFORM FOR HOME CABLE MODEMS
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SofaWare
Technologies to Make Broadband Security Strong, Safe and Transparent LOS ANGELES, Calif., WESTERN CABLE SHOW – December 15, 1999 – SofaWare Technologies, a newly announced company from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), today announced a cooperative effort with DSP market leader Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) to deliver security solutions for home and small office Internet cable modems. HomeSecure!™ software will be designed on Texas Instruments cable modem platform. HomeSecure! is based on Check Point Software's market-leading Internet security technology and designed to make broadband Internet access highly secure in an easy and transparent manner. Manufacturers of cable modems using the TI chipset will be able to offer integrated security to their customers. "Security is a critical element of broadband Internet access, and the TI chipset combined with SofaWare make home Internet security strong, easy and transparent," said Gil Shwed, chairman and chief executive officer of Check Point Software Technologies. "We are delighted to be working with TI and believe that this signifies a major breakthrough to users of cable modems." "Working with Check Point is one way TI is bringing solutions to market faster," said Eric Dewannain, general manager, TI's Cable Broadband Communications group. "SofaWare combined with the TI cable modem chipset creates a package that will be very palatable to a security-wary consumer market." Because it is designed
on TI's cable modem platform, HomeSecure! can be tightly
integrated with the cable modem to provide consumers with
an out-of-the-box security solution that does not require
installation or configuration. HomeSecure! is a low-cost residential
Internet security firewall based on Check Point Software's
powerful Stateful Inspection technology. HomeSecure! will
also support advanced capabilities such as virtual private
network (VPN) and bandwidth management (QoS). 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.sofaware.com. About Texas Instruments TI's Cable Broadband Communications group (CBC) is an innovative supplier of integrated silicon solutions for the emerging market of cable broadband access. TI's proprietary core modem technologies, combined with state-of-the-art mixed signal fabrication, produce high performance and cost-effective solutions that support a variety of VoIP, cable modem client and head-end products, as well as set-top box applications. Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing and analog technologies, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's businesses also include materials and controls, educational and productivity solutions, and digital imaging. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com/sc/cablemodem. Trademark Information |