CHECK POINT SOFTWARE INTRODUCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST USER-TO-ADDRESS MAPPING™ TECHNOLOGY
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UAM enables Check Point solutions to transparently and automatically identify users across enterprise networks REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 22, 1999 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking, today introduced the industry's first User-to-Address Mapping™ (UAM) technology. The UAM technology, which has been developed as part of Check Point's merger with MetaInfo, Inc. in 1998, allows a user's identity to be automatically and transparently matched to a dynamically assigned IP address. Without this technology, it is difficult for network administrators to track network use and enforce user access policies, because IP addresses change frequently in enterprise Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) environments. "Check Point Software's new UAM technology allows network administrators - for the first time - to implement policy-based management, at the user level, in dynamic IP addressing environments," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development for Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "Once you can identify individual users in a dynamic environment, you can then implement user-based security and traffic control policies to gain greater control, reliability, and efficiency of your valuable network resources." The UAM technology is now available as a component of Check Point's Meta IP™, an automated solution for managing IP addressing and naming in enterprise networks. As a part of Check Point Software's core technologies, UAM along with Stateful Inspection and IQ Engine, provide the foundation for Check Point's secure enterprise networking solutions, which include network security, traffic control and IP address management. UAM has also been integrated with Check Point Software's market-leading FireWall-1 and VPN-1 solutions. (Please see related release.) "As enterprise networks continue to grow, the challenges of management become more formidable," said Dave Kosiur, analyst for The Burton Group. "Check Point's unique UAM technology allows network administrators to implement user-based policies to control the security and reliability of the entire network, including LANs, remote offices, Internet, and extranet applications." The increasing demand for IP address management solutions results from the explosive growth of IP networks and Internet services and applications. To deal with the proliferation of IP addresses, administrators typically rely on DHCP servers to dynamically assign IP addresses for network users when they sign onto the network. DHCP services efficiently handle thousands of IP address assignments, but generally inhibit an administrator's ability to identify individual users by IP address in the fast-changing dynamic environment. With the new UAM technology, network administrators can now automatically and transparently map four key components to an IP address that has been dynamically assigned. These four key components are: (1) a user's login name, (2) login time, (3) IP address and (4) physical or Media Access Control (MAC) address. The capability to match an employee name to an IP address gives administrators increased security and enhanced auditing and reporting capabilities. Because FireWall-1 and VPN-1 can leverage the Meta IP usage report which shows the individual user's identity, administrators can:
The UAM technology is currently available as part of Check Point's Meta IP 4.1 product, available in both Standard and Enterprise Editions. The Enterprise Edition starts at $9,995 U.S. with 1000 nodes. Additional nodes are available with per node pricing discounted at higher quantities. The Meta IP 4.1 Standard Edition, which now includes the UAM technology and two DNS and two DHCP services, is priced at $445 U.S. for a 100-node license. Meta IP can be purchased through qualified resellers and distributors in the Check Point Partner Alliance. For a complete listing of resellers and partners, please visit www.checkpoint.com. For more information on UAM, see the following documents: Tech Note: User-to-Address Mapping:
User-Based Accountability for IP Networks White Paper: User-to-Address
Mapping Service: Protecting Security and DHCP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP) 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 nearly 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 Manager, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, User-to-Address Mapping, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Certificate Manager, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 RemoteLink, 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. |