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Check Point Software Wins Network Computing 2000 Well-Connected Award for Fifth Consecutive Year

VPN-1/FireWall-1 Tops Best Firewall Category Based on its Intuitive Interface, High Performance, Highest Level of Security and Distributed Management Capabilities

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 16, 2000 – Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Check Point VPN-1™/FireWall-1 has received the Network Computing 2000 Well-Connected Award in the category of Best Firewall. Recognized for its intuitive interface, high performance, highest level of security, extensive logging and reporting and enterprise-wide policy management capabilities, VPN-1/FireWall-1 also provides the security foundation for Check Point's market-leading VPN-1 product family. Check Point Software leads the firewall and VPN markets with more than 125,000 total installations, including more than 42,000 VPN gateway installations and 28 million remote access VPN clients deployed.

"We are honored to have Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 recognized by Network Computing editors as best firewall for the fifth consecutive year," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of product management and business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "This award further validates that VPN-1/FireWall-1 offers the industry's leading enterprise security solution."

Presented to Check Point Software at an awards ceremony held recently during the NetWorld + Interop 2000 trade show in Las Vegas, the Well-Connected Awards are highlighted in Network Computing magazine and online at http://www.networkcomputing.com.

About VPN-1/FireWall-1

Check Point Software's award-winning Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 enterprise security solution is a comprehensive application suite that integrates enterprise VPN functions with access control, authentication, network address translation, content security, auditing and connection control. The suite is part of Check Point Software's integrated policy-based Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture and extended by Check Point Software's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) for ensuring interoperability and integration with best-of-breed products from over 200 companies. VPN-1/FireWall-1 is fully integrated, enabling centralized management with distributed deployment.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the infrastructure that enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN secures business-to-business (B2B) communications between networks, systems, applications and users across the Internet, Intranets and extranets. Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) provides the framework for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 200 leading industry partners. For more information, please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com or at http://www.opsec.com.

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