Home Page | Skip to Navigation | Skip to Content | Skip to Search | Skip to Footer

Check Point's Annual U.S. Internet Security User & Technical Conference Attracts Record Attendance

Company's Next Generation Products Demonstrated for First Time

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 14, 2001 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that its second annual Internet security users and technical conference, the Check Point Experience, has drawn record crowds at nearly 1,000 in attendance. The conference, now into its second day, is being held in Nashville, Tenn.

"As the leader in Internet security, Check Point Software sets the pace for professionals around the world," said Jerry Ungerman, executive vice president of Check Point Software Technologies. "The Check Point Experience user and technical conference has become one of the industry's most important forums for Internet security."

This year's Check Point Experience gives customers and partners in-depth information and demonstrations of the company's upcoming new product family, Check Point Next Generation. Check Point Next Generation is designed to provide the highest levels of Internet security, while making security easy to use, understand, scale and manage. It is also designed to help companies dramatically cut communications costs through use of robust virtual private network (VPN) capabilities.

The conference is also featuring presentations from 20 customers and partners as well as keynotes from Howard Anderson, founder and chairman of The Yankee Group and senior managing director of YankeeTek Ventures; Bruce Schneier, co-founder and chief technical officer of Counterpane Internet Security and best-selling author of six books on Internet security; and Check Point executives. In addition, the conference features in-depth product and technical presentations and a business-focused track for managers and executives.

The Check Point Experience will be held internationally in two locations. The first is in Bangkok, Thailand from April 29-May 2. The second is in Paris, France from May 20-23.

 

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 270 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.

###

(c)2001 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, IQ Engine, MetaInfo, Meta IP, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, SecureKnowledge, SiteManager, SVN, UAM, UserAuthority, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Appliance, VPN-1 Certificate Manager, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer 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.