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Check Point and Nortel Networks Deliver a New Level of Performance for Internet Security

"Secured by Check Point" Nortel Networks Alteon Switched Firewall System to Deliver Over 3 Gbps Performance for Data Centers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 10, 2001 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it has set a new performance record with its Next Generation product family running on the Alteon* Switched Firewall System (ASF) security appliance recently introduced by Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT)*.

This new product featuring Check Point's market-leading software running on the Alteon Switched Firewall system delivers 3.2 gigabits per second of security performance and extends the choice of "Secured by Check Point" appliances. Check Point and Nortel Networks have worked together to integrate the software and hardware to create one of the industry's fastest and highest-performing firewall appliances specifically designed to take advantage of new performance features built into Check Point's Next Generation SecureXL performance architecture.

"We are pleased to announce the Check Point Next Generation software combined with the Nortel Networks Alteon world-class hardware platform," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of business development and product management for Check Point Software Technologies. "The Nortel Networks appliance leverages Check Point's SecureXL architecture and provides a superior high-performance security solution for enterprise service provider and data center customers."

Nortel Networks Alteon "Secured by Check Point" appliance leverages Check Point's Next Generation SecureXL technology to deliver the following superior security performance numbers:

  • Up to 3.2 Gbps throughput
  • Up to 500,000 concurrent connections
  • Up to 32,000 connections/second

"The first product of Nortel Networks Open Security Architecture is the multi-gigabit Alteon Switched Firewall (ASF) System. What gives the ASF its incredible speed and performance is Nortel Networks hardware acceleration combined with Check Point's SecureXL technology, enabling a scalable, multi-gigabit firewalling security solution in the data centers of enterprises and service providers," said Mark Tharby, vice president of marketing, Metro Networks, Nortel Networks. "The ASF takes security to the next level and compliments our existing product line."

Availability
The new Nortel Networks Alteon Switched Firewall System is being demonstrated at ISPCON, October 9 - 11, 2001 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. The product is expected to be available worldwide in November 2001. For more information on the new Alteon Switched Firewall System, please go to: http://www.nortelnetworks.com/corporate/news/newsreleases/2001d/10_09_01_alteon_switched_firewall.html

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 300 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.

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(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.

*Nortel Networks and Alteon are trademarks of Nortel Networks.