Check Point Software Unveils New OPSEC VPN Capacity Planning Initiative
New
OPSEC Partnerships and Tools Enable Customers to Effectively
Design and Scale REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 11, 2001 - Check Point™ Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced a new partnering initiative to provide companies with tools and services that validate and assess the load capacity of their business-critical VPN deployments. The new OPSEC® (Open Platform for Security) VPN Capacity Planning Initiative enables leading eBusiness capacity planning and load testing tool vendors to confidently deliver solutions that are compatible with Check Point's industry-leading VPN-1™/ FireWall-1® software. Offered for the first time, these new tools will allow companies to easily and effectively scale their eBusiness infrastructure. Initial partners who have joined the OPSEC VPN Capacity Planning Initiative include: ANTARA.net, Envive, FiveNine Solutions, Holistix, Mercury Interactive (Nasdaq: MERQ), Precise Software (Nasdaq: PRSE) and Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT). "Customers worldwide have adopted Check Point's VPN solutions as the critical foundation for their eBusiness infrastructure," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of business development and product management for Check Point Software Technologies. "Via our new OPSEC VPN Capacity Planning Initiative, customers can now implement leading eBusiness testing tools to design and scale their VPN deployments." Check Point's OPSEC program provides a rigorous certification process ensuring the interoperability of industry-leading eBusiness capacity planning and load testing tools and services with Check Point's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture. Certified products will leverage the OPSEC framework to inform and alert administrators of ongoing load tests of their VPN gateway. These tools will enable administrators to emulate the projected load of their VPN infrastructure and pinpoint potential capacity bottlenecks ensuring continuous availability of business-critical eBusiness applications. "We are proud to have the first certified product for the OPSEC VPN Capacity Planning Initiative. Check Point users can now take advantage of the Envive self-serve portal test and ensure the quality and availability of their business-critical Check Point VPNs," said Jeff Tonkel, Envive's president and chief executive officer. "Partnering with Check Point Software, the leader in VPN and firewall technology, gives us the opportunity to reach this very important eBusiness sector." The new OPSEC VPN Capacity Planning Initiative will help customers develop and scale the VPN infrastructure needed for the demanding needs of today and scale for the future eBusiness needs of tomorrow. About Check Point's™ OPSEC® OPSEC
(Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor
security framework. With over 270 partners, OPSEC guarantees
customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated
applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's
Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the
OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration
and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program
information, including partner and product listings, the freely
available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation
versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com. 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 ### © 2001 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Check Point, the Check Point logo, VPN-1, FireWall-1 and OPSEC are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. |