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Sofaware Technologies Unveils First Platform for Delivery of Managed Internet Security Service to the Home

New Management System Enables MSOs and ISPs to Easily Deploy, Provision and Bill for Value-added Internet Security Services

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 1, 2001 - SofaWare Technologies, a Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:CHKP) company, today announced its new Safe@Home Security Management Platform (SMP). Safe@Home SMP is the first Internet security management platform to enable multiple service operators (MSOs) and Internet service providers (ISPs) to quickly and efficiently deliver valued-added Internet managed security services to consumers.

The robust SMP management solution is specifically designed to manage Safe@Home, SofaWare's fully integrated suite of consumer Internet security software based on market-leading FireWall-1 technology from Check Point Software. Safe@Home protects the entire home and home office including all types PCs and other non-PC Internet-enabled devices from a single Safe@Home gateway based in a cable modem, DSL modem or router. It will also provide future capabilities for VPN services.

Safe@Home SMP highlights:

  • Enables quick and easy creation of tailored service plans for customer segments
  • Based on the market-leading Check Point FireWall-1 security and management capabilities.
  • Featuring a user-friendly, web-based interface to increase staff efficiency and reduce training costs.

Including integrated industry-standard LDAP data store to ease operation with legacy systems, including customer care, billing and provisioning, significantly shortening service implementation time and greatly reducing start-up costs.

"As competition intensifies to deliver broadband access, service providers will need value-added services to reduce customer churn and maintain a positive return on investments," said Yair Grinberg, chief executive officer, SofaWare Technologies. "Managed security services enable the service provider to deliver effective security and peace of mind to the broadband user, while at the same time minimizing the costs associated with supporting customers various self-installed security implementations."

SofaWare's Safe@Home is based on Check Point's market-leading FireWall-1 Internet security solution and provides the broadband customer with the highest levels of security and the greatest ease of use while protecting all Internet devices in the home.

About SofaWare
SofaWare was established in 1999 to provide the broadband end user with an easy to use, comprehensive Internet security solution designed to protect the entire home network - from a single PC to multiple PCs and non-PC Internet devices. SofaWare's products and service delivery platform provides firewall security, content filtering, email anti-virus, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and remote management capabilities on which service providers can deliver managed services. A Check Point Software Technologies company, SofaWare's products are based on Check Point's award-winning and industry standard security technology, Stateful Inspection. For more information, please visit www.sofaware.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.