| Museum Collections
Represent Evolution of Technology
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
October 28, 2002 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
its market-leading Internet security solution, Check Point VPN-1®/FireWall-1®,
was presented to the Computer History Museum during a recent visit
to the museum by Check Point's executive management team. Located
in Mountain View, California, the Museum preserves and presents
authentic artifacts and stories of the worldwide computing revolution
and its impact on society. The museum is home to the world's largest
collection of computing-related items - including hardware, software,
photos, films, videos and documents. Notable artifacts in the collection
include such revolutionary technological innovations as a WWII ENIGMA
device, the Apollo Guidance Computer and the Cray-1A.
The world's first commercially available firewall product, Check Point's FireWall-1 defined Internet security, protecting against security vulnerabilities in the fast-growing Internet environment. Soon after came VPN-1, ensuring secure Internet communications, followed by a multitude of other innovative Internet security and communications products, enabling the company to attain its current market-leading status.
"We are very pleased to have Check Point's flagship product, VPN-1/FireWall-1 among our holdings," said John Toole, executive director and CEO, Computer History Museum. "It is important that we gather materials on an ongoing basis to help ensure that significant developments are preserved for posterity."
"Check Point's inclusion in the Computer History Museum is an honor," said Gil Shwed, chairman and CEO, Check Point Software Technologies. "We are very proud to have played a part in the evolution of computing, and applaud the museum's goal of technological preservation."
Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 protects the privacy of business communications over the Internet, intranet and extranets while securing critical network resources against unauthorized access.
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IP, MultiGate, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, SecureKnowledge,
SecureUpdate, SiteManager-1, SVN, UAM, User-to-Address Mapping,
UserAuthority, Visual Policy Editor, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator
Card, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1
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