Check Point and Nokia Enhance Relationship
with New Reseller Agreement
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW,
Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Oct. 7, 2002 - Check
Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP - News), the worldwide
leader in securing the Internet, and Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News), a
leading provider of best-of-breed VPN and security systems and Internet
Traffic Management solutions, today announced they have recently
enhanced their relationship with a new "one-stop" shopping experience
for customers to procure their market-leading Internet security
solutions. Under the new agreement, customers and partners are able
to enjoy unprecedented flexibility and choice in purchasing security
solutions directly from Nokia. This agreement follows on the commitment
made by the two companies in December 2001 to more closely align
with one another at all levels of the relationship, including sales,
engineering and marketing.
Nokia now sells the full range of Check Point's
market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® solutions, including software
product licenses, software subscriptions and support offerings integrated
with Nokia IP Series appliances and Check Point's client and management
software. Additionally, the new agreement facilitates the creation
of attractive solution bundles -- a selection of Nokia network security
appliances, Check Point software and Nokia Horizon Manager -- that
simplify the procurement of the most popular combinations and provide
customers with a "one-stop" purchasing experience.
"We are pleased with the evolution of our Nokia
partnership to enhance customer choice," said Asheem Chandna, vice
president, business development and product management, Check Point
Software Technologies. "Today's announcement demonstrates our ongoing
commitment to jointly provide customers with market-leading security
solutions with the industry's lowest cost of ownership."
Nokia will offer customers Check Point software
subscriptions, coupled with Nokia appliances and support services,
completing the total offering and reflecting the relationship's
emphasis on leading the industry in customer satisfaction and choice.
"After five years of deep engineering collaboration
and the co-development of industry leading security solutions, this
agreement is a natural evolution of our relationship," said Dan
MacDonald, vice president of product management and marketing, Nokia
Internet Communications. "Our customers will be particularly pleased
with the new Nokia/Check Point bundled solutions for their value
as well as the all-in-one purchasing flexibility and choice they
offer."
Since the two companies announced their intent
in December 2001 to forge an even closer alliance, several highly
successful joint initiatives have been launched, including:
- Extending network protection to the small office/home
office with the Nokia IP30 and Check Point's Safe@ solution, featuring
worldwide distribution and support
- Ensuring high availability and scalability
through engineering collaboration on the Nokia IP Clustering solution,
enabling active session failover and dynamic load balancing of
VPN-1 and FireWall-1 traffic
- Delivering state of the art managed security
services through VPN-1/FireWall-1 VSX™ and wireless infrastructure
security with FireWall-1 GX™, both of which are designed
to operate on Nokia's higher-end appliances
- A comprehensive network security management
solution based on the complementary features of Check Point's
SmartDashboard™ and Nokia Horizon Manager, offering the industry's
leading security policy management and appliance systems management
Availability
With the exception of Japan, the new "one-stop"
procurement option is available immediately from the Nokia/Check
Point distribution channel. Nokia/Check Point customers now have
a choice of purchasing and upgrading their hardware and software
separately or as solution bundles.
About Check Point Software
Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing
the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide
VPN and firewall markets. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN)
architecture provides the VPN and security infrastructure that uniquely
enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN solutions,
as delivered in the company's Next Generation product family, secure
business communications and resources for corporate networks, remote
employees, branch offices and partner extranets. Extending the power
of SVN is Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the
industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability
with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 325 leading companies.
Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network
of 2,500 certified partners in 149 countries. 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
or at http://www.opsec.com.
About Nokia Internet
Communications
Nokia Internet Communications, headquartered in Mountain View, California,
provides world-class Network Security, Virtual Private Network and
Internet Traffic and Content Management solutions that ensure the
security and reliability of corporate enterprise and managed service
provider networks. Nokia is committed to enhancing the end user
experience by bringing a new level of security and reliability to
the network, enabling an Internet transaction that is personal and
trusted-each and every time.
For more information, please visit
www.nokia.com
and click on Secure Network Solutions. Nokia
Internet security and virtual private network appliances span the
spectrum of price/performance points, and secure the widest range
of network environments-from the smallest branch office to the largest
Internet data center. The expansive product line, backed by world-class
global support and services, provides customers the ability to deploy
multiple solutions from a single product to secure all elements
of a distributed enterprise.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications.
Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure
solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile
phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP
networks. By adding mobility to the Internet, Nokia creates new
opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives
of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six
major exchanges.
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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.
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