Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Becomes SunToneSM Certified

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., February 19, 2002 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Check Point's market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® Internet security software has achieved certification from Sun Microsystems, Inc (Nasdaq:SUNW) under the SunTone^SM Certification and Branding Program for Applications. The SunTone program, led by Sun Microsystems, Inc., is a collaborative industry effort to define best practices and audit solution provider infrastructure, operational practices, hardware, software, and overall service delivery. SunTone certification provides another quality "seal of approval" and added assurance for Check Point customers, again confirming VPN-1/FireWall-1 meets stringent scalability, availability, reliability and performance standards necessary for secure deployment of web-based services.

Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 is the cornerstone of Check Point's solutions for Internet security including the most comprehensive set of products and technologies for remote access, site-to-site, and extranet VPNs. Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 protects the privacy of business communications over the Internet while securing critical network resources against unauthorized access. The SunTone program, led by Sun Microsystems, Inc., is a collaborative industry effort to define best practices and audit solution provider infrastructure, operational practices, hardware, software, and overall service delivery.

"By achieving SunTone certification for Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1, Check Point has passed a rigorous review process to meet industry-based high standards for excellence in infrastructure, availability and uptime, " said Stans Kleijnen, vice president of market development and SunTone certification for applications at Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Customers can be confident that Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 is built and managed according to industry best practices and high quality standards established by the SunTone program."

"Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 set the standard for Internet security, and we are pleased to have that further validated with SunTone certification," said Carol Stone, vice president of worldwide marketing, Check Point Software Technologies. "Receiving this certification from Sun underscores our commitment to provide the highest quality of solutions and services to our customers."

SunTone certification further extends Check Point's long-standing relationship with Sun as a major deployment platform for Check Point's market-leading solutions.

About Check Point
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 300 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,000 certified partners in 203 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 The Suntone^SM Certification and Branding Program
The SunTone Certification and Branding Program is a collaborative industry effort, led by Sun Microsystems, Inc., to promote 7-by-24 service and reliability as a norm for consumer and business Internet-based services. Under the SunTone program, service providers, independent software vendors and integrators have endured a rigorous review process which examines infrastructure, operational practices, hardware, software, and overall service delivery to help ensure that the services or products provided by a company meet the SunTone program's best practices and high quality standards. Certification under the SunTone program is designed to give customers the confidence that each aspect of the company's operations and infrastructure has been evaluated and judged to be reliable and of high quality based on industry-derived standards. Launched in May 1999, The SunTone program currently has more than 1500 applicants for certification and more than 200 SunTone Certified solutions available to meet a variety of business needs

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