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Check Point Extends UniversalVPNs for Wireless Internet Security

VPN-1 SecureClient™ Now Available on PDAs and Handheld PCs

Hanover, Germany - CeBIT --March 14, 2002 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced VPN-1®SecureClient™ for Microsoft Windows-Powered personal digital assistant (PDA) and handheld PC devices. Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient integrates a personal Check Point firewall with secure remote access and centralized management capabilities to uniquely address enterprise customer requirements for end-to-end integrated security in wired and wireless environments. Together with industry-leading vendors, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Compaq (NYSE: CPQ), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HWP) and others, Check Point is enabling enterprise-wide communications for the rapidly growing mobile workforce.

"Employees are increasingly taking advantage of the convenience of PDAs and handheld PCs. As enterprises extend the boundaries of their networks to these users, centrally securing the communications to and from the devices and protecting the data that resides on them is essential" said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing for Check Point Software Technologies. "VPN-1 SecureClient gives enterprises robust, centrally-managed security for Windows-Powered PDA or handheld devices, bolstering security and providing IT managers with added peace of mind."
VPN-1 SecureClient for Pocket PCs extends Check Point's UniversalVPN solutions for secure anytime, anywhere information. It enables secure communications through Wireless LANs using 802.11, Wireless Internet, and traditional dial-up and Ethernet connections and delivers:

  • End-to-end, integrated VPN and firewall functionality for secure communications to the corporate network
  • Centrally managed, always-on personal firewall, ensures the PDA or handheld device is always protected against attacks
  • Automatic security updates and "One-Click" installation makes security transparent to users and simple for administrators

VPN-1 SecureClient empowers organizations to revolutionize the way they do business by enabling mobile workers to securely connect to the information and resources they need, such as manufacturing linemen tracking and managing inventory in real-time, or field repair personnel accessing customer records on the job.

"Securely extending our corporate network to include Pocket PC devices will increase productivity and flexibility for our over 10,000 remote employees" said Andreas Wuchner-Bruehl Global IT Security Manager for Novartis Pharma AG, a leading international pharmaceutical company. "Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient offers robust security for data protection and secure communications to and from our corporate network, and enables us to deploy and manage these devices within our existing infrastructure with ease and confidence."

VPN-1 SecureClient will initially support the following Pocket PC devices running the Microsoft Windows operating system and powered by the Intel® Personal Internet Client Architecture and the Intel® PXA 250 Applications Processor:

  • PDAs - including Compaq's iPaqs and H-P's Jornada 560 Series Pocket PCs
  • Handheld PCs - including H-P's Jornada 720 Series

With the introduction of VPN-1 SecureClient for Windows-Powered devices, Check Point enables enterprises to ensure the secure exchange of information with an increasingly mobile workforce anytime and anywhere.


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 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.

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Partner Quotes:

Microsoft

"Seamless and secure corporate access for mobile professionals is one of the key requirements of our Pocket PC and Smartphone enterprise customers," said Vince Mendillo, director of the Mobility Group at Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased that a proven technology company such as Check Point is providing corporate access solutions to meet this need."

Intel

"The industry will need high performance for security applications, and the Intel PXA 250 applications processor with Intel XScale technology is essential to make security happen," said Sam Arditi, vice president of Intel's Wireless Communications and Computing Group and director of the Cellular and Handheld Computing Sector . "We realize that security is going to be one of the critical applications that people will use for mobile data.