Breakthrough Security Performance at Unparalleled Price Point from Check Point and Corrent
Best of Breed, VPN and Firewall Accelerator Card Boosts Performance to Nearly Three Gigabits, Protects Customers' Security Investments REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and TEMPE, AZ - March 24, 2003 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, and Corrent Corporation today announced the SecureXL™ Turbocard™, the industry's first multifunctional security accelerator card designed to deliver nearly 3.0 gigabits per second of firewall and virtual private network (VPN) throughput at a fraction of the cost of any other solution on the market today. As customers' performance needs increase, the SecureXL Turbocard enables the existing infrastructure to scale to meet future performance requirements, thus eliminating the need to invest in new costly hardware replacements. SecureXL Turbocard integrates processor technology from IBM and Corrent with Check Point's patented SecureXL performance framework, offering an ideal solution for enterprises and service providers looking for wire-speed throughput and industry leading price/performance. SecureXL Turbocard, based on industry standards, is easily deployed as an add-on for servers and "Secured by Check Point™" appliances running Check Point's market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® Next Generation™ solution. Together, Check Point, Corrent and IBM deliver breakthrough VPN/firewall performance by creating a solution based on:
"Corrent's S3500 card, first in a series of multifunctional security products, seamlessly integrates with Check Point's SecureXL technology to deliver breakthrough performance for VPN-1/FireWall-1 by driving multiple security functions such as NAT and encryption to the Line Card, relieving the server to run other security operations," said Richard Takahashi, CEO and president of Corrent Corporation. "As a result, Check Point's SecureXL Turbocard simplifies the deployment of security solutions on open platforms and appliances, providing wire speed performance at the industry's most impressive price point." "With our partners, Corrent and IBM, we are building on industry innovation in processors, network interface cards and other technologies to deliver both the highest levels of performance and the industry's best range of price/performance," said Gonen Fink, vice president, strategy and solutions for Check Point Software Technologies. "Check Point's open performance architecture enables customers to protect their security investments while taking advantage of the latest security acceleration technologies." "Security is a key priority for customers around the world," said Scottie Ginn, vice president of standard products, IBM Microelectronics. "Businesses must determine how to deploy their own sensitive data while protecting it and exchanging it with customers, suppliers, vendors and other partners. IBM is working with Check Point and Corrent to provide customers the underlying technology to help them do that." The SecureXL Turbocard, a PCI card with 3 gigabit Ethernet interfaces, is targeted for enterprises and service providers and is designed to significantly accelerate VPN and firewall communications to provide multi-gigabit performance at a third the cost of any other solution. Pricing, Performance and Availability About Check Point Software Technologies About Corrent Corporation ### © 2003 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. |