Announces Plans to Expand Best-in-Class
Technology Portfolio with New
Internal Security and Web Security Solutions
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., November 19, 2003
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced a
perimeter, internal and Web security strategy to deliver the industry's
most intelligent solutions for addressing customers' dynamic and
evolving Internet security challenges. At its annual industry analyst
conference, Check Point executives outlined plans to further advance
and expand the company's leading perimeter security solutions, and
in the coming months, deliver two new families of internal security
and Web security solutions.
"Today's dynamic Internet threat environment requires that
security be highly intelligent in order to understand and defeat
sophisticated and ever-changing attacks. Security solutions must
also be deployed across the entire IT infrastructure to provide
secure access and multiple levels of protection for networks, applications,
systems and clients inside or outside the corporate network,"
said Richard Stiennon, Research Vice President, Gartner.
Check Point is addressing all of these requirements through a technology
strategy that is focused on delivering the industry's most intelligent
perimeter security, internal security and Web security. The company
is advancing and expanding its market-leading solutions portfolio
to uniquely address each of these areas in the following ways:
Internal Security
In 1Q 04, Check Point will deliver a new family of solutions that
combine its premier Stateful Inspection and Application Intelligence™
functionality with other new security technologies to enable the
industry's deepest and most intelligent protection for internal
networks, systems and applications. These solutions will be adaptive,
easy to deploy into existing network environments, and uniquely
address the complex internal security challenges of new and existing
customers with:
- Multiple layers of attack protection to block the
spread of worms/attacks within the network
- Network segmentation for greater protection of internal
resources
- Intelligent management and auditing capabilities that
ease the burden of regulatory compliance
Web Security
Check Point will deliver the industry's only unified, end-to-end
solution for addressing Web access and Web protection challenges.
A new family of Web security products, available in 1H 04, will
enable corporate users to leverage the Web as a flexible access
mechanism and information source, without compromising security.
Incorporating advancements in Check Point's Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) VPN functionality, introduced in July 2002, and new Web security
technologies, these solutions will provide:
- Simple, unified authentication, authorization and
Web single sign-on
- Secure remote access from anywhere
- Specialized access control for specific applications,
rather than the entire network
- Network and application-level attack protection for
web servers
Perimeter Security
In line with its history of innovation and leadership, Check Point
will continue to deliver the best and most intelligent perimeter
security to customers of all sizes. The company will continue steps
taken this year to expand the depth and breadth of its perimeter
security solutions, which include:
- VPN-1® Pro - the
industry's most intelligent network and application security,
secure remote access and simple, centralized VPN deployment and
management solution. Enhanced with Application Intelligence in
Q2 03.
- Check Point Express™ - a
new VPN/security solution that delivers worry-free security tailored
for mid-sized businesses. Delivered in Q3 03.
- Safe@Office™ - a new
series of VPN/security appliances that provide simple, cost-effective
and proven security to small businesses. Delivered in Q4 03.
- VPN-1 Edge™ - a new series
of VPN/security appliances that provide secure connectivity for
remote sites and easy deployment of large-scale VPNs. Delivered
in Q4 03.
- VPN-1 VSX™ - a new version
of this premier virtualized security solution for data centers
and enterprises will integrate Application Intelligence and other
security and performance enhancements. To be delivered in Q4 03.
- VPN-1 SecureClient™ - a
new version of this integrated VPN client and personal firewall
solution will include a re-designed, more simple and transparent
GUI. To be delivered in Q4 03.
"Check Point solutions are deployed at hundreds of thousands
of sites -- enabling customers everywhere to conduct business safely
over the Internet," said Gil Shwed, chairman and chief executive
officer of Check Point Software Technologies. "As the most
trusted and proven Internet security vendor, Check Point and its
partners are committed to providing customers with the industry's
most secure, intelligent and unified perimeter, internal and Web
security solutions for a dynamic and evolving Internet threat environment."
For more information on Check Point's perimeter, internal and Web
security solutions, please visit: www.checkpoint.com/products/technology/direction.html
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. Through its Next Generation product line,
the company delivers a broad range of Perimeter, Internal and Web
security solutions that protect business communications and resources
for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch
offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of the Check
Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's
framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with
"best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies.
Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network
of 1,900 Check Point partners in 86 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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