Enhanced FireWall-1 GX Now
Supports Emerging 3G Standard and Delivers
End-to-End Mobile Security
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - February 11,
2003 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced FireWall-1®
GX v2.0, the next version of the company's market-leading wireless
carrier security solution. FireWall-1 GX v2.0 supports the emerging
GPRS protocol and enables carriers to deliver granular security
for protecting mobile-to-mobile communications and users from attacks.
Introduced one year ago and already the most-widely deployed security
solution among the world's leading wireless carriers, FireWall-1
GX now offers the following features and benefits to wireless carriers
and their mobile customers:
- GPRS Tunneling Protocol version 1
Release 1999 (GTP v1 Rel 99) Support - allows carriers
to deliver Check Point security over emerging 3G wireless networks
that offer greater bandwidth and quality of service to their customers.
- Intra-Tunnel Inspection - allows
carriers to define and enforce user-based security policies to
protect mobile-to-mobile handset communications.
- Overbilling Protection - protects
mobile users from receiving unsolicited and unwanted data initiated
by an attack in an attempt to inflate the account charges of an
unsuspecting customer.
"The new level of security incorporated in this version of
Check Point FireWall-1 GX addresses the requirements that are just
around the corner for leading wireless network carriers," said
Carol Stone, VP of Marketing at Check Point Software Technologies.
"To fully capitalize on the potential of 3G wireless networks,
carriers must incorporate robust and proven security solutions that
will protect the integrity and availability of the network."
FireWall-1 GX enables wireless carriers to fully realize the benefits
of 3G networks, including instantaneous, high-speed Internet access
for mobile users, by carefully designing-in proper security capabilities
that meet current and future customer requirements. Additionally,
FireWall-1 GX integrates with all Check Point Next Generation solutions,
enabling security administrators to easily manage their networks
using Check Point SmartCenter or Provider-1.
FireWall-1 GX v2.0 will be available this month. For more information
on Check Point's complete range of security solutions for wireless
carriers, visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/products/firewall-1_gx/index.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. 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 Check Point 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.
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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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