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Check Point Launches Small Business Partner Program

Program Provides Solution Providers with the Right Tools to Address the Internet Security Needs of the Small Business

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., -- April 7, 2003 -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today unveiled a new partner program especially designed to help solution providers (SPs) deliver the industry's best Internet security to their small business customers. Enrollment in the Check Point Small Business Partner Program enables SPs to sell Check Point's Safe@™ product family and VPN-1®/FireWall-1® SmallOffice NG™ to small businesses with 100 employees or fewer and provides the tools and materials necessary to establish a strong and profitable partner relationship. Based on Check Point's market-leading VPN-1/FireWall-1, Check Point Safe@ solutions are specifically tailored for small business security needs: ease of use, affordability and superior protection.

"All small businesses should implement Internet security solutions to protect their business assets, but most have no idea how to approach the problem," said J. P. Gownder, senior analyst with the Yankee Group. "Check Point's Small Business Partner Program enables solution providers to offer their small business customers the world's leading security solution, creating significant revenue potential."

The Check Point Small Business Partner Program delivers a wide array of benefits that include:

  • Listing in Check Point's Web-based lead-generating Partner Locator
  • Access to Check Point's exclusive online Small Business resource center
  • Eligibility for co-marketing funds
  • Online sales and technical training

The Check Point Small Business Partner Program enables SP participants to deliver Check Point's Safe@ product family to their customers. Solutions include Safe@Home™, Safe@Home Pro™ and Safe@Office™. For more information about the Check Point Small Business Partner Program, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/partners/.

"It has been very gratifying to see our enterprise channel partners garnering such success through participation in Check Point's partner programs," said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing, Check Point Software Technologies. "The Small Business Partner Program is designed to give new channel partners targeting the small business market a similar template for success."

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 350 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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