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Digital Wireless Carrier Relies on Check Point's FireWall-1 GX and ClusterXL for Non-Stop Security and Always-on Performance

Check Point Solutions Enable 100 Percent Availability for Over One Million Triton PCS Customers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., -- March 3, 2003 -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Triton PCS, a leading digital wireless carrier in the southeastern United States, is using Check Point's market-leading security solutions throughout their network to ensure non-stop network security and availability. By deploying Check Point's high-availability solution, ClusterXL™, on a security foundation of Check Point VPN-1 Pro™, Check Point FireWall-1 GX™ and Check Point Provider-1™, Triton PCS can ensure security, high availability and load balancing for over one million customers.Triton PCS selected Check Point for its ability to provide the wireless carrier with always-on security and availability for its own internal resources as well as its subscriber services - essential to ensure customer satisfaction."To attract and keep subscribers, services have to be predictable and always there. We couldn't afford even minimal downtime for routine firewall maintenance and upgrade," said Ibrahim Sola, director of IT for Triton PCS. "We chose to implement Check Point based on their superior security and the high-availability capabilities of ClusterXL. Since the implementation we have had 100-percent availability, without even a minute of downtime for maintenance."Triton PCS chose a combination of Check Point solutions to create their secure infrastructure -- VPN-1 Pro and FireWall-1 GX as the security foundation, Provider-1 for multi-site management and ClusterXL to meet demanding high-availability requirements.

  • VPN-1 Pro - protects the privacy of business communications over the Internet while securing critical network resources against unauthorized access.

  • FireWall-1 GX - enables wireless carriers to offer their customers a multitude of mobile Internet services such as Web browsing and e-mail communication while keeping the carrier network safe from threats or attacks potentially hidden in the wireless Internet traffic.

  • ClusterXL - distributes traffic between clusters of redundant gateways leveraging the computing capacity of all the systems for increased total throughput and uninterrupted operation.

  • Provider-1 - enables easy management of large multi-site security implementations from one central location.

"To retain and build their customer base, wireless carriers must deliver quality services around the clock," said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing for Check Point Software Technologies. "Implementing Check Point's unique best-of-breed solutions, including FireWall-1 GX and ClusterXL, enables wireless carriers such as Triton PCS to meet all of their most demanding security requirements with the additional assurance of 100-percent network up-time."

About Triton PCS
Triton PCS, based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of digital wireless phone service in the Southeast licensed to operate in a contiguous area covering approximately 13.6 million people in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, northern Georgia, northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. The company markets its services under the brand SunCom, a member of the AT&T Wireless Network.

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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