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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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©2003 Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd.
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FireWall-1 GX, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FireWall-1 SmallOffice,
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