Valued Partner Program Further
Enables Solution Providers to Achieve Success in Selling Check Point
Perimeter, Internal and Web Security Solutions
NEW ORLEANS, La., - Check Point Experience
- June 2, 2004 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:
CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced
the introduction of a new channel partner program, the Valued Partner
Program, that will empower worldwide solution provider partners
to achieve greater success in selling Check Point's intelligent
security solutions. The new program is being unveiled today at Check
Point Experience, a series of premier business and networking events
for Check Point partners and users. For more information on Check
Point Experience, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/experience/index.html.
"With 100 percent of our sales driven through the channel,
it is essential for us to give our partners the tools they need
to provide customers with the most intelligent security solutions
on the market," said Jerry Ungerman, president of Check Point
Software Technologies. "As we roll out our new Valued Partner
Program, we look forward to helping channel partners and distributors
become more successful than ever in reaching new and existing customers."
Commitment To Our Partners' Success
In order to enable partners to reach their target customers, the
Valued Partner Program provides solution providers with Platinum,
Gold, Silver and Bronze designations. Partners qualify for access
to program offerings based upon their commitment to Check Point
product expertise and investment in technical training, and they
will be rewarded with access to an extensive combination of sales,
marketing and support offerings designed to provide them with the
resources necessary to deliver strategic value to customers. Platinum
solution providers in particular will be equipped to offer the broadest
possible range of knowledge to their customers. Also, the designations
will further allow customers to identify a partner that meets their
specific needs based on a solution provider's level of expertise
in delivering Check Point solutions. Check Point solution providers
will benefit from the following:
- Early Access Program - Provides
Platinum partners with early education and access to newly launched
products 90 days prior to first customer shipment.
- Priority Order Processing - Speeds
up order processing at peak ordering times to help Platinum partners
reduce the sales cycles and close business.
- Greater Knowledge Transfer - Efficiently
and productively prepares and educates partners to sell new Check
Point solutions, through new online training tools, a simplified
partner Web portal, collateral, and localized resources.
- Superior Marketing Support - Offers
industry's best return on investment with varied incentive programs,
marketing development funds, co-op reimbursement and the PartnerMAP
Web portal that is designed to increase partner productivity.
"I was one of Check Point's first U.S. solution providers
and have a very strong sense of loyalty to them," said Brad
Reed, Director of Internet Security with platinum-designated reseller
company, Compuquip Technologies. "Check Point is further enabling
us to build expertise in selling their solutions to our targeted
enterprise and high-end customers, and we strongly believe in the
quality of Check Point's Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions."
The Check Point Valued Partner Program is scheduled to be rolled
out in phases beginning immediately.
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 more than 2,300 Check Point partners in 92 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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Card, VPN-1 Edge, VPN-1 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote,
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this document are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668, 5,835,726
and 6,496,935 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign
patents, or pending applications.
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