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Network Associates and Check Point Offer Integrated, Fully Managed Security Solution for Small Businesses

McAfee Secure-1 Provides Reliable, Affordable and Easy-to-Deploy Anti-Virus and Firewall Solution

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 5 - Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET - News), the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP - News), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the availability of McAfee® Secure-1™, a managed gateway and desktop security solution for small businesses. The integrated solution gives small businesses an easy and affordable way to protect their company data from today's security and virus threats.

Small businesses' need for Internet security has never been greater considering the proliferation of worms and viruses, the growth of broadband usage, and the increase in remote and mobile workers. McAfee Secure-1 provides a hassle-free way for small businesses to outsource the burden of their firewall and anti-virus security management. It combines Check Point Safe@Office™, a high-speed security appliance with SofaWare embedded technology, and McAfee® VirusScan® ASaP, a managed virus protection service.

"Combining the expertise of two market leaders, McAfee Secure-1 meets the unique security requirements of a small business-a unified solution that is simple to use, affordable and unquestionably secure," said Carol Stone, vice president, marketing, Check Point Software Technologies.

McAfee Secure-1 is easily installed and automatically updates the firewall and anti-virus definitions without user intervention. This ensures that all users' desktops have the latest virus definitions prior to accessing the Internet, assuring small businesses have up-to-date security protection. McAfee Secure-1 provides 24x7 visibility via a Web interface so users can have a complete view of all levels of security, virus protection and infection trends. McAfee Secure-1 also contains automatic anti-virus compliance enforcement, ensuring that desktops are proactively protected prior to accessing the Internet.

"McAfee Secure-1 provided Valley Center Municipal Water District with an ideal solution for integrated perimeter security and virus protection," said Eric Rivard, senior IT specialist of Valley Center Municipal Water District. "With the anti-virus compliance checking and the managed automatic updates, McAfee Secure-1 is by far the easiest firewall and anti-virus solution that I have implemented to ensure that my environment is up-to-date with the latest security."

Managed Security Services Provide a Hassle-Free Solution
Addressing the needs of small businesses that typically have limited in-house security expertise, Network Associates channel partners offer McAfee Secure-1 as a managed service. These channel partners act as trusted advisors to help implement and manage security solutions, providing services such as security updates, anti-virus management, reporting and monitoring.

"By offering McAfee Secure-1 exclusively through its selected distribution channel, Network Associates has enabled resellers to provide a security solution to their small business customers that require managed, robust security," said Donna Troy, executive vice president of worldwide channel sales at Network Associates. "The integrated solution meets the demand resellers have had to support small businesses that do not have the specialized knowledge to monitor, update and administer their security solutions."

"Resellers looking for a security solution from trusted vendors now have McAfee Secure-1 to offer their small business customers," said Kathy Riggs, senior director of vendor management with Ingram Micro U.S. "This solution provides our resellers with a plug-and-play product that offers policy creation and enforcement, real time monitoring and reporting with minimum investment requirements for end-users who need a cost-effective way to ensure that their networks and systems are secure."

Availability
McAfee Secure-1 is immediately available to McAfee solution providers in the United States through Ingram Micro US. For more information on McAfee Secure-1, please visit www.mcafeesecurity.com or call 888-VIRUS-NO. Small businesses can also learn more about McAfee Secure-1 through a free Network Associates® Webcast titled, "Making the Most of Managed Services," which will be hosted today, May 5, from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Pacific Time. To register, please visit http://inter.viewcentral.com/reg/nai_mrktng/managed.

About McAfee Anti-Virus Security Products
McAfee anti-virus security products are a part of Network Associates McAfee Systems Protection Solutions family of products, which protect systems from security breaches, virus attacks and blended threats by providing comprehensive system and network protection. In addition to industry leading anti-virus, encryption, desktop firewall, intrusion detection, viral vulnerability assessment and online managed services, all McAfee Security products are backed by the world-leading anti-virus research organization, McAfee® AVERT™ (Anti-Virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team). McAfee AVERT is the team responsible for providing cures for major outbreaks like Mydoom, Netsky, Bagle, Blaster, Nachi and Lovsan. For more information, McAfee experts can be reached at 888-VIRUS-NO, and on the Internet at http://www.mcafeesecurity.com.

About Check Point Safe@Office
Utilizing Check Point's market-leading and patented Stateful Inspection firewall and VPN technology, Safe@Office is designed especially for small businesses that require effortless security and protection against hackers and other Internet threats. Check Point Safe@Office appliances, developed by SofaWare Technologies, a Check Point company, provide simple preset security rules, automatically update against new threats and fast spreading attacks, provide secure remote access through Virtual Private Networking (VPN) technology and act as a back-up Internet Service Provider (ISP) should the primary ISP connection fail.

About Network Associates
With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Network Associates, Inc. creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that prevent intrusions on networks and protect computer systems from the next generation of blended attacks and threats. Offering two families of products, McAfee System Protection Solutions, securing desktops and servers, and McAfee Network Protection Solutions, ensuring the protection and performance of the corporate network, Network Associates offers computer security to large enterprises, governments, small and medium sized businesses, and consumers. For more information, Network Associates can be reached at 972-963-8000 or on the Internet at http://www.networkassociates.com/.

About Check Point Software
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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