Varsity Brands Wins with Check
Point VPN-1 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, SMART Management and FloodGate-1
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 15, 2004
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
Varsity Brands, a United States marketer and manufacturer of branded
products and services to the school spirit industry, selected Check
Point's market-leading solutions to resolve their IT security challenges.
With their implementation of a complete Internet security infrastructure
from Check Point, Varsity Brands achieved uninterrupted business
operations, secure remote access, improved staff utilization and
optimized network bandwidth.
Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Varsity Brands has five regional
offices and over 300 remote workers that require secure network
access to ensure seamless 24 x 7 business operations. The company's
remote workers are traveling sales representatives who require secure
remote access to submit revenue-generating spirit uniform orders
back to headquarters each day. In addition, their IT administrators
needed a security solution that was easy to manage and allowed IT
staff members to focus on new projects. Finally, Varsity Brands
had to provide reliable Web access to accommodate a 40% increase
in their Web site's traffic, or over one million hits, during their
annual, televised spirit competitions produced for ESPN.
By leveraging the following security solutions from Check Point,
Varsity Brands realized multiple technology and business benefits:
- VPN-1® Pro™ - Secures
site-to-site communications between Varsity Brands regional offices
and the headquarters location in Memphis. With the integrated
VPN/firewall solution in place, all Internet traffic is thoroughly
examined to prevent unauthorized access or misuse of Varsity Brands
corporate data.
- VPN-1® SecureClient™
- Offers remote Varsity Brands employees secure access to corporate
resources. With VPN-1 SecureClient, employees can easily access
the network in a single sign-on step that lets them place secure
online orders in a timely manner from any location.
- SMART™
(Security Management Architecture) - Enables IT staff to
easily manage security policies from a single management console.
By leveraging SMART management, Varsity Brands reduced the number
of IT administrators needed to manage the extranet infrastructure
from four people to one which allowed remaining staffers to take
on new IT projects.
- FloodGate-1® - Provides
a cost-effective way for Varsity Brands to optimize performance
by assigning priority to business-critical applications and end-users.
FloodGate-1 enables Varsity Brands to accommodate the surge in
Web site traffic that occurs for the duration of the televised
ESPN spirit competitions, so site visitors can enjoy continuous
access to competition results, streaming video clips and other
web services that draw on corporate resources.
"We decided to go with Check Point because they are known
for having the best security technology on the market, and their
solutions are easy to deploy and manage," said Ronald Pilcher,
CIO for Varsity Brands. "With our Check Point implementation,
we have successfully improved business efficiency, and we are completely
confident that our corporate resources will remain protected against
malicious Internet attacks that can disrupt the flow of business."
"Varsity Brands faced numerous technology and efficiency hurdles,
and they required security solutions that could face each challenge
head-on," said Carol Stone, vice president, marketing for Check
Point Software Technologies. "By deploying a complete security
solution set from Check Point, they can enjoy worry-free security
that is easy to maintain while their sales force concentrates on
closing business deals."
About Varsity Brands
Varsity Brands, Inc. is a marketer and manufacturer of branded products
and services to the school spirit industry, and is also a provider
of branded services to various other extracurricular activities.
The Company is principally operating in two business segments, uniforms
and accessories, and camps and events. Since 2000, the Company's
uniforms and accessories segment has been responsible for approximately
60% of total revenues, with the camps and events segment contributing
the balance of total revenues. Company Dance operates weekend dance
conventions and competitions under the Co. Dance and Starlight names
in approximately 30 United States cities. The Company also operates
Intropa, a tour company that specializes in organizing trips for
cheerleaders, bands, choirs and orchestras, dance and theater groups
and other school-affiliated or performing groups that tour in the
continental United States, Hawaii, and Europe.
About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing
the Internet. It is the 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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