Company Evaluated For Ability
to Execute and Completeness of Vision
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 27, 2004
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
it has been listed in the leader quadrant in Gartner's IPSec VPN
Equipment Magic Quadrant report, published September 24, 2004. According
to Gartner, the leader quadrant includes organizations that are
performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and
are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position
in the market.
Check Point was placed in the leader quadrant based on ability
to execute and completeness of vision. Gartner specifically recognizes
Check Point for "VPN Security Vision" particularly in
authentication and remote client support. Additionally, Gartner
acknowledges Check Point for its integration of Zone Labs endpoint
security solutions to strengthen the company's remote client support.
"Over 10 years ago, Check Point coined the phrase VPN, later
pioneered the VPN market with the VPN-1 product and introduced the
concept of integrating VPN functionality with the firewall,"
said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing for Check Point. "Here
we are years later and Check Point continues to set the bar when
it comes to the balance between customer objectives of security
effectiveness, performance and manageability. A strong track record
for innovation and execution has enabled Check Point to build impressive
mind share and a large install base."
Nokia and Check Point Continue IPSec
VPN Dominance
Nokia and Check Point leverage their respective engineering resources
to innovate and deliver leading Internet security solutions which
combine the unique strengths of both organizations. The report refers
to Check Point and Nokia's presence in the IPSec VPN market.
"Nokia and Check Point are committed to working together to
bring complete, flexible, cost-effective security platforms to the
market," said Greg Shortell, senior vice president of sales
and marketing, Nokia Enterprise Solutions. "Through our strong
six-year alliance we'll continue to deliver industry-leading security
solutions to address our customers' needs."
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted April 20, 2004 by Gartner, Inc.
and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical
representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period.
It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against
criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does
not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic
Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those
vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant
is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a
specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express
or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties
of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Check Point Software
Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com)
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 intelligent Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions that
protect business communications and resources for corporate networks
and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets.
The company's Zone Labs (www.zonelabs.com)
division is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security,
creating award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect
millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. 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.
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Monitor, SmartView Reporter, SmartView Status, SmartViewTracker,
SofaWare, SSL Network Extender, TrueVector, UAM, User-to-Address
Mapping, UserAuthority, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Edge,
VPN-1 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer,
VPN-1 VSX, Web Intelligence, ZoneAlarm, Zone Alarm Pro, Zone Labs,
and the Zone Labs logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. All
other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. The products described in
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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