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Check Point Revolutionizes Internet Security with New Web Security Solutions

Web Intelligence Technology Provides Protection for the Entire Web Environment; Completes "Perimeter, Internal and Web Security" Roll-Out

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., -- May 3, 2004 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today delivered the Web component of the previously announced Perimeter, Internal and Web Security strategy. In November 2003, the company unveiled a roadmap for providing intelligent Perimeter, Internal and Web Security solutions to address customers' dynamic and evolving Internet security challenges. Today's announcement unveils the company's revolutionary new Web Intelligence™ technology and new Web security gateway solutions Connectra™ and SSL Network Extender™.

Web Intelligence provides Web application firewall technology for Check Point products, enabling fully-integrated application-level protection to Web servers and back-end systems. Check Point gateways, such as VPN-1® and Connectra™, are now equipped with Web Intelligence technology in addition to Stateful Inspection and Application Intelligence™. Web Intelligence provides an additional layer of defenses for the network, operating systems, Web servers and back-end systems.

Web Intelligence technology provides protection for the entire Web environment with the following features:

  • Malicious Code Protector™ - Innovative patent-pending technology that catches buffer overflow attacks and other malicious code, enabling the highest level of security protection for customers by monitoring Web communications for potential malicious executable code.
  • Advanced Streaming Inspection - Allows complex inspections and stream manipulation to be done in the kernel to create the industry's fastest application-level security processing, dramatically improving throughput and connection rates.
  • Simple Deployment and Management - Built to be quickly deployed to protect Web servers without complex tuning and configuration, as well as granular policy management with a flexible and easy-to-use graphical user interface.

Solving Real-World Customer Challenges
Regal Entertainment Group is the largest motion picture exhibitor operator in the world, with over 6,000 screens in over 540 locations in 36 states. Their Web infrastructure is the backbone of their business as it allows them to securely communicate with remote sites and business partners. Andrew Bagrin, Director of Business Technology Applications for Regal Entertainment Group, Inc. explains: "We are evaluating Check Point's new Web Intelligence technology to protect our Web servers with additional layers of security and allow us to securely deploy web based applications for our users."

"In November 2003, Check Point committed to delivering the world's most intelligent Internet security solutions for Perimeter, Internal and Web Security. Check Point is now delivering the first solutions to provide unmatched protection for the entire Web environment," said Gil Shwed, chairman and chief executive officer of Check Point Software Technologies. "With Web Intelligence, Connectra and SSL Network Extender, customers can apply Check Point's widely-proven, intelligent solutions to ensure the integrity of their Web infrastructure."

Pricing and Availability
Available later this month, Web Intelligence technology is offered as an add-on feature for VPN-1® and is also an integrated feature in Connectra. As an add-on for VPN-1, Web Intelligence technology is priced starting at $5,000 USD. For more information, please visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/products/web_intelligence/index.html.

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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