Votes Confirm Check Point Provides
Best Firewall, Best Remote Access VPN and
Best Spyware Blocker
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Sept. 15, 2004
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
three of the company's solutions won prestigious Windows
IT Pro 2004 Readers' Choice Awards. Check Point® Next
Generation™ with Application Intelligence™ was named the
best firewall, and VPN-1® SecureClient™ and ZoneAlarm®
Pro 4.5 were named the best remote access VPN and the best spyware
blocker respectively. These solutions were recognized out of over
700 Windows IT product and service nominations. The full article
on the Readers' Choice Awards appears in the September 15th issue
of the publication.
Winners were selected based on feedback from over 2,000 members
of Windows IT Pro's subscriber
base who voted online in 16 general product categories. Technology
vendors nominated their products for inclusion on the Readers' Choice
online survey ballot.
"The IT professionals who make up our subscriber base are
the most credible sources in determining the industry's best IT
products because they go through the purchasing and implementation
processes first-hand," said Karen Foster, Editor-in-Chief for
Windows IT Pro. "Security
is a critical component in Windows environments, and our readers
have identified Check Point solutions as their top picks in the
IT security marketplace."
Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence is an
integrated VPN/firewall solution that detects and prevents both
network and application level attacks, and Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient
allows security administrators to deploy desktop security policies
for mobile users. ZoneAlarm Pro provides customers with the strongest
security, ease of use and powerful online privacy protection to
guard PCs against Internet attacks and other invasions of privacy.
"Check Point secures all Fortune 100 companies and over 30
million home and small office users. Achieving the Readers' Choice
Awards from Windows IT Pro further
demonstrates the value of our intelligent security solutions among
IT professionals," said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing
for Check Point Software Technologies. "Our proactive security
philosophy ensures that customers benefit from preemptive attack
protection, providing them with the best security solutions for
securing Windows environments."
For more information on Check Point products, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/products/index.html.
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.
About Windows IT Pro
First published in 1995, Windows IT Pro is the editorial leader
in its field. Since its inception it has grown into an information
network that includes the magazine, three print newsletters, 14
direct-request email newsletters, Web sites and in-person events
such as Web seminars, road shows, trade shows and conferences. The
magazine has a paid subscription base of 100,000; more than two
million IT professionals are reached through the Windows IT Pro
Web site every month. The magazine is published in 13 languages
and has an international reach into 160 countries.
About Penton Media
Penton Media (www.penton.com)
is a diversified business-to-business media company that provides
high-quality content and integrated marketing solutions to the following
industries: business technology/enterprise IT; aviation; design/engineering;
electronics; food/retail; government/compliance; leisure/hospitality;
manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; health/nutrition
and natural and organic products; and supply chain. Founded in 1892,
Penton produces market-focused magazines, trade shows, conferences
and online media, and provides a broad range of custom media and
direct marketing solutions for business-to-business customers worldwide.
For more information visit www.winnetmag.com/pressroom/
and www.penton.com.
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All rights reserved.
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ConnectControl, Connectra, CoSa, Cooperative Security Alliance,
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Hacker ID, IMsecure, INSPECT, INSPECT XL, Integrity, InterSpect,
IQ Engine, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Policy Lifecycle Management,
Provider-1, Safe@Home, Safe@Office, SecureClient, SecureKnowledge,
SecurePlatform, SecurRemote, SecurServer, SecureUpdate, SecureXL,
SiteManager-1, SmartCenter, SmartCenter Pro, Smarter Security, SmartDashboard,
SmartDefense, SmartLSM, SmartMap, SmartUpdate, SmartView, SmartView
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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