REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - Feb. 24, 2005
– Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:
CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced
it has been positioned in the leader quadrant of Gartner's Magic
Quadrant for Network Firewalls, 2H04 . This influential report evaluates
both network and application firewall vendors on their ability to
execute and completeness of vision.
According to Gartner, leaders are performing well today, have a clear
vision of market direction and are actively building competencies
to sustain their leadership position in the market. Other key evaluation
criteria include the ability for firewalls to recognize and block
attacks, central management of many remote devices and a fast-paced
rollout of new application defenses. In addition, a criterion for
the vendor includes the ability to recognize the needs of the enterprise
and build them into the product.
"Check Point is proud to have been positioned in the leader
quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant report," said Carol
Stone, vice president of marketing for Check Point Software. "Check
Point has made significant movement in a positive direction and
our positioning in this report is a result of our commitment to
solving customers' real-world challenges."
Industry's Most Proven Perimeter Security
Check Point FireWall-1®, the industry's leading firewall, delivers
comprehensive and highly-scalable attack protection and network
security with integrated VPN and intrusion prevention capabilities.
Using INSPECT™, the most adaptive and intelligent inspection
technology, FireWall-1 integrates both network-level and application-level
protection to provide the highest level of security, with access
control, attack defenses, content security, authentication, and
integrated Network Address Translation (NAT). FireWall-1 is a fully
integrated solution within all Check Point perimeter security solutions.
About Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted February 2005 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 market
leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and
VPN 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 ZoneAlarm product line
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 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries.
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