Only
Vendor Providing a Unified Security Platform,
Helps Customers Architect A
Secure Future
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — May
16, 2005 — Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today unveiled its NGX™ platform,
a unified security platform for its perimeter, internal and Web security solutions
that enable enterprises of all sizes to reduce the cost and complexity of security
and ensure that their security systems can be easily extended to adapt to new
and evolving threats. The NGX platform changes the way customers think about their
deployments by coupling deeper, broader and smarter Internet security with the
unified security architecture. The NGX platform is a major upgrade to the
core technology underlying the market-leading Check Point VPN, firewall and management
solutions. It delivers new features and extended functionality to more than twenty
Check Point products in addition to core technologies such as Application Intelligence™,
SecureXL™ and the SMART™ management architecture. Some of the most notable
enhancements with the NGX platform include:
- Unified
perimeter, internal and Web security management that reduces the cost of
security management by allowing administrators to centrally define and manage
perimeter, internal and Web security policies - all from a single console.
- Expanded
intelligent inspection technologies that secure more network and application
types from more threats than any other solution to ensure the confidentiality
of business data. It also includes enhanced capabilities for ensuring the confidentiality
and availability of voice communications.
- Advanced
VPN capabilities such as dynamic routing, which allows enterprises to manage
large and complex networks more efficiently with fewer resources.
"Individual
point products like firewalls can certainly help organizations protect themselves,
but it is becoming more critical for enterprises to be able to easily manage and
receive security information from a suite of security products. The average enterprise
customer is plagued with too many devices to manage, a corporate security policy
that is difficult to enforce and monitor, and an inability to comprehend or respond
to threats in real-time," said Chris Christiansen, Vice President of Security
Products and Infrastructure at IDC. "An intelligent approach would be to
fully integrate management into the core architecture - with the NGX platform,
Check Point is on the right track to deliver this capability to enterprise customers.
Check
Point NGX Platform Enables Unified Security Architecture
Check Point
is the only vendor to deliver a unified platform, deployed across its entire product
suite and in layers throughout the network to ensure that all enforcement points
can be easily extended to adapt to new and evolving threats. The Check Point NGX
platform is fundamentally different from competitive offerings that require major
upgrades to point-product-based solutions that make security infrastructures complex
and costly. In addition, Check Point's unified security architecture provides
customers with the following benefits:
- Provides
visibility into the entire information security environment with centralized
monitoring capability of network and security events
- Reduces
administration overhead by allowing centralized management and monitoring
of all security enforcement points
- Ensures
consistent security policies across the network and promotes regulatory
compliance by more easily enforcing and auditing corporate security policy
The
State of Maryland Effectively Manages Internet Security
The State of
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
(DPSCS) Information
Technology & Communication division has a distributed network that requires
securing remote locations including city, county and state police offices throughout
Maryland.
As an NGX early availability access customer, Chief Network
Officer, Victor B. Fooks of the State of Maryland DPSCS comments: "As a government
organization, regulatory compliance is certainly a hot issue for my organization,
and the enhanced reporting capabilities in the NGX platform enable us to fulfill
our legal obligation to generate accurate network activity reports for security
audits. Additionally, our VPN topology is about as complex as it gets, and the
NGX platform greatly streamlines our security management process and provides
the most in-depth security protection for all the latest protocols."
Architecting
a Secure Future
"Check Point is unique in delivering a unified
security architecture that enables customers to future-proof their security deployment,
defeat emerging threats and ensures the highest levels of security protection
available," said Gil Shwed, chairman and CEO of Check Point Software. "With
the Check Point NGX platform, we are meeting and exceeding present and future
Internet security needs -- Check Point is architecting a secure future by promising
a sound security investment for our customers."
Availability
Check Point NGX will be available on or before May 30, 2005, and existing
customers with a valid Check Point software subscription will be able to upgrade
without an additional charge. For more information, please visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/ngx.
About
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd. (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. ### ©2003-2005
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.
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