Check Point Certified as Five-Star Vendor from CMP'S VARBusiness Magazine

Hailed by Leading Technology Publication for Partner Programs; Check Point Achieved Recognition for Third Consecutive Year

Redwood City, CA —

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today was recognized by CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine as one of North America's top information-technology (IT) vendors in terms of the partnership programs it offers to solution providers that sell its products and services to end users. Check Point was certified as a Five-Star Partner, acknowledging its commitment and strength of its programs for IT integrators, resellers and consultants.

Of the 250+ vendor-program entries reviewed for the past year, only 70 companies received the coveted five-star rating in the magazine's 12th annual Partner Programs Guide survey. The guide appears in the March 20, 2006, issue of VARBusiness.

"We applaud vendors like Check Point for demonstrating best practices and for the leadership roles they have achieved within the IT partner channel," said VARBusiness Editor, Lawrence M. Walsh.

"Check Point's channel partner program represents the most comprehensive partnering opportunity in today's security industry, and we are committed to providing partners with the tools they need to successfully sell Check Point's market-leading security solutions to targeted customers," said Kevin Maloney, vice president, worldwide sales for Check Point Software Technologies. "This is the third consecutive year that Check Point has been acknowledged as a Five-Star Partner by VARBusiness, and this recognition is particularly gratifying because it further demonstrates our consistent channel commitment and leadership in the industry."

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and VPN markets. Through its NGX platform, the company delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint 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 the highest rated personal computer security suite, comprised of 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 and its customers include 100% of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.

About VARBusiness Magazine
For the past 19 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available at its Web site, www.varbusiness.com.

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