Ingram Micro to Distribute Check Point FireWall-1

Santa Anna, CA —

Ingram Micro Inc. Announced today it has signed a distribution agreement with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKPF) to distribute Check Point^TM FireWall-1^TM network security software throughout the United States.

Check Point FireWall-1, the leading network security solution, enables organizations to define and implement a global enterprise-wide security policy. FireWall-1 3.0 includes several breakthrough advancements in secure enterprise connectivity including integrated content security, load balancing, fault tolerance, support for multiple encryption schemes, and enhanced authentication support, delivered in an open security platform.

"Check Point Software is a leader in the network security market, and we are excited to provide our reseller and vendor partners access to the complete line of Check Point Software's network security products," said Amy Hoffman, vice president of product marketing for Ingram Micro.

"Corporations today recognize the importance of defining and implementing enterprise-wide security policies," stated Dr. Deborah Triant, president and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "Ingram Micro's extensive distribution organization is ideally suited to meet the breadth of expanding customer needs. We are pleased to partner with Ingram Micro to expand Check Point Software's two-tier distribution strategy and accelerate customer deployment of FireWall-1."

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the network security market share leader and inventor of the "Stateful Inspection" architecture. The company commanded a 40 percent share of the worldwide firewall market in 1995 according to an IDC study issued in February 1996. The company's flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1, protects internal and external network communications for thousands of organization of all sizes. Its products are sold worldwide through OEM partners, distributors, VAR's, systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please call (650) 482-4900, e-mail info@checkpoint.com or visit Check Point at http://www.checkpoint.com

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's largest wholesale distributor of technology products and services, with 1995 sales of $8.617 billion. Worldwide sales for the first three quarters of 1996 totaled $8.47 billion. The company operated in 19 countries and distributes more than 36,000 products to over 100,000 resellers in 120 countries.

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