ActivCard Inc. Announces its Membership in the OPSEC Alliance
Redwood City, CA April 21, 1997. ActivCard, Inc., a subsidiary of ActivCard, SA (EASDAQ-ACTV) international developer and manufacturer of personal authentication systems, announced today that is has joined Check Point Software Technologies' Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity Alliance (OPSEC).
The OPSEC Alliance is an open, industry-wide initiative dedicated to providing enterprise-wide security solutions designed to guarantee interoperablity at the policy level between best-of-class, leading edge security products.
"We are delighted to join an alliance whose objectives are consistent with our approach to information security as it is based on Open Systems technology" said Jean-Gerard Galvez, President and CEO of ActivCard, "as a Framework level partner, ActivCard demonstrates its commitment to open standards and the flexibility of its technology as it is fully interoperable with Check Point's network security solutions," he added.
"ActivCard is one of the leaders in the strong user authentication market" said Asheem Chandna, director of business development at Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "ActivCard's user, host and message authentication technologies make it an ideal partner and strong addition to our industry-wide enterprise security alliance."
About ActivCard, Inc.
ActivCard, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets authentication solutions that allow electronic service operators to formally verify the identity of users who wish to access their resources. Applications of ActivCard SA include the certification of banking transactions, remote access to sensitive information and the secure downloading of software via the Internet. ActivCard SA is headquartered in France with offices in California and Singapore. For more information, please visit http://www.activcard.com, email security@activcard.com or contact ActivCard at (800) 529-9499 or (415) 654-1700
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the global network security software market share leader and inventor of the patented "Stateful Inspection" technology. According to a December 1996 report by the Yankee Group, the company's flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1, commanded 44% of the worldwide firewall market in the first half of 1996. FireWall-1 protects internal and network communications for thousands of organizations of all sizes. Its products are sold worldwide through OEM partners, distributors, VARs, systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com, e-mail info@checkpoint.com, or call (800) 429-4391.
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