GTE Internetworking Partners with Check Point Software
Offers Industry-First Managed Security Service To Support Multiple Leading Firewall Technologies CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1998—GTE Internetworking, a leading provider of Internet services, today announced that it has partnered with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKPF) to offer the Check PointTM FireWall-1 enterprise security solution to customers of GTE's Site Patrol managed security service. The partnership makes GTE Internetworking the only Internet service provider (ISP) to offer multi-firewall support, giving business customers the ability to choose between leading security solutions from Check Point Software and Trusted Information Systems, Inc. (TIS). "Check Point FireWall-1 provides GTE's Site Patrol customers with the high level of security services needed in today's enterprise, while offering an extremely scaleable and modular platform that will grow to meet tomorrow's security challenges," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of Business Development at Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. Site Patrol will support FireWall-1, the leading enterprise security solution based upon the patented stateful inspection technology invented by Check Point, as well as Gauntlet, the leading application proxy firewall from TIS. This gives customers more choice in implementing the security solution which best suits their organization's needs. "Our security customers demand flexible options concerning the technologies we integrate into Site Patrol. As the only ISP with both Check Point and TIS as partners for managed security, we can now provide our customers with options when choosing their firewall technology," said Jane Eisenberg, general manager of Managed Security Services and Remote Access at GTE Internetworking. Under the terms of the agreement, GTE and Check Point will work jointly to promote and market Site Patrol. Additionally, GTE is working to obtain export approval in additional countries where Check Point is available, building on GTE's continual commitment to making Site Patrol available globally. GTE Internetworking is also participating as a managed security partner in Check Point Software's Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (OPSECTM) Alliance. OPSEC is a single platform that integrates and manages all aspects of enterprise security through an open, extensible management framework, using a combination of published application programming interfaces (APIs), support for industry-standard protocols and a high-level scripting language. Availability GTE Internetworking will offer monitoring of Check Point FireWall-1 during the first half of 1998, and full monitoring, configuration and management of the firewall in the second half of 1998. About Site Patrol Site Patrol is a comprehensive managed security service combining proven security policies, firewall and encryption technologies and 24x7 real-time monitoring by security experts in the GTE network operations center (NOC) in Cambridge, Mass. The combination of the latest firewall technology from Check Point and TIS coupled with GTE's security expertise offers organizations a proven and highly reliable means of capitalizing on the broad reach of the Internet while cost-effectively managing risk. Site Patrol is also available to U.S.-based companies with foreign subsidiaries who want to build secure networks. About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of policy-based enterprise security and traffic management solutions. Through its patented Stateful Inspection technology, the company is uniquely positioned to deliver Secure Enterprise Connectivity solutions that protect information assets and enhance the performance of enterprise networks. Check Point offerings include the world's leading enterprise security suite, Check Point TM FireWall-1 , and the industry's premier policy-based bandwidth management solution, Check Point FloodGate-1TM. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please see us on the World Wide Web at http://www.checkpoint.com About GTE Internetworking GTE Internetworking, a unit of GTE Corporation (NYSE:GTE), includes the recently acquired BBN Corporation, which 28 years ago developed the ARPANET, the forerunner to today's Internet, and GTE Intelligent Network Services, which provides Internet services to consumers and small businesses. GTE Internetworking offers customers, from consumers to Fortune 500 companies, a full spectrum of Internet services and solutions including dial-up and dedicated Internet access, end-to-end network management, high-performance distributed hosting and applications solutions, managed security, and systems integration, for customers migrating their mission-critical business applications to the Internet. GTE Internetworking draws upon BBN's expertise in funded research and development of advanced technologies, including satellites, digital radio, multi-gigabit routers, security, and speech, and GTE's strong existing telecommunications services, including local and long distance, wireless, paging, video, research, and Internet. The address for the GTE Internetworking's home page is http://www.bbn.com |