Ripple Technologies, Inc. Joins Check Point Software Technologies' OPSEC Alliance
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Ripple Technologies and Check Point Software to Collaborate on Real-Time Network Monitoring Solutions WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA - November 3, 1998 - Ripple Technologies, the leading developer of enterprise-wide management system solutions, announced today that it has joined Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.'s (Nasdaq: CHKPF) Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (OPSEC) Alliance. OPSEC delivers the industry's first enterprise-wide security framework through which customers can easily, seamlessly and selectively integrate a full spectrum of security applications defined and driven by a single, central enterprise-wide security policy. As a member of the OPSEC Alliance, Ripple Technologies will work with Check Point to integrate its LogCaster NT real time network monitoring software with Check Point FireWall-1, the award winning enterprise security solution that integrates access control, authentication, encryption, network address translation, content security, auditing and connection control. "We are very pleased to be a part of this critically important framework for enterprise-wide security, " said Dave Crocker, CEO of Ripple Technologies, Inc. "As a member of the OPSEC Alliance, Ripple Technologies will work to ensure that its customers can easily integrate LogCaster NT real time network monitoring software with FireWall-1, the leading enterprise security solution." "We are pleased to have Ripple Technologies as a member of Check Point's OPSEC Alliance. We look forward to the integration of Ripple Technologies' advanced network monitoring technology and FireWall-1, which will meet an important customer requirement in the world of enterprise computing," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development, Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. Check Point's OPSEC (Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity) is a revolutionary concept that delivers the industry's first enterprise-wide security framework. OPSEC uses a combination of published application programming interfaces (APIs), industry standard protocols and a high level scripting language to provide a single framework that integrates and manages all aspects of network security through an open, extensible management framework. With OPSEC, customers can easily, seamlessly, and selectively integrate a full spectrum of security applications, defined and driven by a single, central enterprise-wide security policy. Ripple Technologies' LogCaster NT is an advanced software solution that manages and monitors business critical applications and Windows NT event logs to ensure continual server uptime, increased productivity, ease of management, and reduced labor costs. Developed to compliment the first line of defense of a network, LogCaster NT acts as an early warning system, providing real time monitoring to quickly detect system and application related problems as they occur. For more information, contact Ripple Technologies by phone at 800/794-9777 or 215/321-9600, via e-mail at info@rippletech.com, or visit the company's Internet Web-site at http://www.rippletech.com.
Ripple Technologies, Inc. is a developer of network management and monitoring solutions that enhance the performance and availability of all business applications and systems. The company develops and markets products that provide simple, fast, less costly, and secure administration and operation of enterprise networks. Ripple Technologies, Inc. headquarters is located in Washington Crossing, PA.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading provider of policy-based management solutions for IP networks. Through its Secure Enterprise Connectivity strategy, the company is dedicated to enabling secure, reliable, and manageable business communications. The company's products include the world's leading enterprise security suite, FireWall-1, the industry's leading VPN family of solutions, VPN-1, and the industry's premier bandwidth management solution, FloodGate-1. MetaInfo, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Check Point, is a leader in network and IP address management software that simplifies the set-up, integration and administration of complex networks. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please call (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit our web site at: http://www.checkpoint.com. ### LogCaster SuperSet and LogCaster are trademarks of Ripple Technologies, Inc. Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 SecuRemote, FireWall-First!, OPSEC, VPN-1, UAP and FloodGate-1 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Meta IP and Meta DNS are trademarks of MetaInfo, Inc. All other product, trademark, company or service names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. |