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Network Security Expertise Positions Central Design Systems, Inc. as a Check Point Software Technologies Premier Partner

March 1, 1999 – Santa Clara, CA. – Central Design Systems, Inc. (CDSI), a market-leading system integrator and reseller, announced today that based on its network security solutions sales performance the company has become a Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) Premier Partner. The announcement underscores CDSI's leadership position in network management and system administration solution design and implementation.

Check Point Software's award-winning integrated approach enables secure enterprise networking for customers via centralized, policy-based management of security and Virtual Private Networks, as well as intrusion detection and response.  Check Point Software's solutions integrate seamlessly with leading third-party applications via the OPSEC (Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity) Alliance.

"Check Point Software is pleased to elevate our partnership with CDSI to the Premier Partner level," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. "We expect our joint customers to benefit from the combination of our market leading secure enterprise networking solutions and CDSI's value-added expertise."

CDSI is a leading Sun and Microsoft reseller, and has focused its engineering team to provide state-of-the-art networking, e-commerce, Inter/intranet and security solutions for a growing number of businesses facing the challenges of developing enterprise-wide e-commerce and secure transaction networks.

"Check Point's best-of-breed networking security solutions coupled with our market knowledge and technical expertise have created a dynamic partnership that clearly benefits our customers," said William Ames, president and CEO at CDSI.

 

CDSI Becomes Check Point Software Premier Partner

"Our engineering team is able to design and integrate advanced solutions, such as Check Point's technology, enabling system administrators to ensure that their networks are impervious to information leaks and intrusion."

Check Point Network Security Solutions

  • Check Point™ FireWall-1— enterprise security solution is a comprehensive application suite that integrates access control, authentication, encryption, network address translation, content security, auditing and connection control.
  • Check Point VPN-1 product family consists of a complete spectrum of Secure Enterprise Networking solutions that address all aspects of VPNs. VPN-1 includes:
  • Check Point VPN-1 RemoteLink™
  • Check Point VPN-1 SecuRemote™
  • Check Point VPN-1 Accelerator Card™
  • Check Point VPN-1 Certificate Manager™

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP) is the worldwide leader in secure enterprise networking solutions. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (FireWall-1, VPN-1, Provider-1 and Open Security Manager), traffic control (FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl) and IP address management (Meta IP). Check Point Software solutions enable customers to implement centralized policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the OPSEC Alliance, Check Point Software's products seamlessly integrate with "best-of-breed" products from nearly 200 leading industry partners. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more information, please call (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit http://www.checkpoint.com or http://www.opsec.com.

About Central Design Systems, Inc.

Central Design Systems, Inc., (CDSI) founded in 1994, is a value-added reseller of comprehensive computing solutions for systems administrators and a Sun Microsystems elite certified systems integrator. CDSI employs a staff of experienced and knowledgeable professionals that specializes in designing open computing systems that leverage the power of client/server environments and networks. Offering the finest network and Internet servers on the market today, CDSI complements these products with superior software. CDSI is headquartered at 1705 Wyatt Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054. They can be reached at (800) 366-2374. Support offices are located in Portland, Boise and San Francisco. The Portland office of Thurber Works is at 808 SW 3rd Ave, 7th Floor, Portland, OR 97204. They can be reached at (800) 435-2565. Email: info@thurber.com; Web: http://www.thurber.com. For more information contact info@cendes.com or view their Web site at http://www.cendes.com.

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