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Oblix Achieves Check Point OPSEC Certification for Authorization Management Solution

Customers Using Remote Access VPNs Benefit From Secure, Single Sign-On Capability

CUPERTINO, Calif.-December 12, 2001- Oblix Inc., a leading developer of e-business infrastructure software, announced today that it's NetPoint Authentication Plug-in has received OPSEC® (Open Platform for Security) certification from Check Point™ Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) for it's integration with UserAuthority™. The Oblix NetPoint Authentication Plug-In for Check Point provides seamless access to designated network resources through an integrated single sign-on solution reducing total cost of managing a secure corporate environment and increases user productivity.

"As a result of this certification, enterprise-level customers receive the benefits of secure single sign-on in a firewall-protected environment easily, seamlessly and without the extra costs typically associated with custom technology integration," said Enrique Salem, senior vice president of products and technology, Oblix. "This is a real win for customers looking to securely open their networks to e-business constituents."

"E-business relies on an open and secure infrastructure," said Upesh Patel, manager, OPSEC Alliance. "OPSEC Certification of Oblix NetPoint provides a comprehensive single-sign-on solution that leverages trusted security information from Check Point's UserAuthority for making business-critical authorization decisions."

The Oblix NetPoint plug-in leverages Check Point's UserAuthority to provide network users an authorization management solution for Web based enterprise applications. As a user migrates between applications, each application queries UserAuthority, rather than prompting the user for additional authentication. This capability not only provides enhanced security and auditing ability through granular access control, but it significantly improves the overall user experience by eliminating the need to remember and manage multiple passwords.

In addition to providing single sign-on capabilities to Web applications, Oblix NetPoint provides an identity infrastructure that serves as the foundation for an entire e-business environment. By automating the process of making changes to user identity information and access privileges through a delegated administration and workflow system, Oblix NetPoint can significantly lower the cost of building and managing an e-business environment. This capability also makes it easy to keep user identity information in large and dynamic online environments up-to-date, ensuring that critical information remains secure regardless of the number of changes in users and security levels.

About Oblix Inc.
Oblix Inc. is a leading developer of identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. The company's flagship product, Oblix NetPoint, is a Web access management solution that provides an identity infrastructure for an entire e-business environment. Based on a Web services architecture, Oblix NetPoint includes rich identity management functionality and provides access control with single sign-on to enterprise applications. This combination significantly lowers IT costs for organizations conducting business on the Web. Global corporations such as Amdahl, APL, Applied Materials, Hitachi, i2 Technologies, Intuit, Kinko's, Medtronic, Norsk Hydro, Stanford University, Tellabs, Xerox and many more rely on Oblix solutions. Oblix investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Apax Partners, Van Wagoner Capital Management, Cisco Systems, Intel 64 Fund, Focus Ventures, Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan, Sumitomo Corporation and Novell, Inc. With offices in North America and Europe, Oblix is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., and can be reached at (408) 861-6800 or www.oblix.com.

About Check Point's OPSEC
OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 300 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.

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