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Phoenix Technologies Launches Security Products Division Based on FirstAuthority DeviceConnect™ Product

Company Achieves Check Point Software OPSEC Certification and expands platform support

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 9, 2001-- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTEC), the global leader in system software products for connected digital devices, today announced the formation of a new Security Products Division to support the security concerns of global customers that have implemented the FirstAuthority DeviceConnect™ solution. In related product news, DeviceConnect has achieved Check Point Software Technologies' (NASDAQ: CHKP) OPSEC® (Open Platform for Security) Certification and has expanded its platform support to include the Microsoft NT 4.0 operating system.

Phoenix, the worldwide market leader in system-enabling software, with 80% of the BIOS and BIOSplus™ platformware market and running on millions of PCs today, added DeviceConnect functionality to its core product offering to better enable trusted security networks within corporate enterprises. DeviceConnect provides a two-factor security solution, which authenticates not only the user, but also the user's PC, offering a lower cost alternative to tokens, biometrics, and smart cards. The company estimates a 10x price savings over such alternatives and is targeting the product at finance, government, and manufacturing sectors as well as at enterprises with large populations of remote access users, such as sales personnel or telecommuters.

"Phoenix is dedicated to delivering solutions that reduce the total cost of ownership of PCs, Information Appliances, and other 'endpoints' of the internet," said Albert E. Sisto, Chairman, President, and CEO of Phoenix Technologies. "The high cost of any breach in security of an enterprise network is an important element to be considered and is one that we are addressing through the availability and evolution of DeviceConnect. Particularly in some of the target markets we are addressing, enterprise customers need more than the equivalent lock and deadbolt for their PC networks. With this new division, we are making a commitment to enterprise customers that we will provide the products, partnerships and services--based on industry accepted standards--that will ensure the next level of security, previously unavailable."

To help ensure global penetration, the company continues to aggressively develop DeviceConnect. To that end, Phoenix has become a member of the most widely supported security framework in the industry, Check Point's OPSEC Alliance and has obtained OPSEC certification. With this certification, customers can now purchase and install DeviceConnect with the assurance that it will seamlessly integrate with Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation market-leading solution.

"Phoenix Technologies Device Connect OPSEC certification provides customers with a strong authentication solution for VPN-1/FireWall-1," said Upesh Patel, manager, OPSEC Alliance. "The combination of Check Point's Next Generation VPN-1/FireWall-1 and Phoenix' Device Connect product offers customers a best-of-breed strong authentication VPN solution."

Also, the latest product update, shipping this week, supports Microsoft's NT 4.0 operating system in addition to SUN Solaris, and provides enhanced management console and GUI for easier central administration of corporate PC networks.

"Carnegie Mellon University has traditionally had a very strong Computer Science and Research program. We're utilizing Phoenix's new security solution in order to protect our online educational infrastructure", says Bob Thibadeau, Associate Deputy Director of Carnegie Mellon's eCommerce Institute. "We are very excited to be one of Phoenix's first customers utilizing this powerful new network security access solution. I feel confident that this will not only affect the PC, but other devices as well, such as disk drives and many other connected devices - the implications for improved security are enormous because of Phoenix's unique and one of a kind trusted device infrastructure. I consider this to be a design win."

About Phoenix FirstAuthority DeviceConnect™
Leveraging the ubiquitous nature of BIOSplus™ platformware, DeviceConnect provides a lower cost alternative to tokens, biometrics, and smart cards. DeviceConnect is a cost-effective, easily integrated, and user-friendly solution for adding two-factor authentication to VPN implementation, more effectively tying down the "endpoints" of enterprise networks. DeviceConnect restricts network access to only those individual devices (PCs, laptops, servers, or other connected devices) that have been authorized on an "opt-in" basis. By securing all of the devices connected to a network, threat from unauthorized access is greatly reduced. With a DeviceConnect deployment, only designated computers and devices gain access via VPN.

About Phoenix
Phoenix is the global leader in "platformware", system-enabling software products for PCs and connected digital devices in the Age of Digital Convergence. The company's BIOS and BIOSplus™ platformware is used by more than 800 customers worldwide and is designed into millions of industry standard desktop, notebook and server PCs sold annually. Phoenix Technologies' FirstWare™ family of products provides an innovative new way to reduce manufacturing and support costs for OEMs and Resellers while providing value for the end-user through "instant-on" applications. In the Information Appliance market segment, Phoenix Technologies' FirstView™ family delivers an easy-to-implement, low cost/high value architecture that enables "instant-on" Internet access and browsing capability for devices such as Internet TV, interactive screen phones, and handheld appliances. In the area of device security, Phoenix Technologies' FirstAuthority Trusted Device Infrastructure™ enables next generation 'device authority' security products and services designed from the ground up to deliver a higher level of trust to both devices and device-aware e-business applications. Our customers and partners have come to rely on Phoenix@theCore™ for their new product and digital initiatives based on our proven track record. For more information about Phoenix Technologies, visit our website at http://www.phoenix.com/

About Check Point's OPSEC
Check Point's 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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