Crossbeam Systems X40S Open Security Appliance Receives "Secured by Check Point" Certification
Crossbeam delivers market-leading Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 in conjunction with other best-of-breed security solutions at up to 8 GbpsConcord, Mass.-May 20, 2002 - Crossbeam Systems™, Inc., today announced that Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHKP) has awarded the Crossbeam X40S™ open security appliance "Secured by Check Point" certification. This certification comes after rigorous testing of Crossbeam's X40S open security appliance running Check Point's worldwide market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® Next Generation software. The Crossbeam X40S delivers both VPN and firewall security from a single, high-availability device at up to 8 Gbps in tandem with other best-of-breed security applications, such as the award-winning Dragon intrusion detection system (IDS) software from Enterasys Networks. "We are pleased to see Crossbeam receive the 'Secured by Check Point' certification," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of business development and product management for Check Point Software Technologies. "The Crossbeam X40S integrating Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 delivers a high-performance, scaleable solution for enterprise and service provider data centers." The X40S is the industry's first open security appliance, and gives enterprises and service providers the flexibility to concurrently run best-of-breed security solutions from leading software partners. A single high-availability X40S device replaces dozens of servers, load balancers and switches to greatly improve the speed and effectiveness of data center security services while eliminating complexity and minimizing total cost of ownership. "Integrating market-leading Check Point software provides our customers with the highest-performing, best-of-breed security solution," said Peter George, president and CEO of Crossbeam Systems. "We believe that by partnering with leading ISVs, our customers win, because they can deploy the security solutions they believe are optimal for their businesses on the X40S. Since we launched the X40S in April, we've been making significant inroads into the enterprise and service provider markets, because we provide these companies with a viable, easy-to-use security solution that runs their favorite software at line speed." About Crossbeam Systems Crossbeam Systems, Inc., develops the world's fastest and most scaleable open platform for essential network services. The Crossbeam X40 platform provides data center-class performance. Founded in early 2000, and led by senior executives from Bay Networks, Cisco, Nortel/Wellfleet, Cascade/Ascend and Alcatel, the company is backed by top-tier investors including Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Commonwealth Capital Venture Partners, Intel Capital and Charles River Ventures. The company is based in Concord, Mass. More information is available at www.crossbeamsys.com. ### About
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