Revolutionary
Internet Content filtering solution for
Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation
TEL
AVIV, Israel, April 15, 2002 - iCognito Technologies Ltd.
announced today that PureSight, the Revolutionary Internet filtering
solution, has achieved OPSEC® (Open Platform for Security)
certification from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
(NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet.
OPSEC certification ensures and verifies that PureSight tightly
integrates and interoperates with Check Point's market-leading
VPN-1®/FireWall-1® Next Generation solutions, an integral
part of the Secure Virtual Network (SVN®) architecture.
Check Point's SVN architecture provides the infrastructure that
enables secure and reliable Internet communications between
networks, systems, applications, and users across the Internet,
Intranets and extranets.
"We
are very pleased to award iCognito OPSEC certification for the
PureSight solution," said Upesh Patel, manager of the OPSEC
Alliance for Check Point Software. "The combination of Check
Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation and iCognito's PureSight
gives customers a best-of-breed, intelligent content filtering
solution."
PureSight
for FireWall-1 is an intelligent next generation solution that
manages, monitors, filters and reports on Internet use, using
Content Recognition technology, enabling it to understand Internet
content and categorize it. Without relying upon a limited database
of URLs, PureSight is the most effective and accurate filtering
solution, providing 100% coverage of the constantly changing
Internet. PureSight provides multilingual and complete Web filtering
coverage resulting in increased productivity, reduced liability,
and improved network performance.
"Achieving
OPSEC certification guarantees PureSight's seamless interoperability
with Check Point's SVN architecture ," said Guy Rubinstein,
CEO of iCognito. "PureSight's use of advanced technology, rather
than static URL databases, will provide Check Point FireWall-1
customers with the most accurate and cost-effective solution
available. PureSight is the only OPSEC certified filtering application
to provide next generation filtering technology for the Check
Point Next Generation network security platform."
The
OPSEC certified PureSight for Check Point FireWall-1 is already
available for download from www.icognito.com.
Corporations and organizations can now experience PureSight's
revolutionary filtering in their existing VPN-1/FireWall-1 environments.
About
Check Point'sT 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.
About
iCognito
iCognito Technologies Ltd. is a leading software vendor, providing
Internet Content Filtering solutions. iCognito developed the
AI-based Artificial Content Recognition (ACR) technology for
use in content recognition applications. The PureSight family
of Internet filtering products gives employers, educators and
parents improved control and management over their employees,
students or children's Internet usage resulting in improved
productivity, reduced liability, and better managed network
resources. iCognito is headquartered in Israel, with a growing
network of affiliates worldwide. For more information, visit
www.icognito.com.
2001 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.
Check
Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, OPSEC, VPN-1, SVN are
trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of Check
Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. All other
product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
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