ArrowPoint Communications Content Web Switches Receive OPSEC Certification from Check Point Software.Business/Technology Editors ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000 ArrowPoint Communications Becomes a High Availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. Solutions Provider in Check Point's 250 Member OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for Alliance ArrowPoint Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ARPT ARPT Airport ARPT Ateneo Rifle Pistol Team ARPT Adaptive Research Planning Teams ARPT Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase ARPT Access Region Prediction Table ), a leading provider of Web switches and WebNS(TM) network services software to optimize e-commerce and Internet content delivery, today announced that its Content Smart(TM) family of Web switches have been OPSEC(TM) (Open Platform for Security) certified by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the leader in securing the Internet. OPSEC Certification is the defacto standard for integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. security. ArrowPoint's Content Smart(TM) family includes the CS-50, CS-150 and CS-800. Receiving OPSEC certification from Check Point enables ArrowPoint to take advantage of the OPSEC architecture and tightly integrate its Web switches with Check Point's security solutions. Mutual customers will benefit from enhanced interoperability between ArrowPoint's entire Web switching Using a Web switch to route Web traffic to the server that can process it most efficiently. See Web switch. family and Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 offering - thereby raising their network security and high-availability capabilities to new levels. Check Point's ability to enable open, "best-of-breed" solutions to their customers was a key reason the company was awarded the "Best Partnering Alliance" across the entire software industry by Software Business Magazine in May of this year. ArrowPoint's Content Smart Web switches optimize Web performance - relieving busy or overloaded sites and providing users a fast and reliable Web experience. Unlike traditional switching solutions, ArrowPoint's products, which are powered by its WebNS software, direct Web traffic based on full visibility of lengthy URLs, host tags and cookies, no matter where in the HTTP header packet they are embedded. As a result, ArrowPoint customers build Web sites that maximize server capacity, personalize content and prioritize content delivery. "Receiving Check Point's OPSEC certification demonstrates ArrowPoint's ability to further extend its technology leadership by interoperating with a leading security architecture for Internet security - Check Point's Secure Virtual Network (SVN SVN Subversion (version control system) SVN Slovenia (international traffic code) SVN Social Venture Network SVN South Vietnam SVN Secure Virtual Network SVN Supervised Visitation Network ) architecture," said Brian Walck, ArrowPoint's vice president of product management. "Our customers and their online audiences will benefit from today's announcement through superior Web site security, availability and reliability - which represent fundamental elements for building successful e-business relationships." "Continuous access to the Internet is the lifeline of e-businesses today." said Bradley Brown, director, inbound business development, Check Point Software Technologies. "Interoperability between ArrowPoint Communication's Web switches and Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 provides a `best-of-breed' approach to high-availability Internet security." About OPSEC OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's leading open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 250 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 Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. ://www.opsec.com. About ArrowPoint Communications ArrowPoint provides Content Smart(TM) Web Switches and WebNS(TM) software that optimize e-commerce and content delivery. Powered with patented "content switching" technology, ArrowPoint solutions are used by e-commerce, content distribution and Web hosting industry leaders to deliver reliable transactions and prioritized services to their customers. On May 5, 2000, Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) announced a definitive agreement to purchase ArrowPoint for $5.7 billion. ArrowPoint is headquartered in Acton, Mass., with worldwide operations throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim. For more information, call 978.206.3000 or visit the company Web site at www.arrowpoint.com. |
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