Check Point's Market-Leading Solutions Help Shape up Slim*Fast Foods' Network Security.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2003

Leader in Nutritional Food Products Cites Ease of Management,

Reduced Communication Costs and Superior Security as Key

Factors in Success

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Slim*Fast Foods Company, a leader in nutritional food products, has dramatically improved their network security infrastructure and realized extensive cost-savings after implementing a comprehensive suite of market leading Check Point security solutions.

With more than 1,000 employees in multiple locations, plus several distribution partners who also required access to the Slim*Fast intranet, the company's network was getting incredibly complex and costs were rising. Slim*Fast was determined to shape up its network security infrastructure, turning to Check Point to address their most vital concerns: monitoring individual network usage, allowing partners secure access to Slim*Fast's intranet, securing remote access for traveling employees and reducing skyrocketing remote access costs.

"Slim*Fast experienced a 20% growth rate over a five-year period -- resulting in a level of network complexity that was becoming increasingly insecure, costly and cumbersome," said Randy Masso, corporate network manager at Slim*Fast. "We looked at many security vendors, and only Check Point was able to safeguard our corporate data, enabling secure remote access for employees and partners and provide centralized management, while at the same time enabling us to decrease our remote access costs dramatically. We are extremely pleased with the results."

A combination of Check Point solutions enabled Slim*Fast to achieve a streamlined, cost-effective network security infrastructure, including:

-- UserAuthority(TM) -- Simplifies user access to segmented

information on the intranet by eliminating multiple queries to

validate identity. Also enables tracking and auditing so

Slim*Fast management can clearly see individual department

usage.

-- VPN-1 Pro(TM) -- Delivers FireWall-1 integrated with VPN-1 for

secure connectivity and access to Slim*Fast's intranet.

Additionally, dramatically reduces connectivity costs by

leveraging local ISP dial-in versus expensive long-distance.

-- VPN-1 SecuRemote(TM) -- Secures remote employee Internet

traffic against snooping and data tampering when connecting to

Slim*Fast headquarters.

-- ClusterXL(TM) -- Ensures uninterrupted operation by

distributing Internet traffic between clusters of redundant

gateways, thus increasing total throughput.

"It is always gratifying to see customers like Slim*Fast garnering such enormous business benefits through the implementation of Check Point solutions," said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing, Check Point Software Technologies. "Our market leading solutions provide customers with the most flexible way to address their toughest Internet security challenges."

About Slim*Fast

Slim*Fast Foods Company is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of healthy shakes and bars in North America. Sales are in excess of 800 million and projected to continue with double digit growth. Not only is Slim*Fast a leading player in the weight management market, but as a result of improvements in product quality and marketing, usage of Slim*Fast has expanded beyond weight loss to include consumers seeking nutrition and weight maintenance.

In May of 2000, Unilever acquired Slim*Fast Foods Company. Unilever is one of the largest consumer products companies with sales in excess of $50 billion. It produces and markets a wide range of foods, home and personal care products. Unilever operates in 88 countries around the globe and employs 300,000 people world-wide. In the U.S. Unilever employs 38,000 people and has over 100 offices and manufacturing sites in 27 states.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the VPN and security infrastructure that uniquely enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN solutions, as delivered in the company's Next Generation product family, secure business communications and resources for corporate networks, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of SVN is Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,500 Check Point partners in 149 countries. For more information, please call us at 800/429-4391 or 650/628-2000 or visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com or at http://www.opsec.com.

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