Check Point Furthers Commitment to Partners with New Business Portal and Enhanced Programs; PartnerMAP Increases Partner Productivity and Provides Tools for Success.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers The Check Point Experience SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2003 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced PartnerMAP, an exclusive partner business portal designed to increase partner productivity by making it easier to access business tools and information and grow their business selling Check Point's market-leading Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. solutions. Additionally, the company is enhancing its Check Point Partner program to bring additional rewards to partners in accordance with their level of investment in Check Point. Both announcements were made at The Check Point Experience, a series of premier business networking This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and informational events for Check Point partners and users. For more information or to register for an upcoming Check Point Experience, please visit: http://www.checkpoint (programming) checkpoint - Saving the current state of a program and its data, including intermediate results, to disk or other non-volatile storage, so that if interrupted the program could be restarted at the point at which the last checkpoint occurred. .com/experience/index.html. One-Stop Business and Information Source Check Point PartnerMAP is a customized business portal that improves productivity by instantly linking partners to a wealth of Check Point business tools and product, sales and marketing information. Further, it provides partners with real-time customer account and order tracking information, and simplifies the Check Point partnership processes by enabling partners to update their business profiles and manage their business plans online. These and other benefits are realized through a variety of PartnerMAP features such as: -- Partner Query Center -- Provides partners with a real-time sales 'snapshot' for managing and tracking customer orders, product subscriptions and services. -- E-Business -- Enables online processes for partners to manage their Partner Locator LOCATOR, civil law. He who leases or lets a thing to hire to another. His duties are, 1st. To deliver to the hirer the thing hired, that he may use it. 2d. To guaranty to the hirer the free enjoyment of it. 3d. profile, as well as specify access rights per individuals on their staff to ensure that the right contacts view and update the right information. -- E-Order -- Allows partners to order and send Check Point evaluation software directly and promptly to customers through online fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. . Check Point will continue to enhance PartnerMAP functionality with new tools and capabilities that further simplify business and increase productivity for partners. By year's end, PartnerMAP will include the following new tools: -- Automatic alert notifications of customer subscription expiration EXPIRATION. Cessation; end. As, the expiration of, a lease, of a contract, or statute. 2. In general, the expiration of a contract puts an end to all the engagements of the parties, except to those which arise from the non- fulfillment of obligations created and renewals -- Real-time leads status and information -- Updated co-op marketing fund balances and expenditure recommendations -- Extended E-order capabilities to include online collateral fulfillment "I'm pleased that Check Point is taking additional steps to simplify knowledge transfer and enhance the partnership experience," said Mike Volk, vice president of sales for True North Solutions. "PartnerMAP streamlines required administration processes and provides me with customized, valuable information that helps me sell Check Point solutions -- thereby giving me more time to focus on growing our business." Partner Program Enhancements Furthering its commitment to partners, Check Point is enhancing its Check Point Partner programs with a new partner designation, Platinum, and the introduction of the "Check Points" Reward Program. The new Platinum-level partner designation is by invitation and granted to partners in accordance with their level of commitment to and investment in selling Check Point solutions. Some of the benefits include increased co-op funds, rebates for exceeding sales targets, priority listing on the Partner Locator and additional joint marketing activities and dedicated sales support. The "Check Points" rewards system is a joint-marketing program that enables partners to accumulate "points" or reward vouchers for Check Point certification training and testing. Rewards vouchers are earned through the completion of lead generation marketing activities that help Check Point Partners grow their security business. "We are continuously refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar and enhancing our partner programs to reward partners and better equip e·quip tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips 1. a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. b. them to sell and provide value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. for our solutions," said Jerry Ungerman, president of Check Point Software Technologies. "Today's announcement underscores this and demonstrates Check Point's strong commitment to enabling our partners business success." Both PartnerMAP and the new program enhancements are available immediately to Check Point Partners. More information can be found at: www.checkpoint.com/partners. 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 (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. and firewall markets. The company'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 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 (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 ), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. 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. Note to Editors: Check Point, the Check Point logo, Cluster XL, ConnectControl, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 GX, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FireWall-1 SmallOffice, FireWall-1 VSX (Verification Suite for X/Open) A testing procedure from X/Open that verifies compliance with their endorsed standards. VSX3 has over 5,500 tests for compliance with XPG3. See XPG. VSX - Verification Suite for X/open. , FireWall-1 XL, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, INSPECT XL, IQ Engine, Meta IP, MultiGate, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, SecureKnowledge, SecureXL, SiteManager-1, SmartCenter, SmartCenter Pro, SmartDashboard, SmartDefense, SmartLSM, SmartMap, SmartView, SmartView Monitor, SmartView Reporter, SmartView Status, SmartView Tracker, SVN, UAM UAM Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) UAM Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (México) UAM Uniwersytet im. , User-to-Address Mapping, UserAuthority, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Net, VPN-1 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, VPN-1 SmallOffice, and VPN-1 VSX 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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