Check Point Software Expands Family of Industry-leading VPN Solutions; Introduces VPN-1 Net for Simple, Fast and Secure Connectivity and Enhances Flagship VPN-1 Pro.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2002 Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today introduces VPN-1(R) Net, a dedicated virtual private network (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. ) solution that enables simple, secure and fast connectivity. Additionally, the company announces VPN-1(R) Pro, an integrated VPN and firewall solution with advancements in ease-of-deployment and management. Both VPN-1 Net and VPN-1 Pro are members of the flagship VPN-1(R)/FireWall-1(R) family of solutions. Introducing Check Point VPN-1 Net Extending Check Point's SecureVPN(TM) family of solutions, VPN-1 Net uniquely addresses the connectivity concerns of the networking or telecommunications manager looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a simple, cost-effective way to connect multiple offices and remote workers. Additionally VPN-1 Net offers: -- VPN Communities including remote access, site-to-site and extranets for easier and faster VPN deployments -- VPN star topology deployments to accommodate a broad range of network configurations -- Streamlined VPN policy creation and management with a VPN Dashboard "Managing communications costs is the top priority for networking and telecommunications buyers," said Gil Shwed Gil Shwed (Hebrew: גיל שוויד, fl. c. 2000) is an Israeli programmer and entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO and chairman of board of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Check Point Software Technologies. "Check Point's industry leading SecureVPN solutions are an effective alternative to frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. and leased lines A private communications channel leased from a common carrier. Most digital lines require four wires (two pairs) for full-duplex transmission. (communications, networking) leased line , and meet the full range of deployment requirements - from the connectivity-focused VPN-1 Net to an integrated VPN and firewall solution, VPN-1 Pro." Check Point VPN-1 Pro Check Point is also announcing VPN-1 Pro, which includes the robust security features of its predecessor, VPN-1 Gateway, with new enhancements making VPNs easier to deploy and manage. VPN-1 Pro includes One-Click support for: -- VPN Communities including remote access, site-to-site and extranets for easier and faster VPN deployments -- VPN star topology deployments to accommodate a broad range of network configurations -- Streamlined VPN policy creation and management with a VPN Dashboard Check Point VPN-1 Net and VPN-1 Pro are included in the Feature Pack 2 release of Check Point Next Generation(TM), immediately available worldwide. VPN-1 Net is competitively priced starting at $1,000 for five tunnels. Check Point is expanding its breadth of SecureVPN solutions with VPN-1 Net and VPN-1 Pro to offer the broadest choice of VPN deployment options, while continuing to improve security and ease-of-use for customers. 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 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 with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 300 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,000 certified partners in 203 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 (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 or at http://www.opsec.com. Note to Editors: Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FireWall-1 SmallOffice, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, IQ Engine, Meta IP, MultiGate, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, SecureKnowledge, SecureUpdate, SiteManager-1, SVN, UAM UAM Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) UAM Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (México) UAM Uniwersytet im. , User-to-Address Mapping, UserAuthority, Visual Policy Editor, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, VPN-1 SmallOffice, and ConnectControl 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. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668 and 5,835,726 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications. |
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