Check Point Software First to Enable Secure Streaming Media With Integrated QoS and Policy Enforcement.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)--Feb. 1, 2000 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 Ensures Secure, Managed Deployment of Streaming Audio and Video Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (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 :CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that its Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture is the first solution to securely enable streaming audio and video media applications with integrated Quality of Service (QoS), policy enforcement and centralized management. Via the 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 (Open Platform for Security) Alliance, Check Point is extending its SVN architecture for streaming media by partnering with industry leaders to deliver solutions for secure E-Business. Check Point's protocol support also secures live voice traffic along with web graphics for E-Commerce sites for enriched customer service and content delivery. &uot;Companies want to deploy advanced streaming media solutions to support confidential employee, partner, and customer communications without compromising their security policy or network data flow,&uot; said Kevin Unangst, group product manager, Digital Media Division, Microsoft Corp. &uot;We're excited that Check Point has integrated support for Windows Media in their SVN architecture to deliver a secure and manageable streaming media solution to the enterprise.&uot; Check Point has embedded protocol support from leading vendors such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK RNWK Real Networks (stock symbol) ) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ), enabling the enterprise to leverage the SVN architecture to secure the client-server communication for confidential video conferencing, training or distance learning with full access control, user authentication and QoS. To secure streaming media, Check Point has adopted the International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. H.323 standard and proprietary protocols such as RTSP (RealTime Streaming Protocol) An application layer protocol used to transmit streaming audio, video and 3D animation over the Internet. It enables the user's client software to provide remote control of the server with functions such as pause, rewind and fast and Windows Media. This enhancement allows customers to deploy multimedia applications with policy enforcement and QoS enabled by Check Point's patented Stateful Inspection and Intelligent Queuing technology. &uot;Secure streaming media is becoming a critical E-Business technology across the Internet, intranet and extranets,&uot; said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development for Check Point Software Technologies. &uot;Our Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture now uniquely provides a high-performance solution for securing confidential media streams while at the same time enabling sophisticated quality of service.&uot; Only Check Point's SVN architecture provides the reliability, manageability and security that E-Businesses require for successful delivery of streaming media to users across the Internet, intranet and extranet. About Check Point Software Technologies Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the infrastructure that enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN secures business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) communications between networks, systems, applications and users across the Internet, Intranets and extranets. Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) provides the framework for integration and interoperability with &uot;best-of-breed&uot; solutions from over 200 leading industry partners. 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, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 Secure Server, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, IQ Engine, Meta IP, MultiGate, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, User-to-Address Mapping, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Appliance, VPN-1 Certificate Manager, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer and ConnectControl are trademarks 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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