Check Point Software Introduces SVN Phase II to Enable Secure eBusiness Applications.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000

Next Step in Secure Virtual Network (SVN) Architecture

Delivers First Integrated B2B Security Infrastructure

Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Phase II of its Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture to enable true Internet security for eBusiness applications. The solution is the industry's first comprehensive Internet security infrastructure integrating security with B2B applications.

SVN Phase II offers eBusiness applications advanced security services that are currently enabled only at the network level, including:

--  Seamless authentication to multiple applications
--  Support for multiple authentication and public key infrastructure
    (PKI) mechanisms
--  Strong, transparent encryption for communication
--  Centralized user and security policy management
--  Unified communications across the Internet, intranets and
    extranets

The first products in this next phase of the SVN architecture are the new UserAuthority API and UserAuthority(TM), a new module to Check Point's VPN-1. (See separate release detailing the more than 30 companies who have already committed support for Check Point's new OPSEC eBusiness partnering initiative for SVN Phase II).

Check Point's UserAuthority provides eBusiness applications with a "glue," or common language, to interoperate with hundreds of disparate forms of security currently used by applications on corporate networks. UserAuthority uniquely enables business partners and customers to securely connect to otherwise incompatible application environments. SVN Phase II provides a complete infrastructure for comprehensive Internet security, complete manageability and mission-critical reliability.

"Oracle is already working with Check Point Software to certify the integration of VPN-1/FireWall-1 with Oracle Internet Directory and to help ensure that enterprise security and access information can be directly accessed through Check Point's firewall module," said Bill Maimone, vice president of Server Platform Technologies at Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL). "The added ability for Check Point's UserAuthority to share key user information with applications such as Oracle's Virtual Private Database architecture permits tighter integration of security policy enforcement, further advancing the horizon of eBusiness security solutions."

UserAuthority spans multiple applications and web servers to provide users with transparent, reliable and seamless secure access to eBusiness resources. In-house application developers are no longer hindered by developing their own complex security solutions; instead, they can deliver solutions leveraging Check Point's security infrastructure, dramatically reducing time to market.

"Today Check Point introduces the first step towards the next generation of eBusiness security," said Gil Shwed, chairman and chief executive officer of Check Point Software Technologies. "For the first time, the Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture will enable companies to achieve fully integrated eBusiness security."

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) 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 "best-of-breed" 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: A LIVE WEBCAST of the SVN Phase II conference call with management scheduled for 10:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST will be available from Check Point's web site at http://www.checkpoint.com/ir .

Editors' Note: Please see separate release on Check Point's more than 30 initial eBusiness partners.

Check Point, the Check Point logo, FireWall-1, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, IQ Engine, Meta IP, 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, Secure Virtual Network 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.