Check Point Software Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2007.23 Percent Growth in Revenues and 33 Percent Growth in Deferred Revenues Year over Year 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. -- Check Point[R] 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 its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2007 * Revenues: $164.0 million, an increase of 23 percent, compared to $133.6 million in the first quarter of 2006. In the first quarter of 2007, network security contributed $146.5 million to revenues, an increase of 10 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2006. Data security contributed $17.5 million to revenues through the acquisition of Protect Data. * Deferred Revenues: $238.4 million, an increase of $34.3 million, or 17 percent, over deferred revenues as of December 31, 2006, and an increase of $59.5 million, or 33 percent, compared to deferred revenues as of March 31, 2006. The consolidation of the data security business contributed $13.3 million in deferred revenues to our balance sheet during the first quarter of 2007 through the acquisition of Protect Data. * Earnings per Diluted Share - GAAP GAAP See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). : $0.21, compared to $0.25 in the first quarter of 2006. The primary differences in GAAP earnings per share in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 are the acquisition related charges as follows: an in-process R&D charge in the amount of $0.07 related to the acquisition of Protect Data and additional acquisition related charges (net) of $0.02 related to the acquisitions of Protect Data and NFR (Near Field Recording) See near field optics and Terastor. Security. * Earnings per Diluted Share - Non GAAP: $0.35, an increase of 13 percent compared to $0.31 in the first quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. excludes charges for in-process R&D, equity based compensation expenses and acquisition related charges1. * Net Income - GAAP: $46.9 million, compared to $61.6 million in the first quarter of 2006. The primary differences in GAAP net income in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 are the acquisition related charges as follows: an in-process R&D charge in the amount of $17.0 million related to the acquisition of Protect Data and additional acquisition related charges (net) of $5.4 million related to the acquisitions of Protect Data and NFR Security. * Net Income - Non GAAP: $78.6 million, an increase of $3.5 million, or 5 percent, compared to $75.1 million in the first quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP net income excludes charges for in-process R&D, equity based compensation expenses and acquisition-related charges. * Share Repurchase Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. Program: During the first quarter of 2007, Check Point purchased 2.3 million shares at a total cost of approximately $55.6 million. * Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations Cash flow from operations A firm's net cash inflow resulting directly from its regular operations (disregarding extraordinary items such as the sale of fixed assets or transaction costs associated with issuing securities), calculated as the sum of net income plus noncash expenses was $110.0 million, compared to $116.6 million in the first quarter of 2006. * Cash and Investments Balance: $1.12 billion as of March 31, 2007 See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information" and "Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP Statement of Income" below for more information regarding Check Point's use of Non-GAAP financial measures. "Our business in the first quarter produced healthy financial results and marks a good start to 2007," 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 chief executive officer of Check Point Software. "These results reflect growth in our network security business with the success of our new products and subscription programs as well as our expansion into the data security market." During the first quarter of 2007, we introduced products aligned with our PURE focus on IT security and strengthened our unified security architecture. Key business highlights and product introductions included the following: -- Expanded Unified Security Architecture into Data Security - In the first quarter we made a big step in expanding the Check Point business into the data security field with the completion of the Protect Data acquisition on January 17, 2007. The new data security layer we added to our architecture enables customers to keep their mobile data secure and minimizes the risk of data loss and theft. -- New Version of Network Security Products (NGX R65) with Enhanced Features and Performance - Launched a new version of the NGX platform which significantly reduces the complexity of enterprise network security management. This latest release includes the ability to add security management plug-ins for better integration of current and future security functionalities, expands internal security through new network access control (NAC) functionality and includes new features such as Web filtering, VoIP enhancements, additional security protections and more. As part of the NGX R65 release, VPN-1 Power sets a new industry standard for security performance for combined firewall and intrusion prevention speeds through an open server: 12 Gigabits per second (Gbps) for firewall throughput and up to 5.1 Gbps intrusion prevention throughput. -- Check Point UTM-1 Security Appliances to Address the Mid-Market - Unveiled a powerful new line of unified threat management (UTM) appliances with multi-layered protection against Internet threats. This new line of appliances is based upon Check Point's proven enterprise security expertise and the company's vision of a Unified Security Architecture for businesses. The appliances are easily deployed and can be centrally controlled to help simplify management for multiple sites. -- Check Point Integrity Achieved Prominent EAL 4 U.S. Government Certification - Certified for endpoint firewall, application, IM and spyware security. Check Point is now the only security vendor certified for all critical network security categories - firewall, VPN, IDS, IPS, endpoint security - and for our data security products. Partial List of Awards in the First Quarter 2007: * Recognized by VARBusiness as a Five-Star Partner Program and Amnon Bar-Lev as a Top 60 Channel Executive - Named for delivering on channel commitments and for excellence in partner enablement and support. * Received a CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Editors' Choice Award for ZoneAlarm 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. Suite 7- Recognized for providing, "the perfect balance between best-of-breed security protection and ease of use." Mr. Shwed continued, "In the first quarter, we launched our PURE security initiative that positions us uniquely with the technology, solutions and architecture that focus on our customers IT security needs of the future. Early evidence of the success of our extended unified security architecture is reflected in the growth we experienced this quarter across our network security and data security businesses." Conference Call and Webcast Information Check Point will host a conference call with the investment community on April 26, 2007 at 8:30 AM ET/5:30 AM PT. To listen to the live webcast, please visit Check Point's website 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/ir. A replay of the conference call will be available through May 10, 2007 at the Company's website http://www.checkpoint.com/ir or by telephone at (973) 341-3080, pass code 8655662. 1 "Equity based compensation expenses" refer to the amortized fair value of all equity based awards granted to employees. "Acquisition related charges" refer to the impact of the amortization of intangible assets Intangible Asset An asset that is not physical in nature. Notes: Examples are things like copyrights, patents, intellectual property, and goodwill. These are the opposite of tangible assets. , acquired in-process R&D and other acquisition related expenses. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting , or GAAP, Check Point uses non-GAAP measures of net income and earnings per share, which are adjustments from results based on GAAP to exclude non-cash equity based compensation charges in accordance with SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection SFAS Student Financial Aid Services SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore SFAS Safety Features Actuation System SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System 123R and acquisition related charges. Check Point's management believes the non-GAAP financial information provided in this release is useful to investors' understanding and assessment of Check Point's on-going core operations and prospects for the future. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating business internally and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Check Point's belief that its new PURE focus on IT security positions it strategically as the provider customers will rely on in the future as they build out their IT security architecture, and Check Point's belief that early evidence of the success of its extended unified security architecture is reflected in the growth it experienced this quarter across its network security and data security businesses. Because these statements pertain to pertain to verb relate to, concern, refer to, regard, be part of, belong to, apply to, bear on, befit, be relevant to, be appropriate to, appertain to future events they are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from Check Point's current expectations and beliefs. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: whether customers purchase and adopt Check Point solutions for their IT security architecture, the mix of sales of new products and long-term subscriptions; economic and political uncertainties; the impact of political changes and weaknesses in various regions of the world, including the commencement or escalation es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. of hostilities or acts of terrorism; the inclusion of network security functionality in third-party hardware or system software; any foreseen and unforeseen developmental or technological difficulties with regard to Check Point's products; changes in the competitive landscape, including new competitors or the impact of competitive pricing and products; rapid technological advances and changes in customer requirements to which Check Point is unable to respond expeditiously ex·pe·di·tious adj. Acting or done with speed and efficiency. See Synonyms at fast1. ex , if at all; a shift in demand for products such as Check Point's; factors affecting third parties with which Check Point has formed business alliances; timely availability and customer acceptance of Check Point's new and existing products; and other factors and risks discussed in Check Point's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Check Point assumes no obligation to update information concerning its expectations. About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. The company is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall, data security and 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. markets. Check Point's PURE focus is on IT security with its extensive portfolio of network security, data security and security management solutions. Through its NGX NGX Natural Gas Exchange Inc. (Canada) NGX Next Generation X platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of security solutions to protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company also offers market leading data security solutions through its Pointsec product line, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings devices. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and additional consumer security solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its 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 hundreds of leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes. (c)2003-2007 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Check Point, AlertAdvisor, Application Intelligence, Check Point Express, Check Point Express CI, the Check Point logo, ClusterXL, Confidence Indexing, ConnectControl, Connectra, Connectra Accelerator Card, Cooperative Enforcement, Cooperative Security Alliance, CoSa, DefenseNet, Dynamic Shielding Architecture, Eventia, Eventia Analyzer, Eventia Reporter, Eventia Suite, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 GX, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FloodGate-1, Hacker A person who writes programs in assembly language or in system-level languages, such as C. The term often refers to any programmer, but its true meaning is someone with a strong technical background who is "hacking away" at the bits and bytes. ID, Hybrid Detection Engine, IMsecure, INSPECT, INSPECT XL, Integrity, Integrity Clientless Security, Integrity SecureClient, InterSpect, IPS-1, IQ Engine, MailSafe, NG, NGX, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, OSFirewall, Policy Lifecycle Management, Provider-1, Safe@Home, Safe@Office, SecureClient, SecureClient Mobile, SecureKnowledge, SecurePlatform, SecurePlatform Pro, SecuRemote, SecureServer, SecureUpdate, SecureXL, SecureXL Turbocard, Sentivist, SiteManager-1, SmartCenter, SmartCenter Express, SmartCenter Power, SmartCenter Pro, SmartCenter UTM (Unified Threat Management) Refers to a stand-alone appliance or a software package that combines a firewall, antivirus, spam and content filtering as well as intrusion detection. See firewall, antivirus, antispam and IDS. , SmartConsole, SmartDashboard, SmartDefense, SmartDefense Advisor, Smarter Security, SmartLSM, SmartMap, SmartPortal, SmartUpdate, SmartView, SmartView Monitor, SmartView Reporter, SmartView Status, SmartViewTracker, SofaWare, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. Network Extender See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender. , Stateful Clustering, TrueVector, Turbocard, UAM UAM Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) UAM Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (México) UAM Uniwersytet im. , UserAuthority, User-to-Address Mapping, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Edge UTM-1 Edge (formerly VPN-1 UTM Edge and VPN-1 Edge) is a line of firewall and VPN appliances developed by SofaWare Technologies, a Check Point company. The Check Point VPN-1 UTM Edge product line is designed for enterprise branch offices and for teleworkers. , VPN-1 Express, VPN-1 Express CI, VPN-1 Power, VPN-1 Power 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. , VPN-1 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, VPN-1 UTM, VPN-1 UTM Edge, VPN-1 VSX, Web Intelligence, ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, ZoneAlarm Antivirus, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, ZoneAlarm Pro, ZoneAlarm Secure Wireless Router A network device that combines a wireless access point (base station), a wired LAN switch and a router with connections to a cable or DSL service. Wireless routers provide a convenient way to connect a small number of wired and any number of wireless computers to the Internet. , Zone Labs, and the Zone Labs logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. ZoneAlarm is a Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. Company. 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, 5,835,726, 6,496,935, 6,873,988, and 6,850,943 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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