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Check Point Software Technologies Reports 2004 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results; 2004 Fourth Quarter Revenues Increased 24% Over Fourth Quarter of 2003.


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 Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December December: see month.  31, 2004.

Financial Highlights for the Fourth Quarter of 2004:

--Revenues: $143.0 million, an increase of 24% compared to $115.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003.

--Net income: $76.4 million, and $78.7 million excluding net acquisition related charges(1), an increase of 21% compared to $65.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003.

--Earnings per Diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 Share: $0.30, and $0.31 excluding net acquisition related charges, an increase of 19% compared to $0.26 in the fourth quarter of 2003.

--Operating Margin: 58% for the fourth quarter of 2004, excluding acquisition related charges, compared to 56% in the third quarter of 2004.

--Share Repurchase re·pur·chase  
tr.v. re·pur·chased, re·pur·chas·ing, re·pur·chas·es
To buy (something) again.

n.
The act of buying something that one previously sold or owned.

Noun 1.
 Program: During the fourth quarter, the company purchased 1.9 million shares at a total cost of close to $44.3 million. In 2004, the company purchased a total of 12 million shares at a total cost of $245 million.

Financial Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2004:

--Revenues: $515.4 million, an increase of 19% compared to $432.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2003.

--Net Income: $248.4 million, and $278.7 excluding net acquisition related charges, an increase of 14% compared to $243.9 million in 2003.

--Earnings per Diluted Share: $0.95, and $1.07 excluding net acquisition related charges, an increase of 11% compared to $0.96 in 2003.

--Cash and Interest Bearing Investments: $1.58 billion as of December 31, 2004.

--Record Deferred Revenues: $141.1 million as of December 31, 2004, an increase of $16.3 million from the third quarter of 2004.

"Fourth quarter results demonstrated a strong ending to a very good year," 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. "We redefined the scope of the 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.
 market with the introduction of our new Internal and Web security products and technologies. We've we've  

Contraction of we have.

we've have
 also expanded our product portfolio and customer access with our endpoint security products; Integrity and the ZoneAlarm family. In addition, we've continued to experience healthy growth and traction Traction Definition

Traction is the use of a pulling force to treat muscle and skeleton disorders.
Purpose

Traction is usually applied to the arms and legs, the neck, the backbone, or the pelvis.
 for our enterprise, high-end and branch office security gateways."

Business Highlights and Introductions during 2004:

Q1

--InterSpect(TM), the World's First Internal Security Gateway - Provides the deepest and most intelligent security for safeguarding internal networks against cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual.  attacks that are introduced from inside the network.

--Endpoint Security - Family of best-of-breed solutions for a broad range of customers, from consumers to enterprises, enhanced with the completion of the Zone Labs(R) acquisition.

--Malicious Code Protector protector /pro·tec·tor/ (-tek´ter) a substance in a catalyst that prolongs the rate of activity in the latter. (TM) - Patent-pending technology included with Web Intelligence(TM) that catches buffer overflow A common cause of malfunctioning software. If the amount of data written into a buffer exceeds the size of the buffer, the additional data will be written into adjacent areas, which could be buffers, constants, flags or variables.  attacks and other malicious Involving malice; characterized by wicked or mischievous motives or intentions.

An act done maliciously is one that is wrongful and performed willfully or intentionally, and without legal justification.


DESERTION, MALICIOUS.
 code, enabling the highest level of security protection for customers by monitoring Web communications for potential malicious executable code Software in a form that can be run in the computer. It typically refers to machine language, which is comprised of native instructions the computer carries out in hardware. Executable files in the DOS/Windows world use .EXE and . .

Q2

--New Valued Partner Program - New channel program that empowers worldwide solution provider partners to achieve greater success in selling Check Point solutions.

--Check Point Experience(TM) Events - Thousands of partners and end-users worldwide participated in Check Point Experience events in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Asia and benefited from valuable technology and market information.

Q3

--New Web Security Portfolio - Includes Web Intelligence, Connectra(TM) and 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. (TM) that provide unmatched security protection and unity for an organization's entire Web infrastructure.

--Check Point Integrity(TM) SecureClient(TM) - Enables easy installation and automatic configuration of remote access, endpoint security and policy enforcement solutions.

Q4

--Safe@Office(TM) 400 series of Wireless Security Appliances Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances.  - Integrated, all-in-one wireless security appliances that include a wireless access point and enable small businesses to simply and affordably achieve secure, flexible wireless access to network resources anywhere and anytime.

--Total Access Protection (TAP) - Enables enterprises to defend all their network-connected PCs - regardless of location, ownership or connection method - with unified remote access, endpoint security, host intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS.  and policy enforcement.

Partial List of Awards in 2004:

--VARBusiness Magazine, Five-Star Rating for Channel Partner Program - The highest attainable at·tain  
v. at·tained, at·tain·ing, at·tains

v.tr.
1. To gain as an objective; achieve: attain a diploma by hard work.

2.
 ranking, for outstanding breadth and depth of channel partner program offerings.

--VARBusiness Magazine, Founder and CEO, Gil Shwed Named a Top Technology Innovator - Shwed was recognized for exemplification An official copy of a document from public records, made in a form to be used as evidence, and authenticated or certified as a true copy.

Such a duplicate is also referred to as an exemplified copy or a certified copy.


EXEMPLIFICATION, evidence.
 of technological creativity coupled with keen business acumen acumen Astuteness, perception, perspicacity . Shwed in particular was credited with developing multiple innovative security technologies including Stateful Inspection A firewall technology that ensures that all inbound packets are the result of an outbound request. Also called "stateful packet inspection" (SPI), it was designed to prevent harmful or unrequested packets from entering the computer.  technology, and for the introduction of Check Point's revolutionary Internal and Web security product lines in 2004.

--Information Security Magazine, "Hot Pick" - Editors recognized InterSpect for its innovative approach to persistent or emerging security problems, its significant technical or functional advancements over competitive solutions, and for being a realistic and practical solution that can be implemented in enterprise IT environments.

--Computer Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers.  News, United Kingdom, Security Vendor Partner of the Year - Judged by a panel of analysts, editors and corporate executives, the awards recognized the top IT security vendors, distributors and resellers in the industry. Check Point was deemed to have done the most in 2004 to help its resellers develop profitable businesses.

--Asia Computer Weekly, Star Performer and Gold Awards, Readers Voted -
--  Check Point Next Generation(TM) with Application
            Intelligence(TM) as the Star Performer winner in the
            server firewall software category

        --  Check Point Integrity/Zone Alarm(TM) Pro as the Star
            Performer winner in the desktop firewall security category

        --  Check Point Connectra for the Gold award.


--Gartner Group, Leader in Magic Quadrant The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool developed by Gartner Inc., a US based research and advisory firm. It is designed to provide an unbiased qualitative analysis of a “markets’ direction, maturity, and participants.  Reports - IPSec 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.  Equipment and Enterprise Firewalls, 2H03 Reports - indicates outstanding performance, a clear market vision and the ability to actively build competencies required to sustain leadership position in the market.

--CNET, Editors' Choice - The coveted cov·et  
v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets

v.tr.
1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.

2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire.
 award recognizes ZoneAlarm Security Suite and ZoneAlarm Pro for outstanding personal technology and consumer electronic products that represent the best available choice for quality, performance, design and service.

--SC Magazine, Best Small Office/Home Office See SOHO.  Security Solution - ZoneAlarm Pro was recognized by the SC Awards Council, made up of 100 senior information technology professionals around the world who understand the security challenges of large organizations and small businesses, as well as recognize the potential cost for major disasters arising from security breaches.

--PC Magazine, Editors' Choice - ZoneAlarm Security Suite and ZoneAlarm Pro recognized for simple, intuitive interfaces and advanced security against several types of Internet-borne threats, including worms Worms (vôrms), city (1994 pop. 79,155), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial city and a leading wine trade center. , Trojan A program that appears legitimate, but performs some illicit activity when it is run. It may be used to locate password information or make the system more vulnerable to future entry or simply destroy programs or data on the hard disk.  programs, and 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.  attacks.

--PC World, "World Class" Award, Best Firewall - Hundreds of products in 67 categories were judged on usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. , design, innovation, features, performance, and value. ZoneAlarm Pro was named the winner in the firewall category for the fifth consecutive year.

--Windows IT Pro Magazine, Readers' Choice Awards -
--  Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence
            - Best Firewall

        --  Check Point VPN-1(R) SecureClient - Best Remote Access VPN

        --  Check Point ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5 - Best Spyware Blocker


--PC Magazine, "Best of the Year" - Editors' carefully narrowed down the list of all Editors' Choice winners throughout 2004 and selected the final 100 products worthy enough to be called the best of the year in its December issue. ZoneAlarm Pro and ZoneAlarm Security Suite are both named "Best of the Year" in the personal security category.

Mr. Shwed continued: "During 2004, the Check Point team continued to innovate in·no·vate  
v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates

v.tr.
To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time.

v.intr.
To begin or introduce something new.
 and deliver new security solutions and technological advantages that enrich our integrated security architecture. This uniquely positioned us as the network security vendor of choice for customers of all sizes. We intend to continue to build on our product and technology framework in 2005 and deliver on our vision of worry-free, end-to-end end-to-end

a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine.
 Internet security protection for our partners and customers."

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Check Point will host a conference call with the investment community on January 18, 2005 at 2:30 PM PT/5:30 PM ET. A replay of the conference call will be available through February 1 at the Company's website 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 or by telephone at 973-341-3080, confirmation code 5568706.

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.
. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from Check Point's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: Check Point's ability to integrate Zone Lab's operations effectively, the impact on revenues of economic and political uncertainties 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 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; a shift in demand for products such as Check Point's; unknown 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, 2003, 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

Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. Through its Next Generation product line, the company delivers a broad range of intelligent Perimeter The boundary of a system or network, which defines the inside and outside. It is typically determined by firewalls and addresses. See DMZ. , Internal and Web security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's ZoneAlarm product line is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security, creating award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web.  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 over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries.

(C)2004-2005 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.

Check Point, Application Intelligence, Check Point Express, the Check Point logo, AlertAdvisor, ClusterXL, Cooperative Enforcement, ConnectControl, Connectra, CoSa, Cooperative Security Alliance, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 GX, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FloodGate-1, Hacker ID, IMsecure, INSPECT INSPECT Intelligent System for Air Campaign Plan Evaluation based on expeCT , INSPECT XL, Integrity, InterSpect, IQ Engine, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Policy Lifecycle Management, Provider-1, Safe@Home, Safe@Office, SecureClient, SecureKnowledge, SecurePlatform, SecurRemote, SecurServer, SecureUpdate, SecureXL, SiteManager-1, SmartCenter, SmartCenter Pro, Smarter Security, SmartDashboard, SmartDefense, SmartLSM, SmartMap, SmartUpdate, SmartView, SmartView Monitor, SmartView Reporter, SmartView Status, SmartViewTracker, SofaWare, SSL Network Extender, TrueVector, UAM UAM Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
UAM Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (México)
UAM Uniwersytet im.
, User-to-Address Mapping, UserAuthority, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator.


(1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task.

(2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator.
 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 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, VPN-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.
, Web Intelligence, ZoneAlarm, Zone Alarm Pro, Zone Labs, and the Zone Labs logo, 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, 5,835,726 and 6,496,935 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.

(1)"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.
 and deferred stock compensation resulting from the acquisition of Zone Labs.
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

               (In thousands, except per share amounts)


                         Three Months Ended            Year Ended
                            December 31,              December 31,
                           2004        2003        2004         2003
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------
                       (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

Revenues:
   Licenses             $  77,142   $  63,022    $275,677    $230,096
   Subscriptions           53,268      42,478     196,327     161,690
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------
Total product revenues    130,410     105,500     472,004     391,786
   Services                12,639       9,800      43,356      40,786
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------
Total revenues            143,049     115,300     515,360     432,572
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------

Operating expenses:
   Cost of revenues         5,989       4,592      23,553      18,923
   Research and
    development            12,015       7,523      43,186      29,314
   Selling and
    marketing              36,487      29,953     132,796     111,007
   General and
    administrative          6,050       4,350      23,657      17,644
   Amortization of
    intangible assets
    and deferred
    stock compensation      2,782           -       8,851           -
   Acquisition related
    in-process R&D              -           -      23,098           -
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------
Total operating
 expenses                  63,323      46,418     255,141     176,888
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------

Operating income           79,726      68,882     260,219     255,684
Financial income, net      11,970      10,745      44,777      43,506
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------
Income before
 income taxes              91,696      79,627     304,996     299,190
Income taxes               15,252      14,371      56,603      55,311
                         ---------   ---------    --------    --------
Net income              $  76,444   $  65,256    $248,393    $243,879
                         =========   =========    ========    ========
Net income excluding
 in-process R&D and
 amortization of
 intangible assets and
 deferred stock
 compensation           $  78,684   $  65,256    $278,717    $243,879
                         =========   =========    ========    ========
Earnings per share
 (basic)                $    0.31   $    0.26    $   0.99    $   0.98
                         =========   =========    ========    ========
Number of shares used
 in computing earnings
 per share (basic)        248,585     248,945     251,244     247,691
                         =========   =========    ========    ========
Earnings per share
 (fully diluted)        $    0.30   $    0.26    $   0.95    $   0.96
                         =========   =========    ========    ========
Earnings per share
 (fully diluted)
 excluding in-process
 R&D and amortization
 of intangible assets
 and deferred stock
 compensation           $    0.31   $    0.26    $   1.07    $   0.96
                         =========   =========    ========    ========
Number of shares used
 in computing earnings
 per share (fully
 diluted)                 257,459     255,834     260,608     255,083
                         =========   =========    ========    ========


                CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
               SELECTED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA
                            (In thousands)

                                ASSETS

                                           December 31,   December 31,
                                                2004           2003
                                             ----------     ----------
                                            (unaudited)    (unaudited)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                   $  157,655     $  327,188
Marketable securities and deposits             965,352        809,158
Trade receivables, net                          96,006         72,754
Other receivables and prepaid expenses          20,517         19,667
                                             ----------     ----------
Total current assets                         1,239,530      1,228,767
                                             ----------     ----------

Long-term assets:
Long-term investments                          455,148        467,264
Property and equipment, net                      8,144          7,394
Intangible assets, net                          25,857              -
Goodwill                                       172,528              -
Deferred income taxes                           18,752          5,519
                                             ----------     ----------
Total long-term assets                         680,429        480,177
                                             ----------     ----------

Total assets                                $1,919,959     $1,708,944
                                             ==========     ==========

                            LIABILITIES AND
                         SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Deferred revenues                           $  141,114     $  105,889
Trade payables and other accrued liabilities   137,932        139,345
                                             ----------     ----------
Total current liabilities                      279,046        245,234
                                             ----------     ----------

Accrued severance pay, net                       2,784          2,165
Deferred tax liability                           7,305              -
                                             ----------     ----------

Total liabilities                              289,135        247,399
                                             ----------     ----------

Shareholders' Equity:
Share capital                                      780            747
Additional paid-in capital                     369,443        193,662
Deferred stock based compensation              (10,342)             -
Treasury shares at cost                       (244,586)             -
Retained earnings                            1,515,529      1,267,136
                                             ----------     ----------
Total shareholders' equity                   1,630,824      1,461,545
                                             ----------     ----------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $1,919,959     $1,708,944
                                             ==========     ==========
Total cash and cash equivalents, deposits
 and marketable securities                   1,577,291      1,602,724
                                             ==========     ==========


                CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
                 SELECTED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA

                            (In thousands)

                          Three Months Ended          Year Ended
                             December 31,            December 31,
                           2004        2003        2004        2003
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                       (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Cash flow from
 operating activities:
Net income             $   76,444  $   65,256  $  248,393  $  243,879
Adjustments to
 reconcile net income
 to net cash provided
 by operating
 activities:
Depreciation and
 amortization               1,382       1,250       5,519       5,590
Increase in trade and
 other receivables, net   (23,233)    (10,470)    (20,644)     (1,440)
Increase in trade
 payables and other
 accrued liabilities       14,865      13,108      17,868      12,754
Other adjustments           1,409       1,083       1,550      12,450
Amortization of
 intangible assets and
 deferred stock
 compensation               2,782           -       8,851           -
Acquisition related in-
 process R&D                    -           -      23,098           -
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Net cash provided by
 operating activities      73,649      70,227     284,635     273,233
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Cash flow from
 investing activities:
Cash paid in
 conjunction with the
 acquisition of Zone
 Labs, net                      -           -     (95,343)          -
Investment in property
 and equipment             (1,301)       (625)     (4,632)     (2,971)
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Net cash used in
 investing activities      (1,301)       (625)    (99,975)     (2,971)
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Cash flow from
 financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance
 of shares upon
 exercise of options       11,004       2,994      34,493      17,710
Purchase of treasury
 shares                   (44,349)          -    (244,586)          -
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Net cash provided by
 (used in) financing
 activities               (33,345)      2,994    (210,093)     17,710
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Increase (decrease) in
 cash and cash
 equivalents, deposits
 and marketable
 securities                39,003      72,596     (25,433)    287,972

Cash and cash
 equivalents, deposits
 and marketable
 securities at the
 beginning of the
 period                 1,538,288   1,530,128   1,602,724   1,314,752
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Cash and cash
 equivalents, deposits
 and marketable
 securities at the end
 of the period          1,577,291   1,602,724   1,577,291   1,602,724
                        ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

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