Check Point Software Wins Network Computing 2000 Well-Connected Award for Fifth Consecutive Year.Business Editors/High-tech Writers NetWorld Interop 2000 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)--May 16, 2000 VPN-1/FireWall-1 Tops Best Firewall Category Based on its Intuitive Interface, High Performance, Highest Level of Security and Distributed Management Capabilities Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Check Point VPN-1(TM)/FireWall-1(R) has received the Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. 2000 Well-Connected Award in the category of Best Firewall. Recognized for its intuitive interface, high performance, highest level of security, extensive logging and reporting and enterprise-wide policy management capabilities, VPN-1/FireWall-1 also provides the security foundation for Check Point's market-leading VPN-1 product family. Check Point Software leads the firewall 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 with more than 125,000 total installations, including more than 42,000 VPN gateway installations and 28 million remote access VPN clients deployed. "We are honored to have Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 recognized by Network Computing editors as best firewall for the fifth consecutive year," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of product management and business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "This award further validates that VPN-1/FireWall-1 offers the industry's leading enterprise security solution." Presented to Check Point Software at an awards ceremony held recently during the NetWorld + Interop 2000 trade show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , the Well-Connected Awards are highlighted in Network Computing magazine and online at http://www.networkcomputing.com. About VPN-1/FireWall-1 Check Point Software's award-winning Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 enterprise security solution is a comprehensive application suite that integrates enterprise VPN functions with access control, authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , network address translation, content security, auditing and connection control. The suite is part of Check Point Software's integrated policy-based 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 and extended by Check Point Software'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 ) for ensuring interoperability and integration with best-of-breed products from over 200 companies. VPN-1/FireWall-1 is fully integrated, enabling centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. management with distributed deployment. 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 "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 to Editors: 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. |
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