Check Point Software and IBM Deliver Automated Security Management.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2002

IBM Tivoli Risk Manager Integrates With Check Point Next Generation;

Products Cross Certified to Enable Seamless Interoperability 

Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced it is extending its relationship with IBM (NYSE:IBM), by developing tighter integration between Check Point's Next Generation security solutions and IBM's automated security management software. The expanded integration will help organizations deploy intelligent, self-protecting security management using advanced technologies from the two companies.

Through Check Point OPSEC(TM) (Open Platform for Security) certification, IBM Tivoli Risk Manager version 4.1 seamlessly integrates with Check Point's market-leading VPN-1(R)/FireWall-1(R) Next Generation, enabling customers to centrally manage threats and exposures based on security information collected from VPN-1/FireWall-1.

Leveraging OPSEC integration, IBM Tivoli Risk Manager automatically correlates security information, provides responses and proactively analyzes the state of the firewall and about 50 other technologies across the enterprise that affect security. The OPSEC certified solution helps companies identify real security threats by reducing the number of redundant security events administrators must analyze and helps reduce administration costs.

"By working together to build interoperable products, IBM and Check Point can help ease the burden our customers have of securing their networks by automating many of an administrator's mundane tasks -- freeing them to focus on higher level projects that will benefit security and the business," said Arvind Krishna, vice president of security products, Tivoli Software, IBM. "Leveraging our partners' expertise, such as Check Point's technology, is crucial for us and for our customers as we develop autonomic, self-protecting security management software."

"We are pleased to extend our partnership with IBM to provide our joint customers with the industry's most comprehensive security management," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of business development and product management for Check Point Software Technologies. "Check Point and IBM are providing best-of-breed, integrated enterprise security management solutions, resulting in cost-effective and easy to manage enterprise deployments."

Check Point VPN-1(R)/FireWall-1(R) Next Generation is also certified as "Ready for Tivoli Software" through IBM's certification process, meaning it has passed rigorous interoperability testing procedures with IBM Tivoli Risk Manager and IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console.

Check Point and IBM plan to develop additional integration projects that will improve management and the total cost of ownership for enterprise security deployments.

About IBM Tivoli Software

IBM Tivoli software helps enable an IT organization to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve service levels of the IT infrastructure. Tivoli systems management software helps traditional enterprises and e-businesses worldwide manage security, storage, performance and availability, and configuration and operations. Backed by world-class IBM services, support and research, Tivoli software is one of four key IBM Software Group brands -- DB2, Lotus, Tivoli and WebSphere.

About Check Point's OPSEC

OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 325 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the VPN and security infrastructure that uniquely enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN solutions, as delivered in the company's Next Generation product family, secure business communications and resources for corporate networks, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of SVN is Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 325 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,500 certified partners in 149 countries. 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.

IBM, DB2, Lotus, Tivoli and WebSphere are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be the trademarks or service marks of others.

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