Check Point Software and IBM Further Security Solutions for Service Provider Market With New UNIX Server.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)--Sept. 13, 1999-- Market-leading Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 Now Available On New IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). Thin Server Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq: CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), announced today that it is expanding its relationship with IBM (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IBM) to include support for the IBM RS/6000 B50 server, which IBM announced today. The IBM RS/6000 B50 server provides a manageable and scalable platform for Check Point Software's Internet security solutions. "Check Point Software is pleased to further its long-standing relationship with IBM," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development. Check Point is leading the way in solutions and partnerships for network security outsourcing, and these new servers from IBM provide Check Point solutions in a footprint attractive to service providers." "As a platform for the Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 virtual private networking and security solutions, the B50 delivers quality performance for ISPs and MSPs to meet the needs of today's business critical Internet computing environments," said Debra Thompson, vice president of products and solutions, IBM RS/6000. "The B50 builds on Cuirements faced by service providers. Its small 3.5 inch footprint maximizes floor space and allows ISPs to pack up to 20 servers in a standard rack enclosure. In addition to supporting the full range of IBM RS/6000 products, Check Point Software and IBM are working together through the Check Point Software 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 (Open Platform for Security) Alliance. Through the OPSEC Alliance, IBM SecureWay Directory IBM SecureWay Directory, was the very first Directory Server offering from IBM. The product has come a long way and the its latest release is called IBM Tivoli Directory Server. IBM Secureway Directory wasn't changed until the Release 5.1 was then known as IBM Directory Server. server has been tested and OPSEC Certified to work with the Check Point VPN-1 and FireWall-1 enterprise security solutions. IBM's SecureWay Directory Server and Check Point Software's security solutions work together to provide centralized management of user account information. About Check Point Software Technologies Check Point Scure), traffic control (FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl), and IP address management (Meta IP). Check Point Sofarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more informatio-1 SecureServer, Secure Virtual Network and Conrmation about IBM RS/6000 is available at http://www.ibm.com/servers |
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