Check Point Software and ODS Networks Sign Worldwide OEM Agreement; Expanded OPSEC Partnership Allows ODS to Enhance New Security Offerings.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. and RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 1, 1999-- Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) and ODS (Operational Data Store) A database designed for queries on transactional data. An ODS is often an interim or staging area for a data warehouse, but differs in that its contents are updated in the course of business, whereas a data warehouse contains static data. Networks (Nasdaq:ODSI (Open Directory Services Interface) A programming interface from Microsoft for gaining access to network naming services and directory services. ) announced today the signing of a new strategic, worldwide OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Agreement. Under the agreement terms, ODS will market and sell Check Point Software's entire line of enterprise security software solutions in conjunction with ODS' latest generation SecureCom 8000 series of security appliances and modular chassis systems. Check Point Software products offered by ODS include VPN-1(TM)/FireWall-1(R), FloodGate-1(TM), Check Point RealSecure(TM), Meta IP(TM) and Check Point's new MultiGate(TM) solution for Point-of-Presence (POP) locations. The new SecureCom products will offer Enterprise Customers and Managed Service Providers a broad range of flexible, high-availability chassis and appliance products designed to support Check Point Software's off-the-shelf security solutions based on standard Solaris and NT operating systems. In addition, the SecureCom family supports third party 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 Certified applications, including authentication, URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. filtering, anti-virus, intrusion detection and reporting, to name a few, making it a best-of-breed platform for deploying Secure Virtual Networking (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 ). "We're pleased to move our existing OPSEC Secured partnership forward with ODS' new, comprehensive security platform," said Asheem Chandna, Check Point vice president of marketing and business development. "Check Point's OPSEC strategy enables ODS to provide customers with a best-of-breed hardware platform supporting all Check Point products, as well as OPSEC Certified applications." "ODS' latest generation of SecureCom products support Check Point Software's SVN architecture, integrating Check Point's entire security product line under a full family of enterprise-class security appliance and modular chassis systems," said Eric Gore, vice president of strategic business for ODS Networks. "Our expanded partnership with Check Point Software will allow ODS to further extend our global reach into new security applications and markets." The SecureCom solution offers an integrated and secure method of Internet access, routing, Virtual Private Networking(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. ) and LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network connectivity. SecureCom is designed to incorporate security applications and network management strategies, providing scalable and secure integration within a customer's existing environment.der of enterprise data security and networking solutions. The company's security solutions include their recently announced 'Best-of-breed' integrated security appliance, SecureCom(TM), the widely-deployed intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment tools, Kane Security Analyst(TM) and Kane Security Monitor(TM), and the state-of-the-art behavioral modeling security solution, CMDS CMDS Christian Medical and Dental Society CMDS Computer Misuse Detection System CMDS Consortium for Materials Development in Space CMDS Collection Management and Development Section (libraries) CMDS Command Specification (TM) (Computer Misuse Detection System). ODS Networks' wide array of security solutions enable customers to provide thorough and customized information protection for corporate and government networks, intranets, extranets and electronic commerce environments. More information about ODS Networks is available at www.ods.com. About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (VPN-1/FireWall, Provider-1 and Check Point RealSecure), traffic control (FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl), and IP address management (Meta IP). Check Point Software solutions enable customers to implement centralized policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the OPSEC Alliance, Check Point Software's products seamlessly integrate with "best-of-breed" products from more than 200 leading industry partners. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more information, please call (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit http://www.checkpoint.com or 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, SecureVirtual 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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