Check Point Software to Hold Major Internet Security Conference; Check Point's First User Conference &OPSEC Expo Draws Worldwide Customers and Industry Experts.Business Editors &High-Tech Writers 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)--Feb. 8, 2000 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it will hold its first ever Worldwide User Conference and 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 Exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. . The three day, multi-track 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. event, &uot;Check Point Experience,&uot; will bring together top-industry experts and Check Point customers from around the world for informative, in-depth discussions and presentations on critical Internet security issues, applications and implementations, including detailed presentations on Check Point's 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. Designed to benefit companies of all sizes that use Check Point solutions, the Check Point Experience will provide a rich forum for learning, exchanging ideas and discussing future challenges and ways to maximize enterprise security as a strategic and competitive advantage. Part of the conference will focus on the challenges and requirements involved in using the Internet as the basis for new E-Business initiatives. Scheduled for March 15-17, 2000 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , the conference features a number of keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. speakers and five educational tracks. Featured keynote speakers:
-- Douglas Adams, best-selling author of &uot;The Hitchhikers Guide to
the Galaxy&uot;, will share his views on living in this virtual
world.
-- Jim Daly, editor-in-chief of &uot;Business 2.0&uot;, will discuss the
coming demands and trends of E-Business in an Internet economy.
-- Jonathan Littman, author of &uot;The Watchman&uot; and &uot;The Fugitive
Game&uot;, will share his insight on Internet security threats and
the mind of the hacker.
Educational tracks include:
-- Real World Applications: Leading Information Technology
specialists from over 15 different companies who have implemented
Check Point VPN and Internet security solutions will discuss
their implementation experience in security for extranets, remote
access, E-Commerce and other areas.
-- Business and Management: Analysts and systems integrators will
cover the primary E-Business issues that are driving today's
security decisions, including best practices and assessing
security as an investment.
-- Products and Technology: Check Point product experts will lead
in-depth technical discussions on Check Point products and the
Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture, including enterprise
management and client/server security.
-- System Administration: Technical staff will share insights on
high performance, high availability, optimization and
customization of Check Point products.
-- OPSEC Technologies: This track will feature panel discussions on
critical security technologies that interoperate and integrate
with Check Point's SVN architecture such as content security and
PKIs.
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The conference is primarily designed as a forum in which users of Check Point's leading Internet security solutions share information and experiences with colleagues. To register for the conference or to obtain more detailed track information and other &uot;Check Point Experience&uot; information, please see: 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/experience. 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 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 &uot;best-of-breed&uot; 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, FireWall-1 Secure Server, FloodGate-1, INSPECT INSPECT Intelligent System for Air Campaign Plan Evaluation based on expeCT , IQ Engine, Meta IP, MultiGate, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, User-to-Address Mapping, 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 Appliance, VPN-1 Certificate Manager, VPN-1 Gateway, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer 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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