Check Point Software to Work With Intel to Deliver Gigabit Security Performance for E-business.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)--Dec. 7, 1999-- Effort to Integrate 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 with Intel Internet Exchange See IXP and NAP. (IX) Architecture Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) today announced it is working with Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking (Nasdaq: INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol) INTC Intercept INTC Interrupt Controller ) towards providing gigabit security performance for E-Business environments. Specifically, Check Point Software will integrate its Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture with the Intel(R) Internet Exchange(TM) (IX) architecture to provide customers with next-generation 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. performance. The combination of Check Point's high-performance SVN architecture for Internet security and Intel's IX architecture, a platform for designing high-performance networking and communication products will accelerate the ability to transact high-speed, real-time E-Business activity over high-bandwidth networks. Today, Check Point Software has high-performance Internet security and E-Business solutions offering comprehensive security and full manageability without sacrificing performance. With this announcement, Check Point continues its industry leadership in providing advanced high-performance security solutions. In addition, through its work with Intel as a key member of the Intel IX developer's forum, Check Point Software will help integrate and drive new standards of Internet-security performance to gigabit levels needed in the future. The combination of the most comprehensive high performance Internet security infrastructure coupled with the industry's most powerful and flexible network processors will allow network managers to monitor, manage, and control the future volume of network traffic generated by the increasing growth of E-Business environments. "We look forward to working with Check Point to help build a network security platform that scales to gigabit performance," said Len Rand, general manager of NetBoost a Division of Intel. "The Intel IX architecture and Check Point's software will provide customers with a highly secure, robust and complete platform for E-Business that can be easily adapted as needs change." "With the explosive growth of E-Business, high-performance, scalable secure enterprise communication over the Internet becomes critical," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development of Check Point Software, Technologies. "The Check Point and Intel combination accelerates the future standards of Internet security to meet these needs." About Check Point Software Technologies Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The company's integrated architecture includes network security (FireWall-1, VPN-1, 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 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. policy-based management See policy management. with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the 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 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. Trademark Information 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 SecureRemote, 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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