Check Point VPN-1 Edge NGX Extends Security Protection With Advanced Intrusion Prevention and Antivirus; Check Point Advances Security for Remote Offices on NGX Security Platform.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP):

Customers Achieve Simple, Cost-Effective Security for Remote Sites

Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that VPN-1(R) Edge(TM), an integrated security appliance for remote offices that is part of the VPN-1 family of perimeter products, has incorporated the world's most advanced intrusion prevention and antivirus to complement its firewall and VPN technologies. With intrusion prevention and antivirus, the NGX(TM) release of VPN-1 Edge enables corporations to ensure that branch offices have the same protection from worms and viruses as larger offices. By delivering this integrated security with scalable management, VPN-1 Edge makes it simpler and more cost-effective for customers to connect and secure thousands of remote sites with the confidence that these sites will not become the weakest link in network security.

VPN-1 Edge is now also integrated with SmartDefense(TM) Services. By purchasing a SmartDefense Services subscription for VPN-1 Edge appliances, customers can receive new protections against the latest threats and apply them to all offices remotely from a single console. This dramatically reduces the cost of maintaining a secure distributed environment, resulting in tighter security throughout the network.

"By incorporating intrusion prevention and antivirus into the VPN-1 Edge series of integrated security appliances, we are providing Unified Threat Management for branch offices just as we did with Check Point Express CI(TM) for medium businesses," said Ken Fitzpatrick, chief marketing officer for Check Point Software Technologies. "In addition, only Check Point's unified security architecture delivers preemptive protection everywhere -- from the laptop to the internal network to the perimeter to the remote office. With these new enhancements, customers are assured of a consistent security policy throughout the organization -- something needed in today's regulated environment."

Organizations that deploy VPN-1 Edge with Embedded NGX technology, which incorporates Check Point's market-leading firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention software, also experience the following new benefits:

--Simplified VPNs with High Reliability - Enables administrators to quickly connect a large number of remote sites using dynamic routing and route-based VPNs.

--Most Secure Wireless Protocol Support - First appliance on the market to provide support for the WPA2/802.11i wireless security standard.

--Highest Standards of Performance - Incorporates Wireless Multimedia Quality of Service (QoS) support to ensure that time-sensitive traffic on the wireless network, such as Voice over IP, is transmitted with minimal delay and at expected performance levels.

Customer Success with VPN-1 Edge

Check Point customer, ISCAR, is a dynamic full line supplier of precision carbide metal working tools, producing a wide range of carbide inserts, carbide end mills and cutting tools covering most metal cutting applications. ISCAR also provides metal working solutions in both engineering and manufacturing to major industries throughout the world. "As an enterprise company with more than 70 branch offices all over the world, we needed to find a way to connect those offices and manage their security from a central location because we don't have dedicated IT staff members in each office," said Vladislav Reznik, project manager for ISCAR's IT department. "VPN-1 Edge was the best fit for our needs because of its robust intrusion prevention and antivirus protection capabilities and its ability to be centrally managed. Our complex network is protected from all of the latest security threats, and also, our IT administrator at headquarters can implement security policies as needed throughout the world."

Pricing and Availability

VPN-1 Edge is available as both a wired and a wireless security appliance. Pricing starts at $599, and the appliances are available immediately. For more information on Check Point VPN-1 Edge, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/products/vpn-1_edge/index.html.

VPN-1 Edge is based on Embedded NGX technology, which incorporates Check Point's market-leading firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention and antivirus software optimized for embedded platforms. Embedded NGX was developed by SofaWare(R) Technologies, a Check Point company.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and VPN markets. Through its NGX platform, the company delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's ZoneAlarm product line is the highest rated personal computer security suite, comprised of award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries and its customers include 100% of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.

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