Checkpoint Software Announces Secure Support for Microsoft NetMeeting.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1996--CheckPoint Software Technologies Ltd., the market share leader in network security software, today announced that it will provide integrated, secure support for Microsoft NetMeeting(TM) conferencing software in its CheckPoint(TM) FireWall-1(TM) network security software in the second half of 1996.

CheckPoint is the first firewall vendor to announce support for this emerging standard in conferencing software.

Most Internet audio and video technology, including Microsoft NetMeeting, is based on both TCP and UDP-based protocols. This makes it difficult or impossible for most firewalls to support these technologies securely because their architectures cannot support UDP-based protocols. FireWall-1 is the only firewall on the market today that can secure both TCP and UDP-based applications and services and can add support for new applications such as Microsoft NetMeeting quickly and easily.

"The growing number of corporations deploying Internet audio and video technologies to conduct business and communicate with their global counterparts are demanding that these communications be secured through corporate firewalls," said Dr. Deborah Triant, CEO and president of CheckPoint Software Technologies, Inc. "Thanks to FireWall-1's extensible architecture, CheckPoint can provide secure support for new and emerging Internet applications, such as Microsoft NetMeeting, quickly and easily."

"Security is a key concern to our customers, some of whom need to transmit and share sensitive corporate information using NetMeeting, such as financial statements, product plans and manufacturing schedules," stated Blake Irving, group manager of the Internet platform and tools division at Microsoft. "We are pleased to cooperate with CheckPoint Software to enable users to securely share sensitive communications with NetMeeting."

About FireWall-1

As the first shrinkwrapped firewall package, and the first to employ an easy-to-use graphical user interface, FireWall-1 is consistently recognized by trade publications and users for its usability, flexibility, extensibility and high performance. With more than 6,000 installations worldwide as of Q1 1996, FireWall-1 is more widely-tested in the field than any other network security solution.

Based on CheckPoint's unique, patent-pending "stateful inspection" architecture, the product is the most flexible, easy-to-install, configure, and maintain firewall product available. More than 120 applications, services and protocols are supported out-of-the-box, and administrators can easily customize the firewall to incorporate new and in-house applications. FireWall-1 allows the enterprise's customized security policy to be created, monitored, and maintained from a single workstation and enables network managers to configure and manage multiple firewalls throughout the enterprise from one, centralized management station.

About CheckPoint Software

CheckPoint Software Technologies is the leading vendor of network security software with more than 40 percent share of the firewall market (according to International Data Corporation). With thousands of installations in small to Fortune 100 companies worldwide, CheckPoint FireWall-1 has emerged as the standard for enterprise-wide network security. CheckPoint's products are sold through distributors, resellers, Internet service providers and network integrators worldwide, including SunSoft, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, UB Networks, and Vanstar Corporation and their respective distribution channels. The company is privately-held and has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel.

For more information, please call 800/429-4391, e-mail [e-mail] or visit CheckPoint at http://www.checkpoint.com. -0-

Note to Editors: 1996 CheckPoint Software Technologies, Ltd. CheckPoint, the CheckPoint logo, CheckPoint FireWall-1, FireWall-1 SecuRemote, and FireWall-First! are trademarks of CheckPoint Software Technologies Ltd. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

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