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TMCNet: MEDIA ALERT: Check Point to Demo VPN-1 VE Utilizing VMsafe Technology

[September 15, 2008]

MEDIA ALERT: Check Point to Demo VPN-1 VE Utilizing VMsafe Technology

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it will demonstrate a development version of its new VPN-1(R) Virtual Edition (VE) security gateway integrated with VMware's forthcoming VMsafe API. The sneak peak of VPN-1(R) VE certified on VMware and using VMsafe will be part of a joint VMware and Check Point security session at VMworld on Thursday, September 18th at 9:00AM.


"Most companies aren't securing virtual servers effectively today because it's difficult to implement and manage," said Oded Gonda, vice president of network security at Check Point. "Our VPN-1 VE product simplifies the process of securing virtual environments, making it just as easy to administrate firewalls in a virtual environment as it is to manage firewalls in a physical environment and while maintaining all security capabilities."

Check Point will provide a live demonstration of the security solution running inside the vSwitch, inspecting and protecting traffic between every VM on a VMware ESX server. The integrated firewall protects traffic and provides access control between virtual machines on the same subnet, eliminating the threat of a compromised virtual machine gaining access to other virtual machines on the same subnet. The demonstration of VPN-1 VE utilizing VMsafe can also be seen upon request at Check Point's VMworld booth, #666.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the leader in securing the Internet. Check Point offers total security solutions featuring a unified gateway, single endpoint agent and single management architecture, customized to fit customers' dynamic business needs. This combination is unique and is a result of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets.

Check Point's pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture to protect business communications and resources, including corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company also offers market-leading endpoint and data security solutions with Check Point Endpoint Security products, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other mobile computing devices. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and identity theft. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.

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