Check Point Positioned in Leader Quadrant of Prestigious Magic Quadran

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2005--Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced it has been positioned in the leader quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls, 2H04. This influential report ranks both network and application firewall vendors on their ability to execute and completeness of vision.
    According to Gartner, leaders are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market. Other key evaluation criteria include the ability for firewalls to recognize and block attacks, central management of many remote devices and a fast-paced rollout of new application defenses. In addition, a criterion for the vendor includes the ability to recognize the needs of the enterprise and build them into the product.
    "This is the second consecutive year the Gartner Magic Quadrant has recognized Check Point as a leader," said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing for Check Point Software. "Check Point has made significant movement in a positive direction and our positioning in this report is a result of our commitment to solving customers' real-world challenges."

    Industry's Most Proven Perimeter Security

    Check Point FireWall-1(R), the industry's leading firewall, delivers comprehensive and highly-scalable attack protection and network security with integrated VPN and intrusion prevention capabilities. Using INSPECT(TM), the most adaptive and intelligent inspection technology. FireWall-1 integrates both network-level and application-level protection to provide the highest level of security, with access control, attack defenses, content security, authentication, and integrated Network Address Translation (NAT). FireWall-1 is a fully integrated solution within all Check Point perimeter security solutions.

    About Gartner Magic Quadrant

    The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted February 2005 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

    About Check Point Software

    Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and VPN markets. Through its Next Generation product line, the company delivers a broad range of intelligent Perimeter, Internal and Web 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 one of the most trusted brands in Internet security, creating 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.

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    The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted February 2005 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission.

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CONTACT: Check Point Software Technologies Molly Ford, 650-628-2022 (Media) press@us.checkpoint.com Kelly Toney, 650-628-2050 (Investor) ir@us.checkpoint.com

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