Check Point Software to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Financ

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2005--Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year financial results for the period ending December 31, 2004, on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, after the U.S. financial markets close. Management will host a conference call with the investment community at 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT on January 18. A live webcast of the call will be hosted on the Company's website at http://www.checkpoint.com/ir. Replays are available via webcast or by calling (973) 341-3080, pass code 5568706.
    Check Point Software will also host its annual Investor Day on Monday, February 7, 2005, from 8:00 AM PT to 2:00 PM PT, at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, California. During the program, Check Point's senior management team will share the company's strategic direction and key initiatives for 2005.

    About Check Point Software

    Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall 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 Zone Labs (www.zonelabs.com) division 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 2,300 Check Point partners in 92 countries.

    (C)2005 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.
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CONTACT: Check Point Software Technologies Kelly Toney, 650-628-2050 (Investor Relations) ir@us.checkpoint.com Elena Annuzzi, 650-628-2060 (Media Relations) press@us.checkpoint.com

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS SOFTWARE CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Check Point Software Technologies

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