Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Pro Named CNET Editors' Choice; Zone Labs Persona

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    SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--Zone Labs(R), a Check Point(R) company (Nasdaq:CHKP), today announced that it received a CNET Editors' Choice award for ZoneAlarm(R) Pro 5.5, the newest version of its easy-to-use personal firewall for home and small office PC users. ZoneAlarm Pro was honored by CNET editors for its intuitive interface, quick installation, and easy setup.
    CNET Editors' Choice winners are recognized as top products in their respective technology categories. A key selection requirement is the difference the product makes in the lives of its users; whether through innovative features, exceptional value for the price, remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable boost to users' productivity.
    CNET notes that ZoneAlarm Pro stands out from the crowd of security products on the market today. The reviewers wrote, "ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 offers the best software firewall and basic security product available to PC users today. Its clean and simple tab-based interface is blissfully intuitive to navigate, making ZoneAlarm Pro far less imposing than Norton Personal Firewall 2005 and easier to operate than McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 6.0."
    Version 5.5 of ZoneAlarm Pro protects home and small office PC users from a myriad of online threats, including hackers, worms, phishing attacks, and spyware, while locking down personal information with advanced privacy controls. It also monitors antivirus software and will notify the user when the software is out of date, and scans inbound and outbound communications to protect the machine from attack.
    "Ease-of-use is a major barrier to universal use of essential security products like personal firewalls and antivirus software," said Frederick Felman, vice president of marketing, Check Point's Zone Labs division. "We're committed to creating solutions that are simple to use, while offering rock-solid security and protection from hackers, spyware and other threats. We're honored that CNET recognizes our efforts in ensuring simple and powerful security for all PC users."
    To read the full review on CNET, please visit http://reviews.cnet.com/ZoneAlarm_Pro_5_5/ 4505-3667_7-31162893-2.html?tag=glance. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 is available today from www.zonelabs.com.

    About Zone Labs

    Zone Labs(R), a Check Point(R) company (Nasdaq:CHKP), is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security. Zone Labs is a leading creator of endpoint security solutions protecting millions of PCs and the valuable, personally-identifiable information on those PCs, from hackers, spyware and data theft. The company's award-winning endpoint security product line is deployed in global enterprises, small businesses and consumers' homes, protecting them from Internet-borne threats. Check Point Integrity(TM) is an endpoint security management platform that protects corporate data and productivity. The ZoneAlarm family of products is among the most popular and successful Internet security products available today while IMsecure(R) Pro offers comprehensive security for instant messaging. Please visit http://www.zonelabs.com for more information.

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