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( BW)(CA-NOKIA/CHECK-POINT)(NOK)(CHKP) Nokia and Check Point Deliver The
Most Flexible, High Performance Internet Security Solutions In Their Class
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2001--
Demonstrating The Power of Partnership
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and Check Point Software Technologies (Nasdaq:CHKP), today
announced they have crossed the performance threshold to deliver the most
flexible, high performance Internet security solutions available. The two
companies have co-developed a feature named Firewall Flows, to dramatically
increase the performance of Check Point's market-leading FireWall-1(R)
operating on Nokia's leading IP Network Security Appliances. Specifically,
Nokia's new IP530 appliance delivers over 500Mbps FireWall-1 throughput
effectively eliminating any potential network bottleneck.
Firewall Flows forms a key architectural component of Nokia's purpose-built,
security hardened operating system. This new feature incorporates elements
of Check Point's recently announced Secure XL performance API to reduce per
packet overhead and more than triple the firewall packet per second
throughput. This feature is especially effective in improving the
performance of connections transmitting small packets (64 and 128 bytes).
Network World has verified the power of Firewall Flows in a recent
performance test. FireWall-1 on the Nokia platform outperformed ASIC based
firewall systems in the small packet throughput tests.(1)
"Enterprise and Managed Service Provider customers are constantly faced with
the triple challenge of security, reliability and performance," said Mark
Bouchard, Analyst for the META Group "Nokia and Check Point have once again
come up with an innovative way to answer the markets call."
"As the market leading IP security appliance vendor, Nokia clearly
understands the market's continuing need for improved price performance,"
said Dan MacDonald, vice president of Nokia Internet Communications "With
the Nokia IP530 and Firewall Flows, Nokia yet again raises the bar in the
areas of performance, reliability and ease of deployment."
"Performance leadership continues to be a key differentiator for Check
Point's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture," said Asheem Chandna,
vice-president of business development and product management for Check
Point Software Technologies. "We are very pleased that the jointly-developed
Nokia / Check Point security appliance solution leverages Check Point's
SecureXL architecture and delivers a throughput of over 500 Mbps."
The Nokia IP530 is the newest member of Nokia's market leading family of
network security appliances, tightly integrating Check Point
VPN-1/FireWall-1 to create a next generation IP Network Security platform
delivering increased speed, functionality and impressive levels of secured
throughput. Nokia's ability to truly innovate in the area of performance is
enabled through our unique capability to optimize purpose built hardware
subsystems, with a hardened operating system, IP networking functionality
and our close working relationships with market leading application vendors
such as Check Point.
Nokia IP Network Security Solutions combine market-leading security software
and world class IP routing delivering rapidly deployable, high-performance
network security solutions. Nokia offers a full range of award winning
network protection, extension and acceleration appliances designed to meet
the most demanding security challenges - fully backed by Nokia's world class
"First Call - Final Resolution" support.
Availability
Firewall Flows is shipping now on all Nokia IP100, 300, 400 and 600 series
network security appliances. The IP530 appliance is available now in the US,
Canada and Europe and will be available globally in Q2 '01. (1) Network
World March 12, 2001 "Pushing Firewall Performance |
