Here's some interesting news. Check Point received a patent last week
on portions of their firewall products. There was some speculation that
Ascend and Cisco may be at risk for using some of the patented materials.
3Com to Bundle Check Point's Enterprise Security Management Console With
NETBuilder(R) Router Software
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd., (NASDAQ:CHKPF), the leader in enterprise security
software, today announced an agreement with 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) to
build interoperability between Check Point Software's Open Platform for Secure
Enterprise Connectivity (OPSEC) framework and 3Com's NETBuilder(R) IP
firewall. Under the terms of the agreement, Check Point Software will build in
the capability to manage 3Com's NETBuilder IP firewall from its enterprise
security management console software. In addition, 3Com will ship an
evaluation copy of Check Point's management console with every NETBuilder
router sold, increasing the ease of use of 3Com's advanced network security
solution.
"The NETBuilder IP firewall in combination with Check Point's OPSEC
framework offers our customers the best of all worlds -- rich facilities for
controlling traffic and access in corporate intranets, combined with the
industry's leading enterprise security console," said Steve Bauman, 3Com vice
president and general manager. "This agreement will simplify building an
enterprise-wide security policy while providing a robust and scalable
security platform which will meet future growth needs."
Check Point Software's Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity
(OPSEC) is a single platform that integrates and manages all aspects of
enterprise security through an open, extensible management framework, using a
combination of published application programming interfaces (APIs), support
for industry-standard protocols and a high-level scripting language. With
OPSEC, customers can easily, seamlessly, and selectively integrate a full
spectrum of security applications into the Check Point(TM) FireWall-1(TM)
enterprise security solution to manage functions such as access control,
address translation, authentication, auditing, accounting, encryption and
content security. All facets of enterprise security are defined and driven by
a single, central enterprise-wide security policy, ensuring that corporate
security is safer, simpler to maintain and more comprehensive than ever
before.
"The OPSEC framework complements 3Com's scaleable product and is designed
to meet the present and future connectivity needs of today's users," said
Deborah Triant, president and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc.
"We are pleased to partner with 3Com, and we look forward to collaborating on
new technology offerings that will meet the challenges of today's and
tomorrow's secure connected enterprise."
3Com's router-based firewall is a standard feature with all NETBuilder
platforms and can be extended to meet users' custom business requirements or
be integrated with any host-based security solutions to provide a two-tier
security solution. Scaleable across the entire 3Com NETBuilder family of
products, the router-based firewall software is NCSA-certified and is
optimized to maintain router performance and integrate seamlessly with all
network environments, controlling access between the Internet and the
corporate Intranet, as well as controlling access within customers' private
data networks. The NETBuilder IP firewall will leverage Check Point's OPSEC
management GUI, the same GUI used in the Check Point FireWall-1 enterprise
security solution, to further simplify the establishment of network security
policies that are increasing in size and complexity to meet the needs of
today's growing networks.
Availability
3Com will ship Check Point's OPSEC management console bundled with the
next major release of NETBuilder router software.
About 3Com
3Com Corporation has helped more than 45 million people gain access to
critical information through high-speed networks. Designed to serve large
enterprises, service providers, small offices and homes, 3Com products provide
a scaleable architecture to meet the present and future connectivity needs of
today's users. With research and development on three continents, 3Com is one
of the data networking industry's largest and fastest growing companies.
3Com's innovative marketing, engineering, sales and support simplify
communication, optimize network reliability and protect customer investments.
For further information, visit the company's World Wide Web site:
3com.com.
About CHECK POINT Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the global network security
software market share leader and inventor of "Stateful Inspection" technology.
According to a December 1996 report by the Yankee Group, the company's
flagship product, Check Point FireWall-1, commanded 44% of the worldwide
firewall market in the first half of 1996. FireWall-1 protects internal and
external network communications for thousands of organizations of all sizes.
Its products are sold worldwide through OEM partners, distributors, VARs,
systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. The company
has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international
headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, visit
checkpoint.com, e-mail info@checkpoint.com, or call 800-429-4391.
NOTE: Check Point, the Check Point logo, Check Point FireWall-1,
FireWall-1, FireWall-1 SecuRemote, FireWall-First! and INSPECT are trademarks
of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 3Com and NETBuilder are registered
trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other product names mentioned herein are
trademarks of their respective owners. |
