(PR NEWSWIRE)VeriSign and Check Point Deliver State-of-the-Art Solution for Deploying
Digital Certificate-Based Virtual Private Networks
Check Point Offering is the First VeriSign Go Secure! Service for VPNs
MOUNTAIN VIEW and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Check
Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in
securing the Internet, and VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the world's leading
provider of Internet trust services, today unveiled VeriSign Go Secure!(SM)
for Check Point which facilitates the deployment of digital certificates in
Check Point's VPN-1T/FireWall-1(R) solution. VPNs provide an inexpensive
means for businesses to extend network access to mobile workers, branch
offices and business partners safely and privately over the Internet.
Available from VeriSign, Go Secure! for Check Point includes the critical
elements needed to rapidly deploy a VPN using VeriSign's digital certificates
and Check Point's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture.
Go Secure! for Check Point is the first VeriSign Go Secure! Service for
VPNs. VeriSign's Go Secure! Services enable enterprises to easily and rapidly
incorporate digital certificate-based functionality into their messaging, VPN,
and Web access applications. Additional information regarding Go Secure! is
available at www.verisign.com.
With today's introduction of Go Secure! for Check Point, specifically
designed for Check Point's VPN-1 SecuRemote and VPN-1 SecureClient, VeriSign
enhances its PKI-based VPN offering to enable the more than 13 million users
of Check Point's leading remote access clients to seamlessly acquire and use
VeriSign digital certificates to establish a trusted VPN. By plugging
directly into the existing VPN-1 SecuRemote or VPN-1 SecureClient
architecture, VeriSign's Go Secure! service makes remote access VPNs easy to
deploy, administer, and use as there are no additional IT infrastructure
changes required.
"VeriSign's Go Secure!, combined with the Secure Virtual Networking
capabilities of Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1, has enabled us to securely
expand our network to our clients and remote employees," said James Mascaro,
Network Architect for E-Business solutions provider, Xcelerate
(www.xcelerate.com). "By having our IT resources work with the public key
infrastructure (PKI) and VPN experts at VeriSign, we have built a solid and
robust solution that is revolutionizing the way we do business."
Go Secure! for Check Point consists of the components network
administrators need to rapidly deploy large-scale, trusted VPNs. Easy-to-use
tools let network administrators control the approval, enrollment, validation,
issuance and renewal of digital certificates while relying on VeriSign's
certificate processing, backup, and customer support services. End users
interact with customized, Web-based enrollment forms to request and receive
their digital certificates. Through one click, end users can now instantly
install digital certificates into Check Point's VPN-1 SecuRemote and VPN-1
SecureClient without the need for any training or additional administrative
support.
"We are pleased that VeriSign has taken advantage of our open PKI
integration to develop VeriSign's Go Secure! for Check Point" said Asheem
Chandna, vice president of marketing and business development for Check Point
Software Technologies. "VeriSign's Go Secure! Service for Check Point offers
our joint customers a comprehensive service option to assist in the rapid
deployment of our market-leading VPN solution."
"VeriSign has been working with our enterprise customers to develop these
revolutionary new Go Secure! services to accelerate VPN deployment," said
Richard Yanowitch, executive vice president of marketing for VeriSign. "Our
Go Secure! for VPN services enables network administrators to quickly and
easily turn a firewall into a VPN. By working with Check Point, VeriSign is
providing a solution integrated with the VPN market leader."
Go Secure! Pricing & Availability
Go Secure! for Check Point will be available in February 2000. Prices
begin at $60 a user with prices declining to under $10 per user in large
volume installations. Training courses and product integration services are
available from VeriSign for Check Point's SVN family of products, and
VeriSign's PKI and VPN services.
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) is the leading provider of Internet trust
services -- including authentication, validation and payment -- needed by Web
sites, enterprises and e-commerce service providers to conduct trusted and
secure electronic commerce and communications over IP networks. VeriSign's
trust services for Web sites, developers and individuals are available through
www.verisign.com and through a growing number of ISPs and Web hosting
companies. The company's digital certificate services for enterprises and
electronic commerce service providers are available through regional account
representatives, resellers, and global affiliates.
About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the worldwide leader in securing
the Internet. The company's integrated architecture includes network security
(FireWall-1, VPN-1, Provider-1 and Check Point RealSecure), traffic control
(FloodGate-1 and ConnectControl), and IP address management (Meta IP). Check
Point Software solutions enable customers to implement centralized
policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment. Via the
OPSEC Alliance, Check Point Software's products seamlessly integrate with
"best-of-breed" products from more than 200 leading industry partners. The
company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international
headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For more information, please call
(800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit checkpoint.com or
opsec.com.
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SOURCE VeriSign, Inc. and Check Point Software Technologies
-0- 01/10/2000
/CONTACT: Jeff Wenker of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide,
650-429-2768, jeff_wenker@edelman.com, for VeriSign; or Laurie Guarino of
Check Point Software Technologies, 650-628-2088, lguarino@us.checkpoint.com/
/Web site: xcelerate.com
/Web site: opsec.com
/Web site: checkpoint.com
/Web site: verisign.com
(VRSN CHKP)
CO: VeriSign, Inc.; Check Point Software Technologies; Xcelerate
ST: California
IN: CPR MLM
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