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To: AugustWest who wrote (36730)	4/15/2003 6:34:10 AM
From: AugustWest	Respond to of 57110

depending on how much they take it down at the open I may try to sneak in for a bit-o-trade. Software Maker Check Point Profit Slips Tuesday April 15, 5:40 am ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Check Point Software Technologies Inc. (NasdaqNM:CHKP - News) posted a five percent decline in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as weak technology spending slowed down its push to win more customers. The company, based in Redwood City, California, and in Ramat-Gan, Israel, posted a first-quarter net profit of $60.1 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with a net profit of $63.5 million, or 26 cents per share a year earlier. Check Point, which makes security software, had said it anticipated earnings of 24 to 25 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call (News - Websites) expected a profit of 24 cents on that basis. Revenue rose slightly to $104.8 million from $104.6 million a year earlier and in line with analysts' expectations. Check Point shares ended up 8 cents at $15.10 on the Nasdaq stock market on Monday. biz.yahoo.com