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To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (2381)	5/6/1998 7:05:00 AM
From: Wil Faller	Respond to of 7150

Here is some more news for NetWorld+ Interop Check Point upgrades FireWall-1 Latest version to boost VPN support, refine LDAP management features By Joe Paone heck Point Software Technologies Ltd. today announced the next major release of its flagship FireWall-1 software at NetWorld+Interop, with a focus on providing faster and more secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) capability. Version 4.0 of FireWall-1 includes a multitude of enhancements, according to Greg Smith, product-marketing manager at Check Point in Redwood Shores, Calif. Smith said FireWall-1 4.0 will gain support for public-key infrastructure with the capability of handling Entrust Technologies Ltd. X.509 digital certificates. Support for Entrust certificates will also be available in Check Point's SecuRemote client VPN product, the 4.0 version of which will also debut at the show. Also in the certificate vein, FireWall-1 will now support the ISAKMP/Oakley automated key negotiation feature of the IPsec VPN standard. This lets two parties communicate securely using certificates, but removes many of the manual steps required by managers and users. Check Point also added support for the VPN acceleration coprocessor from Chrysalis-ITS Inc. The hardware-based PCI card, available in Ethernet or fast-Ethernet versions, processes key generation and encryption and provides secure key storage. "This eliminates the firewall's processor as a potential point of VPN performance degradation," said Smith. New support for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) goes beyond simply letting the protocol pass through the firewall. A new LDAP account-management client, available as a module for FireWall-1, also lets administrators define and manage user information in any LDAP directory from the same console they used to manage the firewall. "The firewall can query an LDAP server to enforce a security policy regarding a particular user," said Smith. FireWall-1 4.0 and SecuRemote 4.0 will be available in the third quarter, costing from $2,995 to $18,990, depending on the number of protected IP addresses. For more information, visit Check Point at N+I booth #4987 or contact the company at (650) 628-2000, fax (650) 654-4233; checkpoint.com.

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (2381)	5/6/1998 7:20:00 AM
From: Wil Faller	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7150

This may be even better news. Look who's Firewall is now in silicon. This should translate to a huge increase in business. Berkeley Networks' Firewall Accelerator Agent Selected Overall "Best of Show" Winner Data Communications and LAN Times today announced the winners of the "Best of Show" Awards at NetWorld+Interop 98 in Las Vegas. The Best of Show awards, now in their fifth year, recognize those products that significantly advance the state of the art of distributed computing and enterprise networking. The winning products were chosen from 18 finalists and more than 300 entries in categories ranging from network infrastructure to applications software. In addition to awards in six individual categories, a "Best of the Best" award was given to the Berkeley Networks' Firewall Accelerator Agent, judged to be the single most significant product introduction at the show.In addition to awards in six individual categories, a "Best of the Best" award was given to the Berkeley Networks' Firewall Accelerator Agent, judged to be the single most significant product introduction at the show. Six product-category winners were also selected from 18 initial finalists chosen last week from the "Best of Show" award entries. The "Best of Show" winners are listed below in their respective categories: : Grand Winner: Berkeley Networks' Firewall Accelerator Agent Firewalls that operate at 40GB per second are big news--especially considering that most products today top out at 50MB per second or less. Already known for its unique approach to high-end switching, Berkeley is the first vendor to implement a firewall--Check Point's market-leading Firewall-1--in silicon. This approach eliminates the need for a firewall in front of each switch port, providing a huge cost savings. And because switches are deployed on internal networks, it allows for protection of intranet connections as well as Internet connections. Network Security and Performance Winner: Berkeley Networks' Firewall Accelerator Agent This product puts Check Points Firewall 1 on an ASIC inside its gigabit Ethernet switch, delivering vastly higher throughput (up to 40GB per second, compared with less than 50MB per second for most firewalls). It also does away with the need for a firewall in front of each switch port, which is a huge cost savings. And it protects internal subnets, not just the perimeter connection to the Internet.