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Bluesocket Joins Check Point's Partner Alliance Program Partnership Delivers OPSEC Certified Integration with Clientless End Point Security
Monday March 28, 9:00 am ET


BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2005--In an effort to increase end-point security compliance, Bluesocket, Inc. (www.bluesocket.com), the leader in open wireless security and management solutions, today announced that it has received OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) certification from Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP - News), the world leader in securing the Internet.
With OPSEC partner certification, Bluesocket's new version 4.1 will now interoperate with the Check Point Integrity(TM) Clientless Security, a non-intrusive, maintenance-free way to protect wireless devices against viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, spyware/malware and other threats and anomalies before users are allowed to log-on and gain access to the network. Administrators can also easily customize instructions or links that provide the user with self-remediation instructions.

"Ensuring endpoint compliance with corporate security standards is essential to protecting wireless networks," said Paul Weinstein, vice president of Business Development at Check Point Software. "BlueSocket's integration with Integrity Clientless Security provides customers with unparalleled ease-of-deployment, leveraging our clientless agents to detect and disable malware before infected machines can connect to the network."

Without requiring installation of client software and taking advantage of automated Web-based scanning, the combined Bluesocket version 4.1 and Integrity Clientless Security solution is unique in providing network access control. This ensures that the user's device is free from viruses and worms, and has the latest required security patches. As a result, this new level of enterprise-class security mitigates the risks posed by employees and guests accessing enterprise resources via wireless connections.

"The power to invoke Check Point's Integrity Clientless Security from within our Wireless Gateways signals a huge leap forward in fulfilling security compliance by preemptive means," said Ralph Calistri, Bluesocket CEO. With this industry-best certification, we are ensuring that our customers reach the highest level of security with the lowest amount of risk and management pain."

Working with Check Point and the OPSEC partner alliance allows Bluesocket customers to receive the latest patches, updates and virus definitions, elevating wireless security to the next level where end-point compliance is achieved through automated, non-intrusive, and preventative means which protect users' machines before they can do harm to the network.

Availability

Version v4.1 is shipping now on all new Bluesocket Wireless Gateways and is available for download to all current users with a support contract.

About Check Point's OPSEC

OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 350 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability, ensuring maximum protection for business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.

About Bluesocket, Inc.

Founded in 1999, Bluesocket is the leader in open wireless security and management solutions that simplify the complexities of mobile enterprises. Thousands of Bluesocket Wireless Gateways are deployed by leading enterprises including Harvard University, Honeywell, Universal Health Services, Toyota, Parker Hannifin and others who require policy-based, open-systems solutions to secure, manage, and profit from their wireless networks. (www.bluesocket.com)

Secure Mobility, BlueSecure and BlueView are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bluesocket, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective companies.

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