Check Point Software Technologies Inc (CHKP)

[midastouch017]

Check Point Express CI Named One of Midmarket 'Products of the Year' by CMP's VARBusiness Magazine
Monday May 2, 8:30 am ET
Latest Integrated Security Solution with Antivirus Protection Offers Customers Simple Deployment and Management to Address Midmarket Needs


REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2005-- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP - News), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Check Point Express CI(TM), the company's latest mid-sized security solution that includes firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention and now integrated antivirus protection, was named midmarket "Product of the Year" by CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine.
ADVERTISEMENT


VARBusiness, the biweekly magazine that provides strategic insight to technology integrators solicited input from information-technology (IT) vendors and solution providers to determine which products and services were best for midmarket customers with 100 to 999 employees. Entries were considered and reviewed by VARBusiness editors who selected only 100 of the more than 400 nominated products.

"Our readers tell us that the middle market is one of the fastest-growing IT categories today," says VARBusiness Publisher, Robert C. DeMarzo. "Our editors have determined that Check Point Express CI is a security solution that best meets that segment's needs."

"The midmarket customer has very unique security needs that cannot be met by simply scaling up small business solutions or scaling down enterprise solutions," said Kevin Maloney, vice president worldwide sales for Check Point Software Technologies. "With our network of over 2,200 channel partners, Check Point is providing the mid-sized company with the ideal solution to combat today's evolving Internet threats. This recognition from VARBusiness is particularly gratifying because it further indicates Check Point's leadership in the medium business market."

Check Point Express CI is featured and profiled in the special May 2 VARBusiness "State of the Midmarket" issue and also online at www.varbusiness.com.

About Check Point Express CI

Check Point Express CI was designed specifically for midmarket customers and offers an easy to deploy and manage platform that incorporates firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention and integrated antivirus protection. With the newly added antivirus protection, customers can rest assured that inbound and outbound traffic is free of rapidly emerging worms and viruses. For more information on Check Point Express CI, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/press/2005/express_ci_041105.html.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050502/25347.html?.v=1

Midas