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Funk Software and Check Point Collaborate on Endpoint Security Solution
Tuesday May 3, 11:30 am ET
OPSEC Certified Solution Supports the Trusted Computing Group's Endpoint Security Integrity Architecture


LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2005--Funk Software, a leading provider of network access security solutions, and Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP - News), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced an endpoint security technology collaboration designed to protect an organizations' critical data and eliminate network downtime caused by Internet threats.
The companies have worked to integrate Funk Software's endpoint verification solutions that provide network enforcement of endpoints, and Check Point's Integrity(TM) product family, the most complete, integrated, and manageable solutions for securing internal network PCs. The joint solution allows enterprises to proactively protect the network against viruses, worms, and other malware by ensuring endpoint compliance with corporate security policies. It is currently available for customer trials and will be demonstrated at NETWORLD+INTEROP, May 1-6, 2005 at Booth #2307.

Standards-Based Interoperability

The joint Funk Software/Check Point solution is based on the architecture set forth by the Trusted Computing Group in its Trusted Network Connect (TNC) subgroup on endpoint integrity. Additionally, the solution is OPSEC(TM) (Open Platform for Security) certified, assuring customers that the solution will interoperate in their network. Total Access Protection (TAP), a new OPSEC category, involves verifying that all endpoints connecting to the corporate network are properly secured and compliant with corporate security standards to effectively block the introduction and spread of viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malware plaguing today's networks.

"This Funk Software/Check Point solution enables new and existing customers to enforce endpoint compliance at the time of network connection," said Paul Weinstein, vice president of business development at Check Point Software. "Our collaboration with Funk Software demonstrates an industry decree to effectively quarantine and remediate infected endpoints at every access point to the network. This vision is being supported by Check Point OPSEC alliance partners, such as Funk Software and the Trusted Network Connect subgroup."

"Our priority has always been to work with industry-leading vendors to bring superior network access security solutions to our customers, and we are pleased to extend our OPSEC relationship with Check Point to provide this exciting solution," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software. "A joint Funk Software/Check Point solution gives our customers the proactive network security they require, while also providing a path to the standards-based architecture they need to meet their evolving security requirements."

The joint Funk Software/Check Point solution comprises the following components:

Steel-Belted Radius v5.0 with specialized plug-in authenticates users, performs or brokers the integrity check against the Check Point Integrity(TM) server via an Integrity Measurement Verifier (IMV), and grants access to the network according to the result of the integrity check.
Funk Software's 802.1X supplicant Odyssey Client v4.0 with specialized plug-in lets a user request access to the network, passing not only login credentials but security information about the endpoint gathered by the Check Point Integrity(TM) client agent via an Integrity Measurement Collector (IMC).
Check Point's Integrity(TM) Server and Client v5.1 enables network administrators to easily configure, measure and enforce a corporate compliance policy for endpoint security credentials (e.g., operating system patch level, antivirus update level, personal firewall update level).
Availability

The joint Funk Software/Check Point solution is currently available for customer trials and will be demonstrated at NETWORLD+INTEROP, May 1-6, 2005 at Booth #2307.

About Funk Software

Funk Software is a leading provider of network access security solutions for networks of any size, from enterprise to operator, wired or wireless. The company's family of RADIUS/AAA and WLAN security products allow an organization to enforce a uniform security policy across all network access methods, including WLAN, remote/VPN, dial, and identity-based (wired 802.1X) -- with the performance and reliability to handle any traffic load, and with full support for any network infrastructure. Funk Software's customers include many of the world's largest corporations, institutions, telecommunications carriers, and Internet service providers (ISPs); its products are licensed or resold by numerous leading manufacturers of Internet hardware and software. Founded in 1982, Funk Software is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.funk.com or call 617-497-6339.

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