Intel Corporation and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) today announced a multi-year agreement to work together on enhancing virtual private network (VPN) security and ease-of-use for corporate notebooks based on Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology.

Intel and Check Point are collaborating to implement and validate highly protected wireless access solutions. Intel Centrino mobile technology-based systems with integrated wireless connectivity are expected to fuel new levels of mobility. To prepare for the increasingly mobile and wirelessly enabled corporate workforce, Intel and Check Point see the growing need to provide more sophisticated means for protecting these systems and their communications when operated locally or remotely.

The forthcoming Intel Centrino mobile technology-based systems can benefit from an enhanced and validated version of Check Point VPN-1® SecureClient™ software, the industry-leading client security solution that delivers centrally managed personal firewall protection and VPN connectivity. Intel is working with Check Point to optimize its client security on Intel Centrino mobile technology-based systems, with aim to further secure the computing environment. For Intel Centrino mobile technology-based systems the solution will provide VPN auto-launch capability in a wireless environment and incorporate support for two-factor hardware based authentication on systems integrating Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology.

“Check Point is teaming with Intel to provide the highest levels of security to next generation wireless notebook PCs based on Intel Centrino mobile technology,” said Gonen Fink, vice president, Solutions and Strategy for Check Point Software Technologies. “The combination of next generation mobile micro architecture, used in conjunction with Check Point’s industry-leading client security, will deliver a robust, more secure wired and wireless mobile computing experience that maintains the integrity of the entire corporate network.”

Mobile users utilize VPN technology that offers end-to-end encryption, to more securely connect with their enterprise LAN via a broad range of networks, including corporate, home and wireless “hotspots” in airports, hotels, restaurants and other public locations. The collaboration aims to empower enterprises with additional options for further securing their WLAN deployments and remote access by adding two-factor hardware based VPN authentication to their deployment architecture.

“VPN encryption provides a robust solution for delivering more secure connectivity on both wired and wireless connections,” said Anand Chandrasekher, vice president and general manager, Intel’s Mobile Platforms Group. “The enhanced, validated and verified Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient on Intel Centrino mobile technology-based systems with TPM support will enable enterprises to maximize productivity and efficiency by delivering more secure connectivity to mobile employees accessing corporate resources from anywhere.”

This latest collaborative effort furthers Check Point and Intel’s aims to deliver more secure notebooks, robust remote access, and higher levels of client security in an enterprise-computing environment.



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About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture provides the VPN and security infrastructure that uniquely enables more secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN solutions, as delivered in the company's Next Generation product family, secure business communications and resources for corporate networks, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of SVN is Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 325 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,500 certified partners in 149 countries. For more information, please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com or at http://www.opsec.com/.

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