Check Point
Microsoft lifts licensing restriction on virtual servers; Check Point goes virtual
Aug. 19, 2008
Microsoft today confirmed it will eliminate a licensing restriction that prevented customers from moving virtualized applications to a different server more frequently than every 90 days; Check Point Software is ...
Check Point goes virtual with VPN-1
Aug. 18, 2008
Check Point is introducing a version of its VPN-1 software that runs on VMware ESX or ESXi to protect virtual machines from one another when they are running on a single piece of hardware.
Equifax bolsters border security
Jul. 03, 2008
Equifax, the company that compiles credit reports, has chosen network-access-control technology to make sure contractors and employees access its network with machines that meet the firm's security requirements.
Check Point merges security clients
Feb. 08, 2008
Check Point is combining two of its separate desktop clients and adding antivirus software into a single security client that can help simplify the distribution and management of endpoints.
Check Point IPS-1 fills a gap in its product line
Aug. 04, 2008
Check Point has finally delivered some useful fruit of its December 2006 acquisition of NFR Security.
How we tested Check Point's IPS
Aug. 04, 2008
We installed the Check Point IPS-1 Sensor 200C on our production network. The IPS-1 Sensor 200C has four IPS interfaces which are paired into two sets of fail-open (or fail-closed, if you want) Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Check Point adds VPN access for iPhone
Apr. 28, 2008
Check Point Monday announced support for the iPhone through its VPN-1 product, a VPN software tool.
Check Point launches UTM gear; Cisco's Microsoft-compatible NAC gear almost ready
Apr. 16, 2008
Check Point Software is introducing a set of security appliances for midsize businesses and branch offices of larger businesses bent on reducing the clutter of devices and the cost and hassle of dealing with multiple ...
Check Point launches UTM gear for midsize businesses, branches
Apr. 15, 2008
Check Point Software is introducing a set of security appliances for midsize businesses and branch offices of larger businesses.
From firewall to 'firebox' for the data center
Mar. 17, 2008
Enterprises are turning to application firewalls and next-generation firewalls with IPS to secure data-center servers and virtual servers from one another.
Check Point’s own UTM-1 2050
Nov. 12, 2007
Check Point's UTM-1 family of hardware appliances combine small, 1U devices, with Check Point's own Secure Platform operating system, VPN-1 firewall, and some additional management tools not found in the version of ...
8-ball | NetworkWorld.com Community
Sep. 15, 2008
Community: Security
So does this mean it's already available? For a company their size, aren't they behind the 8-ball a little? i.e. Reflex, Stonesoft, Bluelane
Check Point bundles UTM gear with services for midsize businesses
Dec. 06, 2007
Check Point Software is adding e-mail security to its multifunction security platform, and bundling that with update services for software and signature libraries to make a package for small-to-midsize businesses.
Check Point VPN-1 UTM Gateway
Nov. 12, 2007
Check Point and its hardware partners -- Crossbeam, IBM and Nokia-- each submitted different hardware platforms for this test running a common application: Check Point's VPN-1 software. Likewise, we used Check Point's ...
'All-in-one' firewalls fall short
Nov. 12, 2007
In this Clear Choice Test, we set out to determine whether we could find a UTM firewall that could scale up successfully in performance, feature set and manageability.
AV's place is not in the all-in-one security box
Nov. 12, 2007
There is no real agreement about whether antivirus software is required in or even a good idea for an enterprise-class firewall.
Tracking UTM high availability
Nov. 12, 2007
The high-availability and scalability features in the enterprise UTM firewalls we tested range from very fancy to dead simple.
UTMs require routing for flexibility’s sake
Nov. 12, 2007
Dynamic routing is the kind of feature required of any UTM firewall as a means of providing deployment flexibility.
UTM performance takes a hit
Nov. 12, 2007
Most enterprises will want to proceed cautiously when adding UTM features, such as intrusion-prevention systems and antivirus scanning, to their perimeter firewall boxes, because of their unpredictable impact on total ...
Watts up with power consumption?
Nov. 12, 2007
The data center may seem a big place, but watts are watts: Every one you use costs you money. Two firewalls in a high-availability pair may not be the biggest power expense in a computer room, but that's no excuse to ...
Data encryption’s adoption grows
Oct. 25, 2007
Data breaches and regulations are pushing enterprises to look at encryption more seriously, as vendors attempt to make the technology less expensive and easier to use.
Check Point looks to add browser protection
May. 21, 2008
Check Point has plans to develop an enterprise edition of a new browser sandbox that protects computers from Internet-borne attacks.
Testing All-in-one Firewalls
Nov. 12, 2007
Testing All-in-one Firewalls
Joel Snyder examines 13 Unified Threat Management (UTM) products for performance, manageability, power consumption and more.
By Joel Snyder , Network World , 11/12/2007
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Microsoft addresses ZoneAlarm patch snafu | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jul. 10, 2008
Microsoft is re-issuing one of its advisories from this week's Patch Tuesday after some ZoneAlarm users complained they had dead Internet connections after installing the fix. Tuesday's MS08-37 update, which fixed a ...
RE: IBM System x3650 | NetworkWorld.com Community
Dec. 12, 2007
Community: Security
This result is of no surprise, Checkpoint cheated - The IBM system runs a technology called coreXL which Checkpoint have developed to make use of multi-core CPUs. The issue is that Checkpoint to ...
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Check Point profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 79
2004 NW200 rank: 83
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
579 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
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12% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
2% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
320 |
| Change from '04 |
|
29 |
| As percentage of revenue 55 |
|
55 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
0 |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
1400 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
4
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
413857 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
4890 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
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| Year inc. |
|
1993 |
| Fiscal year ends |
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Dec |
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