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Nokia and Check Point Expand Global Strategic Alliance

Expanded relationship orchestrates delivery of industry's most advanced portfolio of security solutions for both wired and wireless network environments

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 12, 2001 - Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) today announced an expanded alliance whereby the two companies have tightly aligned their strategies, engineering, innovation priorities, and resources at virtually all levels of the two organizations to deliver an unmatched combination of security infrastructure solutions. The two companies, who have been successfully delivering market leading security solutions for over four years, intend to increase that leadership, and together work to duplicate that success in the mobile network security market.

As part of this expanded alliance, Nokia and Check Point will leverage their respective engineering resources to innovate and deliver leading Internet security solutions which combine the unique strengths of both organizations. The VPN and firewall technology utilized in all the Nokia Internet security appliances will be based on Check Point VPN-1®/ FireWall-1® software. Also, Nokia and Check Point will begin to deliver a series of innovative, high availability and performance enhancements based on the combination of Nokia's patented CryptoCluster™ technology and Check Point's SecureXL™. A fully clustered Nokia Check Point solution will be available at the end of Q1 2002.

Customers can expect to see immediate benefits of this expanded relationship. This new alliance will also create unique opportunities to extend Nokia/Check Point performance leadership through custom appliance designs and specialized acceleration capabilities, further delivering upon existing multi-gigabit security solutions. Through these and future initiatives, Nokia and Check Point will together provide their customers with a new class of scalability, reliability and product performance to protect their most critical assets.

Nokia and Check Point already protect the perimeter of mobile networks worldwide. This expanded alliance, will intensify the Nokia Check Point collaboration in the area of mobile network security to address the unique security needs of operators deploying 2.5G and 3G networks.

"Check Point has chosen the Nokia IP series as the preferred platform on which to operate Check Point's extensive suite of security software," said Gil Shwed, CEO and Chairman, Check Point Software Technologies." Together, we have already established a clear leadership position in the VPN/firewall appliance market, and through this expanded alliance, we will continually create and deliver the market's most compelling security solutions."

"This new agreement represents a significant change to the competitive landscape of the Internet security market," said John Robinson, senior vice president and general manager, Nokia Internet Communications. "The combined Nokia Check Point solution based on Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 software will form Nokia's VPN/firewall offering for both the enterprise and service provider markets. Together, we will integrate our respective bests to create a collective solution that is truly unmatched by any other player, while paying close attention to the critical needs of our customers and continually evolving market requirements."

"Nokia and Check Point have already demonstrated a successful partnership by taking a leadership role in security appliances, which is among the fastest growing segments of the security market," said Chris Christiansen, vice president, Internet infrastructure and security software, IDC. "The nature of mobile networking infrastructure will demand appliance type deployments. By further combining their respective strengths in mobility and security, Nokia and Check Point are well-positioned to continue their success in wired security and capitalize on the vast opportunities of future wireless network environments."

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About Nokia Internet Communications
Nokia Internet Communications, headquartered in Mountain View, California, provides world class Network Security and Virtual Private Network solutions that ensure the security and reliability of corporate enterprise and managed service provider networks. Nokia is committed to enhancing the end user experience by bringing a new level of security and reliability to the network, enabling an Internet transaction that is personal and trusted -- each and every time. For more information, please visit http://www.nokia.com and click on Secure Network Solutions.

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.

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 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 300 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,000 certified partners in 203 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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