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Check Point Furthers Commitment to Partners with New Business Portal and Enhanced Programs

PartnerMAP Increases Partner Productivity and Provides Tools for Success

Scottsdale, AZ -- May 9, 2003 - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced PartnerMAP, an exclusive partner business portal designed to increase partner productivity by making it easier to access business tools and information and grow their business selling Check Point's market-leading Internet security solutions. Additionally, the company is enhancing its Check Point Partner program to bring additional rewards to partners in accordance with their level of investment in Check Point. Both announcements were made at The Check Point Experience, a series of premier business networking and informational events for Check Point partners and users. For more information or to register for an upcoming Check Point Experience, please visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/experience/index.html.

One-Stop Business and Information Source
Check Point PartnerMAP is a customized business portal that improves productivity by instantly linking partners to a wealth of Check Point business tools and product, sales and marketing information. Further, it provides partners with real-time customer account and order tracking information, and simplifies the Check Point partnership processes by enabling partners to update their business profiles and manage their business plans online. These and other benefits are realized through a variety of PartnerMAP features such as:

  • Partner Query Center - Provides partners with a real-time sales 'snapshot' for managing and tracking customer orders, product subscriptions and services.

  • E-Business - Enables online processes for partners to manage their Partner Locator profile, as well as specify access rights per individuals on their staff to ensure that the right contacts view and update the right information.

  • E-Order - Allows partners to order and send Check Point evaluation software directly and promptly to customers through online fulfillment.

Check Point will continue to enhance PartnerMAP functionality with new tools and capabilities that further simplify business and increase productivity for partners. By year's end, PartnerMAP will include the following new tools:

  • Automatic alert notifications of customer subscription expiration and renewals
  • Real-time leads status and information
  • Updated co-op marketing fund balances and expenditure recommendations
  • Extended E-order capabilities to include online collateral fulfillment

"I'm pleased that Check Point is taking additional steps to simplify knowledge transfer and enhance the partnership experience," said Mike Volk, vice president of sales for True North Solutions. "PartnerMAP streamlines required administration processes and provides me with customized, valuable information that helps me sell Check Point solutions - thereby giving me more time to focus on growing our business."

Partner Program Enhancements
Furthering its commitment to partners, Check Point is enhancing its Check Point Partner programs with a new partner designation, Platinum, and the introduction of the "Check Points" Reward Program. The new Platinum-level partner designation is by invitation and granted to partners in accordance with their level of commitment to and investment in selling Check Point solutions. Some of the benefits include increased co-op funds, rebates for exceeding sales targets, priority listing on the Partner Locator and additional joint marketing activities and dedicated sales support.

The "Check Points" rewards system is a joint-marketing program that enables partners to accumulate "points" or reward vouchers for Check Point certification training and testing. Rewards vouchers are earned through the completion of lead generation marketing activities that help Check Point Partners grow their security business.

"We are continuously refining and enhancing our partner programs to reward partners and better equip them to sell and provide value-added service for our solutions," said Jerry Ungerman, president of Check Point Software Technologies. "Today's announcement underscores this and demonstrates Check Point's strong commitment to enabling our partners business success."

Both PartnerMAP and the new program enhancements are available immediately to Check Point Partners. More information can be found at: www.checkpoint.com/partners.

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 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 2,500 Check Point 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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