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Check Point Small Business Security Appliances Achieve Editors' Thumbs Up

Safe@Office Wins SC Magazine "Recommended Buy" and ZDnet "Editor's Choice" Awards

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Dec. 6, 2004 - Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Safe@Office™ 225 has earned two independent endorsements from UK security specialists. Safe@Office, Check Point's integrated VPN/firewall security appliance for small businesses, was rigorously evaluated by reviewers at SC Magazine and ZDnet UK and emerged with the "Editor's Choice" and "Recommended Buy" awards following positive reviews.

Safe@Office 225 was analyzed in the areas of design, features, ease of use, performance, documentation and value for money, and the small business security appliance scored highly on every count. SC Magazine gave a strong overall rating of four out of five, and ZDnet's verdict was an impressive eight and a half out of ten.

"Safe@Office has powerful and trusted firewall functionality bolstered with a comprehensive range of add-ins," observed Robert Jacques, reviewer at SC Magazine. "It's a piece of cake to set up, has extremely well-designed and easy to understand management monitoring tools and good documentation."

"Few alternatives offer the flexibility and upgrade options of Safe@Office," commented Alan Stevens, reviewer at ZDnet UK. "This, together with the Check Point pedigree, actually makes it something of a bargain."

Safe@Office is designed to meet all the security needs of small businesses, providing ease of use and simple management. The appliance includes secure Internet connectivity, local networking, remote and site-to-site access and browser-based management. Organizations can also benefit from value-added services including anti-virus and content filtering functionality. It was this breadth of features in addition to the performance and simplicity that led reviewers to score the product so highly.

Additionally, in November 2004, Check Point expanded its small business product line with the introduction of the Safe@Office 400W, a series of integrated, all-in-one wireless security appliances that include a wireless access point and offer customers the same security technology used by 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies.

Safe@Office Evaluation Methodology
SC Magazine evaluated Safe@Office 225 as part of a group test of fourteen integrated security appliances for the small and medium business market. The aim was to find the best products that offer simple configuration and management while also protecting businesses from the vast array of potential security threats, such as viruses, hackers, malicious employees and worms. To view the full article, visit http://www.scmagazine.com/us/products/productdetails/ec1ca8d0-
2dea-4399-ba8f-7ccc5b9b4f13/check-point-safeoffice-225-/.

ZDnet assessed Safe@Office 225 as a standalone evaluation that can be viewed at http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/networking/0,39023970,39171563,00.htm. The article has since attracted reader comments that have been 100 percent positive.

About Check Point Safe@Office
The Check Point Safe@Office product family packs the most comprehensive security tools, including firewall, VPN, URL filtering and e-mail anti-virus service, into an easy-to-use, reliable and cost effective appliance for small businesses that start at just $299. For more information on the Safe@Office security appliances, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/products/safe@office/index.html

About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. Through its Next Generation product line, the company delivers a broad range of intelligent Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's Zone Labs (www.zonelabs.com) division is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security, creating award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its 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 more than 2,300 Check Point partners in 92 countries.

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