Stockholm – Säkerhetsföretaget Check Point ® Software Technologies har placerats i ledarkvadranten i Gartners ”2011 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls”¹, som är analysföretagets grafiska beskrivning av affärsområdet för Enterprise-brandväggar. Enligt Gartner innehåller ledarkvadranten företag som tillhandahåller produkter som är utvecklade för att hantera kraven som ställs av större företag. Dessa krav inkluderar ett brett utbud av modeller, stöd för virtualisering och virtuella nätverk samt en kapacitet för styrning och rapportering som är utformad för komplexa miljöer med stora trafikvolymer.

Enligt Gartner är leverantörer i ledarkvadranten marknadsledande i att erbjuda nya säkerhetsfunktioner, ha kapacitet för att ge expertråd – snarare än att behandla brandväggen som en handelsvara – och har en framgångsrik historia av att ha lyckats med att undvika sårbarheter i sina säkerhetsprodukter.

– Komplex säkerhet är ofta det främsta problemet IT-administratörer har idag, vilket leder till att företag söker efter lösningar som ger heltäckande skydd, är enkla att använda och kan anpassas till förändrade affärsbehov. Vår position i ledarkvadranten bekräftar Check Points förmåga att hjälpa våra kunder att förenkla säkerheten genom att erbjuda en enda enhetlig lösning som ger skydd mot ett brett spektrum av hot, säger Lars Berggren, Country Manager för Check Point Sverige.

Med dagens spridning av Web 2.0 och mobil datateknik har antalet hot på nätet ökat och även blivit mer sofistikerade. Det gör att säkerheten blir svårare att hantera för många företag. Check Point R75 erbjuder organisationer en omfattande säkerhet genom att integrera alla kritiska mjukvarublad man behöver för att skydda sin verksamhet i moderna IT-miljöer, inklusive: Firewall, VPN, Application Control, Intrusion Prevention, Identity Awareness, Data Loss Prevention och Mobile Access.

Check Point R75 är en lösning inom ramen för Check Points vision om 3D Security och ger ett ledande skydd och gör att företag kan få större insyn och kontroll över data, applikationer för Web 2.0 och mobil åtkomst. Det är säkerhet med flera dimensioner i en enda integrerad lösning.

¹December, 2011:  Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls, av Greg Young och John Pescatore

Mer information om Gartners Magic Quadrant hittas via Check Points webbplats:

http://www.checkpoint.com/products/promo/gartner-firewall/index.html

För frågor och mer information, kontakta:

Lars Berggren, Country Manager Check Point Sverige
Tel: 070-667 95 10
larsb@checkpoint.com

För ytterligare information se fullständigt pressmeddelande på engelska nedan.

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Check Point Named a Leader in Enterprise Network Firewalls Magic Quadrant  

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced its position in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner’s 2011 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls¹.

According to Gartner, the Leaders quadrant contains a mix of large and midsize vendors, with the common element of making products that are built for enterprise requirements. These requirements include a wide range of models, support for virtualization and virtual LANs, and a management and reporting capability that is designed for complex and high-volume environments, such as multitier administration and rules/policy minimization. An NGFW capability is an important element as enterprises move away from having dedicated IPS appliances at their perimeter and remote locations. Vendors in this quadrant lead the market in offering new safeguarding features, providing expert capability, rather than treating the firewall as a commodity, and having a good track record of avoiding vulnerabilities in their security products. Common characteristics include handling the highest throughput with minimal performance loss and options for hardware acceleration.

With the proliferation of Web 2.0 and mobile computing technologies, the volume and sophistication of Internet threats has risen, making security more difficult for many businesses to manage. Check Point R75 offers organizations comprehensive security by integrating all of the critical software blade protections organizations need to safeguard their business in modern day IT environments, including: Firewall, VPN, Application Control, Intrusion Prevention, Identity Awareness, Data Loss Prevention, and Mobile Access.

Check Point R75 reinforces the company’s vision for 3D Security and delivers leading software blade protections that enable businesses to gain greater visibility and control over data, Web 2.0 applications, and mobile access – bringing organizations multi-dimensional security in a single, integrated solution.

“Because security complexity is often the number one obstacle IT administrators face today, businesses are looking for solutions that deliver comprehensive protection, are simple to use, and can adapt to changing business requirements,” said Juliette Sultan, head of global marketing at Check Point Software Technologies. “We believe our position in the Leaders quadrant affirms our ability to help customers simplify security by providing protection against a wide range of threats with a single, unified solution.”

Check Point has continued to provide customers with innovative security technologies based on the Software Blade Architecture™. The latest software release, R75.20, features a new URL Filtering solution that integrates with Application Control, and includes SSL Inspection as well as expanded Data Loss Prevention capabilities. Check Point R75.20 continues to build on Check Point’s vision, defining security as a business process combining policies, people and enforcement for stronger protection across all layers of security.

In addition, Check Point announced a new Anti-Bot Software Blade that helps customers discover bots and prevents damages by blocking communication between infected hosts and remote operators. The Anti-Bot solution will be integrated into every security gateway to provide businesses with multi-layered bot prevention against malware threats, ensuring all channels of business communication remain secure.

Also, the new line of Check Point appliances unveiled in October 2011 delivers the industry’s most comprehensive security with triple performance. These eight new appliances integrate more security functions, while improving bandwidth and accelerating network speeds.

For more information on Gartner's Enterprise Network Firewall Magic Quadrant, visit: http://www.checkpoint.com/products/promo/gartner-firewall/index.html.

¹December, 2011: Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls, by Greg Young and John Pescatore

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