Check Point Honors Partner Excellence at Check Point Experience 2009

Check Point^® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, celebrated at the company’s annual customer and partner conference, Check Point Experience 2009, with an awards ceremony honoring three of the company’s key channel partners. The Americas channel partners and customers attended a two day event, held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, NV.

"We’re very pleased to share our momentum and vision during CPX, and to recognize those who have made exceptional strides in securing enterprises with Check Point solutions,” said Amnon Bar-Lev, vice president of world wide field operations at Check Point. "The companies awarded today exemplify strong commitment and outstanding performance and further solidify the success of our channel program.”

Honorees included:

Distributor of the Year Award North America:

• Avnet, an industrial distributor of electronic parts, enterprise computing, storage products and embedded subsystems and Check Point Platinum channel partner.

"Avnet has shown exceptional product sales growth year over year with an outstanding track record of customer loyalty,” said Bob O’Keefe, vice president of North America sales. "Consistently adding value to the reseller channel and the Check Point field, Avnet remains successful in providing solid technical expertise and 100% commitment to Check Point.”

PureAdvantage Partner Award North America:

• Fishnet Security, a national leader in Information Security solutions, integration, professional and managed services and Check Point Platinum channel partner.

"Fishnet Security has demonstrated a strategic partnership that has resulted in significant value and successful growth of Check Point sales,” said O’Keefe. "They have been quick to adopt support models and solutions, while creating robust marketing plans to attract new customers.”

Endpoint Security Partner Award North America:

• Brite Computers, an IT security sales & marketing company specializing in endpoint security solutions and Check Point Bronze channel partner.

"Brite Computers embraced Endpoint Security out of the gate, proactively promoting Check Point Endpoint Total Security,” said O’Keefe. "They have proven technical expertise and dedication to support Check Point Endpoint Security sales with extensive experience in large scaled deployments.”

Concluded Bar-Lev, "Check Point is 100 percent channel focused and as such always looks for ways to better accommodate the needs of its partners and distributors. Check Point is dedicated in the effort to foster its channel partnerships through increased investments, customized programs and rewards.”

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com), worldwide leader in securing the Internet, is the only vendor to deliver Total Security for networks, data and endpoints, unified under a single management framework. This unique approach gives Check Point customers uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reduces complexity and lowers total cost of ownership. With its dynamic Software Blade architecture, Check Point delivers secure, flexible and simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact security needs of any organization or environment. Check Point customers include all Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumers from hackers, spyware and identity theft.

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