New ZoneAlarm Extreme Security by Check Point Wins PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award

Check Point^® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that ZoneAlarm^® Extreme Security has received the prestigious Editors’ Choice Award from PC Magazine, a leading resource for comprehensive lab-based reviews of products for over 7 million technology buyers. PC Magazine, the most trusted authority on consumer technology products across the globe, awards its highly acclaimed PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award to products and services that stand out in their categories.

"We are delighted to receive PC Magazine’s top honor that gives our customers the confidence that ZoneAlarm Extreme Security provides the best and most comprehensive security protection,” said Juliette Sultan, head of global marketing for Check Point. "This award signifies our commitment to developing quality products that are continuously evolving to help consumers stay ahead of online threats.”

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security received an overall rating of "Very Good” and was praised for its firewall that still "remains one of the toughest around,” its layered protection, and its "comprehensive and accurate” spam defenses. Additionally, the integration of virtualized browser technology within the new suite impressed the reviewer who concluded: "The two technologies [ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009 and ZoneAlarm ForceField] are finally combined in ZoneAlarm Extreme Security...The new product adds hosted online backup and PC tune-up, making it a very complete suite indeed."

Built on the award-winning technologies found in ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and ZoneAlarm ForceField, ZoneAlarm Extreme Security includes:

• The most advanced firewall along with antivirus, anti-spam, anti-spyware and a comprehensive set of additional top-rated PC defenses
• Comprehensive browser security, featuring the state-of-the-art virtualized browser security add-on ZoneAlarm ForceField, enabling users to bank, shop and surf safely online
• Secure online backup to protect users’ important files and data from loss, theft, accidental deletion or disk failure
• Optional private-key encryption further strengthens data security by protecting important documents should the storage server ever be compromised
• PC tune-up and system maintenance tools that automatically clean, organize and streamline the system
• Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista 64-bit and 32-bit platforms

More information and a full list of ZoneAlarm Extreme Security features and benefits can be found at http://www.zonealarm.com/. ZoneAlarm Extreme Security is available for USD 69.95 (3-user license).

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the leader in securing the Internet. Check Point offers total security solutions featuring a unified gateway, single endpoint agent and single management architecture, customized to fit customers’ dynamic business needs. This combination is unique and is a result of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets.

Check Point’s pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture to protect business communications and resources, including corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company also offers market-leading endpoint and data security solutions with Check Point Endpoint Security products, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other mobile computing devices. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and identity theft. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.

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