FORM 20-F - Check Point

� User Directory software blade – Enables Check Point gateways to leverage directory servers (LDAP)
based user information stores, eliminating the risks associated with manually maintaining and
synchronizing redundant data stores.
� IPS Event Analysis software blade – Provides a complete IPS event management system providing
situational visibility, easy to use forensic tools, and reporting.
� SmartProvisioning software blade – Provides centralized administration and provisioning of Check Point
security devices via a single management console.
� SmartWorkflow software blade – Delivers a formal process of policy change management that helps
administrators reduce errors and enhance compliance.
� Reporting software blade – Turns vast amounts of security and network data into graphical, easy-tounderstand
reports.
� SmartEvent software blade – Centralized, real-time security event correlation and management for Check
Point and third-party devices.
In addition, we offer our SMART-1 security management appliances that combine functionality, storage
and turn-key deployment into a single device.
Our software blades run in a variety of deployment environments and on platforms that include standard
workstations, servers and dedicated appliances. Check Point has both software and dedicated appliance solutions
for gateway and management offerings. Check Point offers integrated solutions that are sold and serviced jointly
with key partners including Crossbeam Systems Inc. and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
Different client products run on different client Operating Systems (OS), such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS,
Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux and PalmOS.
Technologies
We have developed and acquired a variety of technologies that secure networks, endpoints and
information.
� Stateful Inspection technology – Our patented Stateful Inspection technology is a premier network security
technology. In order to provide accurate and highly efficient traffic inspection, Stateful Inspection extracts
and maintains extensive “state information,” i.e., data that provides context for future screening decisions,
from all relevant communication layers. Stateful Inspection runs on a network gateway or an endpoint,
such as a PC, and enables our products to inspect network traffic at high speed. Our Stateful Inspection
technology can be adapted to new protocols, software applications, and security threats. It can be run on a
wide range of operating systems.
� Application Intelligence – Provides a set of advanced capabilities that prevents the exploitation of
vulnerabilities in business applications, including vulnerabilities in the application code, communication
protocols, and the underlying operating system.
� Security Management Architecture (SMART) – A core component of our unified security architecture,
SMART enables our customers to configure and manage security policies from a central administrative
point. This technology enables the definition and ongoing management of security policies for enterprises
of all sizes. This object-oriented architecture maps real-world entities, such as networks and users, to
graphical representations that can be manipulated in a database. Integrated monitoring and reporting tools
improve the manageability of the system by providing administrators with real-time information on the
state of network and security systems. These tools also provide longer term trending information that is
useful for periodic security management tasks, such as security audits.
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