REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and TEMPE, Ariz. -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, and Corrent Corporation today announced the SecureXL™ Turbocard™, the industry’s first multifunctional security accelerator card designed to deliver nearly 3.0 gigabits per second of firewall and virtual private network (VPN) throughput at a fraction of the cost of any other solution on the market today. As customers’ performance needs increase, the SecureXL Turbocard enables the existing infrastructure to scale to meet future performance requirements, thus eliminating the need to invest in new costly hardware replacements.SecureXL Turbocard integrates processor technology from IBM and Corrent with Check Point’s patented SecureXL performance framework, offering an ideal solution for enterprises and service providers looking for wire-speed throughput and industry leading price/performance. SecureXL Turbocard, based on industry standards, is easily deployed as an add-on for servers and “Secured by Check Point™” appliances running Check Point’s market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® Next Generation™ solution. Together, Check Point, Corrent and IBM deliver breakthrough VPN/firewall performance by creating a solution based on:

“Corrent’s S3500 card, first in a series of multifunctional security products, seamlessly integrates with Check Point’s SecureXL technology to deliver breakthrough performance for VPN-1/FireWall-1 by driving multiple security functions such as NAT and encryption to the Line Card, relieving the server to run other security operations,” said Richard Takahashi, CEO and president of Corrent Corporation. “As a result, Check Point’s SecureXL Turbocard simplifies the deployment of security solutions on open platforms and appliances, providing wire speed performance at the industry’s most impressive price point.” Corrent Corp.Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.