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Check Point Completes Buy

Check Point Software Technologies announced the company has completed the acquisition of NFR Security
January 08, 2007

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Check PointR Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the company has completed the acquisition of NFR Security, a leader in real-time threat prevention and creator of award-winning intrusion prevention (IPS) technologies.

"We are very pleased to bring NFR into the Check Point family, and we are looking forward to offering our customers the best in intrusion prevention," said Gil Shwed, founder and chief executive officer of Check Point. "We are continuously seeking ways to raise the level of security available to protect mission-critical enterprise networks. Currently, we are focusing on two primary layers: network security as our core platform and our recently announced expansion into data security. NFR's IPS technologies will be an important part of our core platform enhancement."

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP)

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