Information Week: Check Point Ports VPN-1, FireWall-1 To Linux

Nov 06, 1999, 06:54 (2 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Larry Greenemeier)

"Recognizing the impact the Linux operating system has had on IT environments, Check Point Software Technologies Inc. said today it will port its VPN-1 and FireWall-1 product families to support Linux in the first quarter of 2000."

"Check Point's goal is to help network administrators create a secure virtual network architecture strategy, one that extends the high level of security found in Internet transactions to those conducted over a local area network, says Mike Lee, product marketing manager for Check Point. "To do this, Check Point's security products need to run on a number of different platforms, including Linux."

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