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InfoWorld: Check Point targets Linux users

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 17, 1999

Check Point Software Technologies’ has created versions of
its virtual private networks (VPN) and its security solution for
the Linux platform to help Linux users keep prying eyes on the
Internet at bay.

“Check Point announced Tuesday that its Secure Virtual Network
(SVN) architecture for the Red Hat Linux OS will give Linux users
access to the same security protection already available on other
operating platforms.”

“Check Point’s SVN architecture now provides customers [with]
the choice to deploy the industry’s leading VPN/security solution
on a broad variety of platforms, be [they] gateways, servers or
clients,” said Asheem Chandna, vice president of marketing and
business development at Check Point.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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