Zone Labs and Aventail Partner to Deliver Strong Desktop Security for Remote and Wireless SSL VPN Users

San Francisco, CA - May 3, 2004—Zone Labs® Inc., the most trusted provider of endpoint security solutions, and Aventail, the leading SSL VPN product company, today announced the tight integration between Zone Labs Integrity™ Clientless Security and the Aventail® EX-1500™ SSL VPN appliance.

The combined Aventail and Zone Labs solution ensures that PCs with access to the corporate network are properly configured before access is granted, providing the most comprehensive defense against hackers and other Internet-borne threats. As a completely integrated solution, administrators simply click on a check box in the Aventail Management Console for a quick and easy installation of both products. The companies' enforcement technologies enable administrators to respond quickly and consistently on an enterprise-wide basis to new vulnerabilities, threats and changing security requirements as well as enforce specific security requirements such as a firewall, SSL VPN client, antivirus product or other specified applications are running and up-to-date.

"Aventail and Zone Labs are committed to providing the safest remote access solution for our customers," said Sarah Daniels, vice president of marketing and product management at Aventail. "Our integrated solution allows corporations to take advantage of the anywhere access convenience of SSL VPNs while providing more control over policy."

Integrity Clientless Security mitigates the newest class of risks posed by unknown PCs accessing the enterprise network via the Web and SSL VPNs. With Integrity Clientless Security, enterprises can enforce security policy on third party PCs and kiosks that have access to the network. When used in conjunction with Integrity’s client-based solutions that already integrate with Aventail® Connect™, Integrity Clientless Security is a pillar of Total Access Protection, an industry first from Zone Labs. With Total Access Protection, all enterprise network endpoints – employee and guest PCs, remote and local PCs, wired and wireless PCs – can be protected by Zone Labs' market-leading security solutions.

Aventail's SSL VPN appliances provide end-to-end encryption, proxy services, and centralized policy management tools for complex Web and client/server access policies. The Aventail solution enables users to access a broad range of applications securely, easily, and intelligently from anywhere, eliminating the expense and hassle of managing and supporting IPSec VPN clients.

"A flexible, best-of-breed combination of SSL VPN and endpoint security is vital to any enterprise security solution," said Paul Weinstein, vice president, strategic alliances, Zone Labs. "The combined Aventail and Zone Labs solution allows enterprises to take advantage of the productivity gains of broader connectivity while protecting networks and PCs from the vulnerabilities introduced by expanded access."

About Zone Labs LLC, A Check Point Company
Zone Labs®, a Check Point company, is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security. Zone Labs is a leading creator of endpoint security solutions protecting millions of PCs and the valuable, personally-identifiable information on those PCs, from hackers, spyware and data theft. The company's award-winning endpoint security product line is deployed in global enterprises, small businesses and consumers' homes, protecting them from Internet-borne threats. Zone Labs Integrity™ is an endpoint security management platform that protects corporate data and productivity. The ZoneAlarm family of products is among the most popular and successful Internet security products available today while IMsecure® Pro offers comprehensive security for instant messaging.

Please visit http://www.zonelabs.com for more information.

About Aventail
Recognized as the leading SSL VPN product company and the authority on clientless and client-based SSL VPN products and services, Aventail helps enterprises deliver anywhere access to any application from the broadest range of devices. Our appliances and services lower costs and increase the productivity of end-users and IT professionals. Customers including Aetna , DuPont, Mount Sinai NYU Health, Office Depot, and Sanyo and leading service providers including AT&T, IBM Global Services, MCI, Sprint, and Bell Canada rely on Aventail technology. Aventail has been named a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader four times since 2002. Headquartered in Seattle , Washington , the company has an extensive channel partner and service provider network with sales and technical support operations in more than 75 countries.

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Zone Labs LLC
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A&R Partners
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