Windows IT Pro Readers Designate Check Point Security Solutions Best In The Industry
Votes Confirm Check Point Provides Best Firewall,
Best Remote Access VPN and Best Spyware Blocker

Redwood City, CA - September 15, 2004—Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that three of the company's solutions won prestigious Windows IT Pro 2004 Readers' Choice Awards. Check Point® Next Generation™ with Application Intelligence™ was named the best firewall, and VPN-1® SecureClient™ and ZoneAlarm® Pro 4.5 were named the best remote access VPN and the best spyware blocker respectively. These solutions were recognized out of over 700 Windows IT product and service nominations. The full article on the Readers' Choice Awards appears in the September 15th issue of the publication.

Winners were selected based on feedback from over 2,000 members of Windows IT Pro's subscriber base who voted online in 16 general product categories. Technology vendors nominated their products for inclusion on the Readers' Choice online survey ballot.

"The IT professionals who make up our subscriber base are the most credible sources in determining the industry's best IT products because they go through the purchasing and implementation processes first-hand," said Karen Foster, Editor-in-Chief for Windows IT Pro. "Security is a critical component in Windows environments, and our readers have identified Check Point solutions as their top picks in the IT security marketplace."

Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence is an integrated VPN/firewall solution that detects and prevents both network and application level attacks, and Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient allows security administrators to deploy desktop security policies for mobile users. ZoneAlarm Pro provides customers with the strongest security, ease of use and powerful online privacy protection to guard PCs against Internet attacks and other invasions of privacy.

"Check Point secures all Fortune 100 companies and over 30 million home and small office users. Achieving the Readers' Choice Awards from Windows IT Pro further demonstrates the value of our intelligent security solutions among IT professionals," said Carol Stone, vice president of marketing for Check Point Software Technologies. "Our proactive security philosophy ensures that customers benefit from preemptive attack protection, providing them with the best security solutions for securing Windows environments."

For more information on Check Point products, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/products/index.html.

About Check Point Software
Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. Through its Next Generation product line, the company delivers a broad range of intelligent Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's Zone Labs (www.zonelabs.com) division is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security, creating award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,300 Check Point partners in 92 countries.

About Windows IT Pro
First published in 1995, Windows IT Pro is the editorial leader in its field. Since its inception it has grown into an information network that includes the magazine, three print newsletters, 14 direct-request email newsletters, Web sites and in-person events such as Web seminars, road shows, trade shows and conferences. The magazine has a paid subscription base of 100,000; more than two million IT professionals are reached through the Windows IT Pro Web site every month. The magazine is published in 13 languages and has an international reach into 160 countries.

About Penton Media
Penton Media (www.penton.com) is a diversified business-to-business media company that provides high-quality content and integrated marketing solutions to the following industries: business technology/enterprise IT; aviation; design/engineering; electronics; food/retail; government/compliance; leisure/hospitality; manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; health/nutrition and natural and organic products; and supply chain. Founded in 1892, Penton produces market-focused magazines, trade shows, conferences and online media, and provides a broad range of custom media and direct marketing solutions for business-to-business customers worldwide.

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For Check Point
Media Contact:
Elena Annuzzi
Check Point Software Technologies
650.628.2022

Investor Contact:
Janine Zanelli
Check Point Software Technologies
650.628.2040

Editor's Notes: ©2004 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.

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