Check Point

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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Type	Public (NASDAQ: CHKP)
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel (before may 2007 : Ramat Gan)
Key people	Gil Shwed, Founder, CEO Marius Nacht, Founder
Industry	Network security Computer software Computer hardware
Revenue	▲ US$ 579.2 million (2005)^[1]
Net income	▲ US$ 319.7 million (2005)^[1]
Employees	1,400 (2005?)
Website	www.checkpoint.com

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) is a hardware and software company that is best known for its firewall and VPN products. The company was founded in 1993 in Ramat-Gan, Israel, by Gil Shwed, Shlomo Kramer, and Marius Nacht. The company has approximately 1400 employees. Check Point's development centers are located in Israel and in Belarus. They also have offices in Redwood City, California and in the Dallas, Texas area. ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

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^ ^a ^b Check Point Software Reports 2005 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
^ Melanie Warner (July 6, 1998). Check Point Software: Security Software. CNN Money.
^ Ronna Abramson (January 20, 2004). Wall Street Warms to Check Point Software. thestreet.com.
^ Check Point Aborts Sourcefire Acquisition. eWeek (March 24, 2006). “Facing intense pressure from U.S. government investigators, Israeli security company Check Point Software Technologies has aborted its acquisition of Sourcefire.”
^ Check Point Software Warns. thestreet.com (April 3, 2006). “Check Point Software(CHKP - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) late Monday reduced its full-year guidance and said that first-quarter revenue will also be lower than expected. For the first quarter ended March 31, the Internet security software maker said it now anticipates revenue of $133 million to $134 million.”
^ Check Point Software Announces Participation in First Quarter Investor Conferences. Forbes (February 19, 2008). “Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the company's expected investor conference participation for the first quarter of 2008.”
^ Andrew T Gillies (September 6, 2006). Check Point Software: Battle Hardened. Forbes. “He may be an American, but Jerry Ungerman displays Israeli-style stoicism when it comes to the effects of war on his company, Check Point Software Technologies. The developer of computer security software has 600 employees in its hometown of Tel Aviv.”