Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) Chooses Check Point = Software for Managed Security Service Offering

Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) Chooses = Check=20 Point Software
for Managed Security Service = Offering

Japan's Leading ISP Employs = Check=20 Point Provider-1 and FireWall-1 to Manage Network Security = Policies in its=20 "IIJ Security Premium" Offering

TOKYO, JAPAN =96 June 22, 2000 =96 Check = Point=20 Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in = securing the Internet, today announced that Internet Initiative = Japan=20 (IIJ), the leading ISP in Japan, will incorporate Check Point = Provider-1=AE=20 and FireWall-1=99 into its managed security service offering = called=20 "IIJ Security Premium." The agreement = enables IIJ=20 to extend to its customers the very best in managed security = services,=20 including Internet security and VPN deployment based on Check = Point=20 Software's market-leading Secure Virtual Network (SVN) = architecture.

As a part of the agreement, IIJ will also join Check Point's = Certified=20 Managed Service Providers (CCMSP) Program. The CCMSP Program is = part of=20 Check Point Software's commitment to delivering carrier-class, = flexible,=20 manageable and cost effective solutions to telcos and ISPs.

"In Japan, customer demand is growing for high-end Internet = security=20 and end-to-end eBusiness services," said Kazumasa Utashiro, = General=20 Manager of Applied Technology Division of IIJ. "IIJ chose to work = with=20 Check Point because the company has led the way in forming the = basis for=20 the secure infrastructure needed for eBusiness. Check Point's = Provider-1=20 and FireWall-1 solutions meet our customer's demands with a strong = combination of comprehensive security and efficient, scalable=20 management."

"IIJ is a recognized industry leader, and we are pleased to = provide=20 them with our solutions to manage large-scale Internet security=20 deployments." says Limor Bakal, vice president of international = sales and=20 marketing, Check Point Software Technologies. "Check Point's = Secure=20 Virtual Network (SVN) architecture will provide IIJ customers=20 comprehensive Internet security, including business-to-business = (B2B)=20 communications between networks, systems, applications and users = across=20 the Internet, Intranets and extranets."

About IIJ

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI) is Japan's = leading=20 Internet-access and comprehensive Internet solution provider, = mainly=20 targeting high-end corporate customers. Founded in 1992 as a = pioneer of=20 commercial Internet services in Japan, IIJ has built one of the = largest=20 Internet backbone networks in Japan, as well as between Japan and = the=20 United States. IIJ and its group companies provide total solutions = including new generation network services over optical-fiber=20 infrastructure optimized for data communications, construction of=20 Asia-wide IP backbone networks, high-quality Internet access, = securities,=20 hosting/housing, content design, and systems integration.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in = securing=20 the Internet. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) = architecture=20 provides the infrastructure that enables secure and reliable = Internet=20 communications. SVN secures business-to-business (B2B) = communications=20 between networks, systems, applications and users across the = Internet,=20 Intranets and extranets. Check Point's Open Platform for Security = (OPSEC)=20 provides the framework for integration and interoperability with=20 "best-of-breed" solutions from over 200 leading industry partners. = For=20 more information, please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) = 628-2000 or=20 visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com/ = or at http://www.opsec.com/.

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