Check Point, IBM Expand Enterprise Deal
Net security firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Thursday expanded its relationship with IBM Corp. to support IBM's new RS/6000 enterprise servers: models M80, H80 and F80.
The new IBM
In addition to supporting the full range of IBM enterprise servers, Check
Point Software and IBM are working together through Check Point's OPSEC
(Open Platform for Security) Alliance. Through the OPSEC Alliance, IBM's
HACMP high-availability software has been OPSEC certified to work with Check
Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 enterprise security solutions.
"As a platform for Check Point's secure virtual network, our new enterprise
server family addresses the business-critical needs of Internet computing
environments," said Mike Kerr, vice president of Web Server products, IBM.
"Together, IBM and Check Point deliver leading integrated solutions to meet
the varied security needs of e-business."
family of servers adds to the range of
scalable IBM platforms for Check Point's
security
solutions. IBM's new M80 UNIX midrange server with copper chips has set
world records for 8-way performance on Java benchmarks, outperforming
comparable midrange servers from Sun
Microsystems Inc.
and others.