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SofaWare Technologies and Texas Instruments Collaborate on HomeSecure!(TM) Software

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Check Point Software Technologies' newly formed company, SofaWare Technologies, has announced a cooperative effort with Texas Instruments to deliver security solutions for home and small office Internet cable modems. The HomeSecure!(TM) software, designed on Texas Instruments' cable modem platform, is based on Check Point Software's market-leading Internet security technology. This integration aims to make broadband Internet access highly secure, easy, and transparent.

Key Takeaways:

  • SofaWare Technologies is a newly formed company from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., focused on delivering security solutions for home and small office Internet cable modems.
  • HomeSecure!(TM) software is designed to provide secure broadband Internet access, using Texas Instruments' cable modem platform and Check Point Software's market-leading Internet security technology.
  • Manufacturers of cable modems using the TI chipset can offer integrated security to their customers through HomeSecure!(TM) software.
  • Gil Shwed, chairman and founder of Check Point Software Technologies, emphasized the importance of security in broadband Internet access, stating that the combination of TI and SofaWare makes home Internet security strong, easy, and transparent.
  • Eric Dewannain, general manager of TI's Cable Broadband Communications group, highlighted the collaboration between TI and Check Point as a way to bring solutions to market faster, and that SofaWare combined with the TI cable modem chipset creates a package appealing to security-conscious consumers.
  • HomeSecure!(TM) software provides consumers with an out-of-the-box security solution that does not require installation or configuration, and will support advanced capabilities such as virtual private network (VPN) and bandwidth management (QoS).
  • Check Point Software's integrated architecture includes network security, traffic control, and IP address management, enabling customers to implement centralized policy-based management with enterprise-wide distributed deployment.

Statistics:

  • 800: The U.S. toll-free phone number for more information regarding Check Point Software Technologies and SofaWare Technologies.
  • 650: The U.S. phone number for Check Point Software Technologies' headquarters in Redwood City, California.
  • 628-2000: The international phone number for Check Point Software Technologies' international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel.
  • 1999: The year in which the announcement of SofaWare Technologies and Texas Instruments' collaboration on HomeSecure!(TM) software was made.

Sources:

  • Business Wire: "SofaWare Technologies to Make Broadband Security Strong, Safe and Transparent" (Dec. 15, 1999)
  • Texas Instruments: http://www.ti.com/sc/cablemodem
  • Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.: http://www.checkpoint.com
  • SofaWare Technologies: http://www.sofaware.com

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