Shwed went off and founded Check Point in 1993 with fellow military men Shlomo Kramer and Marius Nacht.

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He and friends Gil Shwed and Marius Nacht started Check Point in 1993, which continues to provides firewall products for networks.

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We will keep Shwed on our radar screen for next year's list.

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You mention Micky Erison and Sammy and Yuli Ofer--the people of the Old Economy in Israel--but you don't mention Shwed, a billionaire of the New Economy.

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There was a time when Zuk and Shwed were brothers-in-arms.

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"In 1993, most people didn't know what the Internet is all about, " says Shwed, who sensed the Internet would be big but had no idea it would grow to become as central to modern life as it has.

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We didn't forget Gil Shwed.

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