The alliance has already licensed Directory Server 4.1 to Check Point Software, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq.
The companies that may benefit include small firms such as Check Point Software (CHKP), Fortinet (FTNT), and Sourcefire (FIRE).
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Cisco competes with other players like Juniper, Hewlett-Packard, Check Point Software Technologies and McAfee in the network security market.
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Needham analyst Scot Zeller this morning cut his rating on firewall provider Check Point Software to Hold from Buy, citing new competitive concerns.
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He was a top engineer at Check Point Software (Nasdaq: CHKP), co-founded OneSecure and served as the CTO of NetScreen, which was sold to Juniper Networks (Nasdaq:JNPR) in 2004.
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Businesses with broader network concerns can look to platforms from SMB-focused companies such as Check Point Software, Trend Micro and Imperva, which offers a free, downloadable tool that scans databases for security vulnerabilities.
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With the Go Secure service for Check Point products, rather than going through a complex string of downloading files and importing them into Check Point VPN software, end users log on to a Web site and click twice.
The problem is that traditional firewall software, like the kind sold by Check Point, Juniper and Cisco, relies on something called stateful inspection.
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The security-minded folks at ZoneAlarm are branching out from their cozy nook in the software space into the wild world of hardware, with parent company Check Point announcing its first ZoneAlarm-branded wireless router.
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As a result, his company Check Point now has grown to boast nearly 3, 000 staff and accounts for one third of the global security software market, with its security software used by every Fortune 100 company.
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