Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a global provider of IT security solutions, best known for its firewall and VPN products. Today the company develops, markets and supports a wide range of software and combined hardware and software products that cover all the aspects of IT security, including network security, endpoint security, data security and security management. Founded in 1993 in Ramat-Gan, Israel, Check Point today counts approximately 2,300 employees worldwide. The company's development centers are located in Israel, California , Sweden and in Belarus. The company also has... offices in the United States, in Redwood City, California and in the Dallas, Texas area, as well as in Canada in the Ottawa, Ontario area. Check Point was established in 1993, by the company’s current Chairman & CEO Gil Shwed, at the age of 25, together with two of his friends, Marius Nacht and Shlomo Kramer .
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| NASDAQ symbol: | CHKP |
| Founded: | 1999 |
| Headquarters: | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Annual revenue: | $808,490,000 |
| Net income: | $323,970,000 |
| Operating income: | $286,500,000 |
| Market cap: | $5,000,000,000 |
| Industries: | Computer software, Computer hardware, Computer security |