Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) is a global provider of IT security solutions. Best known for its firewall and VPN products, Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. 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 and security management. Founded in 1993 in Ramat-Gan, Israel, Check Point today counts approximately 2,200 employees worldwide, and more than 100,000 customers across the world, including 100% of the Fortune 100 and 98% of the Fortune 500. Check Point's solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of over 2,200 certified partners in 88 countries. The company's development centers are located in Israel, California (ZoneAlarm), Sweden (Former Protect Data development centre) 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.