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January 23, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — RapidStream, Inc. (rapidstream.com), a developer of
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ASIC-based Virtual Private Networking and Firewall solutions, announced
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yesterday a family of high-performance compact security appliances designed
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to run Check Point Next Generation software from Check Point Software
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Technologies Ltd (checkpoint.com). All appliances will be available in Q1, 2002.
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The family of RapidStream “Secured by Check Point” appliances sets new
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benchmarks in network security performance for Check Point VPN-1, a leading
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security solution. It includes the RapidStream 11000, which delivers 1.2
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Gbps Check Point VPN-1 throughput and 2.0 Gbps Check Point FireWall-1
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throughput on a single appliance. Additional products within the “Secured by
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Check Point” security appliance family are the RapidStream 8100 (300 Mbps
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VPN-1/600Mbps FireWall-1), the RapidStream 6100 (160 Mbps VPN-1/270Mbps
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FireWall-1) and the RapidStream 2100 (70 Mbps VPN-1/240Mbps FireWall-1).
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RapidStream is poised to further exploit the capability of its technology
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and introduce higher performance models to meet evolving market needs.
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RapidStream is one of the first to deliver breakthrough VPN-1 performance on
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a single appliance by leveraging the Check Point SecureXL performance
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framework. The security decisions made by Check Point software running on
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the main CPU are executed by one or more RapidCore chips, RapidStream’s
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programmable security ASIC. RapidStream’s architecture allows customers to
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linearly scale appliance performance to any level by adding additional
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RapidCore ASICs. RapidCore ASICs perform parallel processing of VPN-1 and
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FireWall-1 functions, Network Address translation, Denial of Service attack
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protection, and Quality of Service functions by using the embedded four RISC
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CPUS and embedded memory cache.
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“With RapidStream’s architecture, the data path traffic ‘cuts through’ the
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RapidCore processors and not the appliance’s central CPU, eliminating a
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typical performance bottleneck: the system bus,” said Vince Liu, RapidStream
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president and CEO. “The execution of Check Point Next Generation software on
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the RapidStream platform matches network wire speeds so users are not
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impeded by security measures, nor limited by the number of sessions that can
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be supported. Productivity is enhanced and bandwidth purchased by the
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organization is not wasted, improving the company’s return on investment .”
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RapidStream “Secured by Check Point” security appliances deliver improved
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network throughput in a compact package while supporting up to 600,000
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sessions and up to 50,000 concurrent VPN tunnels. They are characterized by
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low transmission latency, making them ideal for securing multimedia
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communications, and the performance is unaffected by very large firewall
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policy tables.
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RapidStream “Secured by Check Point” appliances can be deployed as gateways
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with an embedded management server or as enforcement points in
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configurations managed centrally with Check Point’s Enterprise Management
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Console, Site Manager-1 or Provider-1 management platforms. In particular,
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they can be configured and managed using the new Check Point Visual Policy
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Editor (VPE). VPE gives security managers a comprehensive picture of their
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security deployment, allows direct edits on mapped objects and visually
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illustrates the effect of security rules.
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RapidStream “Secured by Check Point” appliances are available through Check
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Point and RapidStream channel partners. The following U.S. list prices are
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for the RapidStream hardware. Applicable Check Point software licenses can
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be purchased at an additional cost:
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RapidStream 2100 (US Dollars) $5,000, available for immediate delivery.
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RapidStream 6100 (US Dollars) $15,000, available for immediate delivery.
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RapidStream 8100 (US Dollars) $35,000, available in Feb. 2002.
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RapidStream 11000 (US Dollars) $95,000, available in March 2002.
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