The new office adds to Check Point’s direct presence in Asia Pacific, where the company has already established subsidiaries in Singapore, Australia and Japan.

A secure communications infrastructure is essential as Chinese companies lay the groundwork for global eBusiness. Check Point Software solutions incorporate all of the critical elements for a secure Internet environment, said Limor Bakal, vice president for international sales and marketing at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. China is a very important market for Check Point. Our new office in Beijing strengthens Check Point’s ability to deliver the industry’s leading VPN, firewall and network security solutions to the quickly growing Chinese market.