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Source: ZDNet UK - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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"As much as I'm a security vendor and I like people to buy more security products, you have to realise that the Internet is not in bad shape," he says. To be sure, customers have hardly stopped buying Check Point's security products. Earlier this week, the company posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and raised its outlook for end-of-year sales. The company continues to register strong demand for its virtual private network, firewall and management products. . . .
"As much as I'm a security vendor and I like people to buy more security products, you have to realise that the Internet is not in bad shape," he says. To be sure, customers have hardly stopped buying Check Point's security products. Earlier this week, the company posted better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and raised its outlook for end-of-year sales. The company continues to register strong demand for its virtual private network, firewall and management products. But Shwed is managing his company at a critical juncture. Check Point now contends with competition on all sides. On one flank, it faces formidable networking challenges from the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks; on the other, it must fend off smaller security firms such as Symantec. Shwed recently dropped by ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com's San Francisco office to talk with reporters and editors about the security scene.
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