Check Point Regional Excellence Award for MillenniumIT

Millennium Information Technologies (MillenniumIT) won a Regional Excellence Award from Check Point Software Technologies at the recent Annual APAC Conference ‘Check Point Experience 2006’ held in Bangkok from 2nd-3rd August 2006. India, Australia and China were the other recipients of the award for this region, making it a significant achievement for the Security Industry of Sri Lanka to be recognised alongside countries with such highly mature IT markets.

Speaking at the occasion, Scott Ferguson, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, Check Point Software Technologies said, “We are a 100% partner centric company, we see our success as our partners’ success. This award was in recognition of their contribution to Check Point business.”  MillenniumIT is currently the only Check Point Silver Partner in Sri Lanka, boasting a team of highly experienced Check Point certified professionals. MillenniumIT’s relationship with Check Point began in the late ‘90s when MillenniumIT was the only partner in the country at the time.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, consumer Internet security and VPN markets. MillenniumIT’s strong alliance with Check Point allows for the provision of a range of security services that can protect a business while being both affordable and adaptable.

Today, MillenniumIT has evangelized the concept of Security in Sri Lanka, educating companies on the need for security and providing best-of-breed solutions along with rapid deployment and ongoing support. MillenniumIT works closely with clients as a trusted advisor, working out a clear roadmap so that the customer can adopt best practices in the security arena and mitigate vulnerability and threats with minimal cost.

Rahal Jayawardene, Head of the Security Business, MillenniumIT, believes that MillenniumIT’s approach to security is a key success factor in the Sri Lankan market: “We don’t believe in hyping up the need for security. We prefer to present a practical, realistic solution and guide our customers’ investment to alleviate risk through the most cost-effective method which can grow in line with the complexity of your business.”  

About Millennium Information Technologies Ltd.
Millennium Information Technologies is a cutting-edge software developer and marketer specialising in the capital markets and telecommunications industries. The Company’s automated trading system, Millennium Exchange™, currently powers several stock exchanges and depositories in the United States, Europe, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
In Sri Lanka, MillenniumIT is also a trusted IT architecture, service and consulting provider creating innovative, scalable solutions for business and industry in association with our technology partners. For more information please visit our Web site at www.millenniumit.com.
                                                            
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and VPN markets. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes. For more information please visit www.checkpoint.com

For further information contact:
Mr. Rahal Jayawardene
Tel : 0777699172
MillenniumIT