Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) 1998年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、Page 1 of 72SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington,D.C.20549_FORM 20-F(Mark One)()REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b)OR(g)OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934OR(X)ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACTOF 1934For the fiscal year ended December

2、31,1998OR()TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934For the transition period from to Commission file number 0-28584 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)ISRAEL (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organ

3、ization)3A Jabotinsky Street,Ramat-Gan 52520,Israel (Address of Principal Executive Offices)Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act:None Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g)of the Act:Ordinary Shares of NIS0.01 nominal valueOrdinar

4、y shares(par value NIS 0.01)of registrant outstanding at December 31,1998 36,278,288(end of reportingperiod).Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d)of the Act:None.Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant:(1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Se

5、ction 13or 15(d)of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months(or for such shorter period that theRegistrant was required to file such reports),and(2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days.Yes X No Indicate by check mark which financial statement item

6、 the registrant has elected to follow:X Item 17 _ Item 18Page 2 of 72PART IITEM 1.DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(together with its subsidiaries the“Company”or“Check Point”)develops,markets and supports policy-based network security solutions for enterprise networks,in