Gil Shwed

Gil Shwed

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name = Gil Shwed
גיל שוויד|

Gil Shwed (Hebrew: גיל שוויד, fl. c. 2000) is an Israeli programmer and entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO and chairman of board of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

In 1993, Shwed invented and patented stateful inspection. Most of the currently used technologies are similar to it. After serving in the army he with two Check Point co-founders used his experience in the Israel Defense Forces to write the first version of FireWall-1 which was released in 1994.

In June 2004 Shwed received an honorary Doctor of science from the Technion.Fact|date=February 2008

Shwed is often spotted riding around Tel Aviv on his Segway.

External links

* [http://www.checkpoint.com/corporate/gilshwed.html Gil Shwed biography] at Check Point Home Page
* [http://www.myvirtual-identity.com/Gil_Shwed.htm Gil Shwed biography] at VIDO site


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