By Emeka Aginam
As part of its determination to take its solutions across the globe, the  worldwide leader in securing the Internet, Checkpoint last week  announced its operations in Nigeria.

With this, the  world renowned and market-leading IT security solutions will be distributed in Nigeria through its distributor, DataGroupIT, specializing in the distribution of leading-edge IT products in the African market. Product support will be delivered through local partners, supported by Check Point’s service center.

With cybercrime on the rise worldwide, the company said that IT security has become a real challenge for Nigerian businesses. Through Check Point’s best-of-breed security solutions, Nigerian customers will benefit from increased protection and a powerful shield against all types of emerging IT and Internet security threats.

“Our intention is to bring the Nigerian IT security market to the next level, and to reinforce Check Point’s presence in Western Africa.

We will continue to actively recruit and train strategic partners and highly skilled personnel in order to deliver optimum customer service and to fulfill the increasing demand of sophisticated security solutions and IT infrastructures,”  Shmuel Agi, regional director of the Middle East and Africa at Check Point Software Technologies told IT journalists in a press conference last week.

First established in 1993, he said that Check Point launched the industry’s first firewall and patented Stateful Inspection technology.

“We see tremendous business prospects in the Nigerian market, presenting a significant and untapped development potential for Check Point across our product lines. We look forward to further developing our customer base, mainly across the finance, oil and gas, te1co and the information communications and technology industry and governmental sectors,”  Agi said.