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Check Point Cites Field-Proven Reliability of msystems' SSD as the Prime Consideration MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ELECTRONICA 2006 -- msystems (NASDAQ:FLSH), a leader in smart personal storage, today announced that Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has selected msystems' solid state drives (SSD) to provide the rugged and reliable data storage that Check Point's customers require for continuous VPN-1 (Virtual Private Network) system integration projects. msystems SSD is designed to operate reliably in demanding environments as required by the telecom and industrial markets. "We are confident that msystems can provide our strategic customers with the superior ruggedness and reliability to ensure the continuous operation that their installations demand," said Dan Sarel, director of product management at Check Point. "We base this confidence on msystems' 10-year track record in providing field-tested SSDs targeted specifically at applications that must withstand environmental and operational extremes." As the need for storage capacity increases and the cost of NAND flash drops, NAND flash-based SSDs are being chosen to replace hard disk drives in an ever-widening range of markets. A non-volatile data storage solution with no moving parts, SSD provides the ruggedness and reliability that mechanical hard disk drives fail to provide. msystems SSDs operate reliably under challenging operational conditions such as high altitudes, and extreme humidity and temperatures. msystems SSD has been field-tested to achieve an MTBF of more than 2 million hours as compared with up to 600 thousand hours delivered by hard disk drives. This high MTBF rate is set to reduce maintenance time and associated costs. "We are pleased to be singled out by Check Point as the flash data storage provider of choice for their VPN-1 system integration projects, which stress high reliability specifications," said Erez Lev, general manager of msystems, Europe. "Check Point has a reputation of providing their enterprise customers with best-of-breed solutions which msystems SSD seamlessly complements." About msystems msystems has been transforming raw flash material into smarter storage solutions since 1989. From embedded flash drives deployed in millions of mobile handsets to U3 USB smart drives designed for leading global brands, msystems creates, develops, manufactures and markets smart personal storage solutions for a myriad of applications targeting high growth markets. More information is available online at http://www.msystems.com/. msystems. made smarter. All company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purposes only. This press release includes forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they are subject to various risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to vary significantly. These risks include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in msystems' industry and target markets in particular, shifts in supply and demand, market acceptance, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties, and capacity and supply constraints including dependence on flash component suppliers; changes in msystems' and its customers' inventory levels and inventory valuations; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on msystems' and its customers' products and markets; the development, release and sale of new products by strategic suppliers and customers; the development and growth of anticipated markets for msystems' and its customers' products; and other risk factors detailed from time to time in msystems' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. msystems assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release and disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Reference to msystems' website above does not constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon into this press release. DATASOURCE: msystems CONTACT: David Coates of Brodeur, , +1-617-587-2927; or Investor Contacts - Jeff Corbin, , +1-212-896-1214, or Lee Roth, , +1-212-896-1209, both of KCSA Worldwide Web site: http://www.msystems.com/

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