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'''Marius Nacht''' ([[Hebrew]]: מאריוס נכט) is an [[Israel]]i programmer and entrepreneur. He is a founder, director and Senior Vice President of [[Check Point Software Technologies]] Ltd. |
'''Marius Nacht''' ([[Hebrew]]: מאריוס נכט) is an [[Israel]]i programmer and entrepreneur. He is a founder, director and Senior Vice President of [[Check Point Software Technologies]] Ltd. |
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Nacht earned a B.Sc. cum laude in physics and mathematics from the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 1983, and an M.Sc.in electrical engineering and communication systems from [[Tel-Aviv University]] in 1987. |
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⚫ | Nacht has served as a director of [[Check Point]] since its inception in 1993. In 1999, he was appointed Senior Vice President. Since 2001, he has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=888932</ref> |
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Before working for Check Point, Nacht was software development manager at [[Optrotech]] and co-founded the Graphic Arts Division. |
Before working for Check Point, Nacht was software development manager at [[Optrotech]] and co-founded the Graphic Arts Division. |
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In 1993, together with [[Gil Shwed]], he invented and patented Stateful Inspection, now a de facto standard technology. He was also one of the developers of [[FireWall-1]], the company's software solution. |
In 1993, together with [[Gil Shwed]], he invented and patented Stateful Inspection, now a de facto standard technology. He was also one of the developers of [[FireWall-1]], the company's software solution. |
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Revision as of 05:38, 3 December 2007
Marius Nacht (Hebrew: מאריוס נכט) is an Israeli programmer and entrepreneur. He is a founder, director and Senior Vice President of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Nacht earned a B.Sc. cum laude in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1983, and an M.Sc.in electrical engineering and communication systems from Tel-Aviv University in 1987.
Nacht has served as a director of Check Point since its inception in 1993. In 1999, he was appointed Senior Vice President. Since 2001, he has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.[1]
Before working for Check Point, Nacht was software development manager at Optrotech and co-founded the Graphic Arts Division.
In 1993, together with Gil Shwed, he invented and patented Stateful Inspection, now a de facto standard technology. He was also one of the developers of FireWall-1, the company's software solution.