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Originally Posted by BarryStiefel

I'm negotiating with Check Point technical support to have people on hand to provide face-to-face technical support and also to have a presentation giving the behind-the-scenes tour of their whole technical support operation.

I thought this was already confirmed?

Originally Posted by BarryStiefel

One of our breakout sessions is going to purely on licensing, with a Check Point employee going through all the details.

I heard a rumor that the SecureClient licensing might change, will they be able to speak to that?

Originally Posted by BarryStiefel

I'm confused on all this also. We're working on getting someone from Check Point to answer these bigger picture questions and provide a road map for products (and their names) going forward.

I think everyone's confused on this. Probably a larger sign of Check Point's directional shift / expansion, which they appear to be in the middle of...we'll be lucky if we can get much info on this.

Originally Posted by BarryStiefel

This would be interesting. How about a breakout session on integrating Check Point products into a mixed infrastructure? Anybody want to lead this?

I see there's a pre-conference discussion on this "VPN Interoperability Workshop". Too bad it can't be a regular sessions.

Originally Posted by BarryStiefel

I'm trying to make the conference as Check Point friendly as possible. I'd really like them to attend and contribute. Everybody knows technical support needs improvement; I'm hoping we can make improvements collaboratively.

I would imagine the conf will be full of Check Point supporters, given the audience you're inviting. I am a little vocal about their support but overall I'm very pleased with Check Point. I've always wondered why Check Point hasn't done something like this before, however they don't seem to be a very "open" company as far as collaborative efforts go so that may be why.

My main question was to ask why the pre-conf sessions cost so much. Then to ask when you'll have instructors for them. Seems like you're doing a lot of work, thanks for taking the time to put it all together.