Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CHKP under CEO Gil Shwed
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THE HEXAGRAM
HEXAGRAM 30 – Li – THE CLINGING, FIRE
Above LI THE CLINGING, FIRE
Below LI THE CLINGING, FIRE
This hexagram is another double sign. The trigram Li means ¨to cling to something,” “to be conditioned, to depend or rest on something,” and also “brightness”. A dark line clings to two light lines, one above and one below – the image of an empty space between two strong lines, whereby the two strong lines are made bright. The trigram represents the middle daughter. The Creative has incorporated the central line of the Receptive, and thus Li develops. As an image, it is fire. Fire has no definite form but clings to the burning object and thus is bright. As water pours down from heaven, so fire flames up from the earth. While K’an means the soul shut within the body, Li stands for nature in its radiance.
THE JUDGMENT
THE CLINGING.
Perseverance furthers.
It brings success.
Care of the cow brings good fortune.
What is dark clings to what is light and so enhances the brightness of the latter. A luminous thing giving out light must have within itself something that perseveres; otherwise it will in time burn itself out. Everything that gives light is dependent on something to which it clings, in order that it may continue to shine.
Thus sun and moon cling to heaven, and grain, grass, and trees cling to the earth. So too the twofold clarity of the dedicated man clings to what is right and thereby can shape the world. Human life on earth is conditioned and unfree, and, when man recognizes this limitation and makes himself dependent upon the harmonious and beneficent forces of the cosmos, he achieves success. The cow is the symbol of extreme docility. By cultivating in himself an attitude of compliance and voluntary dependence, man acquires clarity without sharpness and finds his place in the world. 1
THE IMAGE
That which is bright rises twice: The image of FIRE.
Thus the great man, by perpetuating this brightness,
Illumines the four quarters of the world.
Each of the two trigrams represents the sun in the course of a day. The two together represent the repeated movement of the sun, the function of light with respect to time. The great man continues the work of nature in the human world. Through the clarity of his nature he causes the light to spread farther and farther and to penetrate the nature of man ever more deeply.
THE LINES
Nine at the beginning means:
The footprints run crisscross.
If one is seriously intent, no blame.
It is early morning and work begins. The mind has been closed to the outside world in sleep; now its connections with the world begin again. The traces of one’s impressions run crisscross. Activity and haste prevail. It is important then to preserve inner composure and not to allow oneself to be swept along by the bustle of life. If one is serious and composed, he can acquire the clarity of mind needed for coming to terms with the innumerable impressions that pour in. It is precisely at the beginning that serious concentration is important, because the beginning holds the seed of all that is to follow.
1. It is a noteworthy and curious coincidence that fire and care of the cow are connected here just as in the Parsee religion. [According to the Parsee belief the Divine Light, or Fire, was manifested in the mineral, vegetable, and animal worlds before it appeared in human form. Its animal incarnation was the cow, and Ahura-Mazda was nourished on her milk.]
THE MOVING HEXAGRAM
HEXAGRAM 56 – Lu – The Wanderer
Above LI THE CLINGING, FIRE
Below KEN KEEPING STILL, MOUNTAIN
The mountain, Ken, stands still; above it fire, Li, flames up and does not tarry. Therefore the two trigrams do not stay together. Strange lands and separation are the wanderer’s lot.
THE JUDGMENT
THE WANDERER.
Success through smallness.
Perseverance brings good fortune
To the wanderer.
When a man is a wanderer and stranger, he should not be gruff nor overbearing. He has no large circle of acquaintances therefore he should not give himself airs. He must be cautious and reserved; in this way he protects himself from evil. If he is obliging toward others, he wins success.
A wanderer has no fixed abode; his home is the road. Therefore he must take care to remain upright and steadfast, so that he sojourns only in the proper places, associating only with good people. Then he has good fortune and can go his way unmolested.
THE IMAGE
Fire on the mountain: The image of THE WANDERER.
Thus the superior man
Is clear-minded and cautious
In imposing penalties,
And protracts no lawsuits.
When grass on a mountain takes fire, there is bright light. However, the fire does not linger in one place, but travels on to new fuel. It is a phenomenon of short duration. This is what penalties and lawsuits should be like. They should be a quickly passing matter, and must not be dragged out indefinitely. Prisons ought to be places where people are lodged only temporarily, as guests are. They must not become dwelling places.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
5 Ha Solelim Street
Tel Aviv, 67897
Israel – Map
Phone: 972 3 753 4555
Fax: 972 3 575 9256
Website: http://www.checkpoint.com
Details
Index Membership: Nasdaq 100
Sector: Technology
Industry: Security Software & Services
Full Time Employees: N/A
Mr. Gil Shwed , 42, Co-Founder, Exec. Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer
Business Summary
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of software, and combined hardware and software products and services for information technology security worldwide. The company offers network and gateway security solutions, including Firewall that inspects traffic as it passes through security gateways; intrusion prevention system (IPS), which monitors the network for malicious or unwanted traffic, as well as detects and blocks known and unknown attacks on the network or system; virtual private networks software blade; antivirus and anti-malware software blade; anti-spam and email security software blade; Web security software blade; and acceleration and clustering software blade that delivers a set of patented security acceleration technologies, SecureXL, and ClusterXL; and networking software blade, which enables administrators to deploy security within the network environments. It also provides Power-1 appliances that enable enterprises to enhance security in large campuses or data centers; IP appliances; and UTM-1 appliances, which offer an all-in-one security for small and mid-sized businesses. In addition, the company offers endpoint security offerings comprising firewall and security compliance; full disk encryption; media encryption and port protection; remote access VPN; Webcheck secure browsing; and anti-malware and program control software blades. Further, it provides security management solutions comprising network policy management, endpoint policy management, logging and status, monitoring, management portal, user directory, IPS event analysis, SmartProvisioning, SmartWorkflow, reporting, and SmartEvent software blades, as well as SMART-1 security management appliances. The company has strategic relationships with Crossbeam Systems, Inc.; Dell, Inc.; Hewlett-Packard Co.; IBM; Microsoft Corporation; Siemens AG; and SanDisk. Check Point Software Technologies was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
