Check Point Software Technologies Technologies unveiled a gateway it says will let businesses consolidate the vendor’s firewall/VPN, intrusion-prevention and other security products as “virtual systems” on a single appliance. As many as 250 of these virtual systems could run on a Check Point gateway, compartmentalized from each other. Pricing starts at $3,000 for three virtual systems, though would range into tens of thousands of dollars for more extensive numbers of Check Point virtual systems. Check Point Virtual Systems do not run directly on virtualization platforms such as those from.”]