Gil SCHWED, Chairman, Founder, President and Cheif Executive Officer of Check Point Technologies, the leader in Internet Security Software, which is valued on Wall Street at approximatly $19 billion dollars. Schwed who is now one of Israel's wealthiest men, was always interested in computers as he was growing up. At the age of 12, Schwed worked for a computer company writing programs for a translation system. Throughout his teenage years, he took computer and math classes at Hebrew University, enrolling in courses usually reserved for students in the Master's program. he feels that his time spent in the Israeli Defense Forces was intrumental to his professional career. During his three year service, Schwed formulated the idea that eventually became the Fire Wall 1.