TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $184 million.

The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had profit of $1.47 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.77 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.67 per share.

The data security company posted revenue of $577.6 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $572.2 million.

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