JERUSALEM, April 25 (Reuters) - Check Point Software

Technologies ( CHKP ) on Thursday reported higher than expected

first-quarter profit, helped by growth of its AI-powered

security platform.

The Israeli-based company said it earned $2.04 per diluted

share excluding one-off items in the January-March quarter, up

13% from a year earlier. Revenue grew 6% to $599 million.

(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch

Editing by David Goodman

)