PGP Corporation Announces the Release of PGP 8.0 for Windows and Macintosh; Support for Windows XP, Mac OS X, New Enterprise Features, PGP Personal.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 PGP Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in secure messaging and data storage solutions, today announced the release of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) A data encryption program from PGP Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (www.pgp.com). Published as freeware in 1991 and widely used around the world for encrypting e-mail messages and securing files, PGP is available for commercial use and as freeware for Enterprise 8.0, PGP Desktop 8.0, and PGP Personal 8.0 for Windows and Macintosh. These new products offer significant advancements to current PGP offerings, including substantial new features. PGP Desktop 8.0 for Windows includes Windows XP and XP Office support; new enhanced user interface, directory integration with Microsoft Active Directory, iPlanet Directory Server, Novell NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services , OpenLDAP Keyserver, Novell GroupWise 5.5 and 6.0 messaging client. PGP Desktop 8.0 for Macintosh includes full support for Mac OS X (10.2 and later); new enhanced user interface; plug-in for Apple Mail that supports PGP/MIME PGP/MIME Pretty Good Privacy/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (RFC (Request For Comments) A document that describes the specifications for a recommended technology. Although the word "request" is in the title, if the specification is ratified, it becomes a standards document. 3156); Microsoft Entourage integration; dock and services integration; expanded Unicode support for multiple language and country support in keys and data; PGP Disk format compatibility between Mac OS X and Windows; encrypt using Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. (AES) in PGP Disk PGP Enterprise 8.0 includes additional decryption (cryptography) decryption - Any procedure used in cryptography to convert ciphertext (encrypted data) into plaintext. key (ADK ADK Adirondack Mountain Club ADK Archive Development Kit (SAP archiving) ADK Additional Decryption Key ADK Aggressors of Dark Kombat (video game) ) management for safe enterprise data encryption; automatic key setup/generation, certificate request, approval, retrieval, smart card integration; silent pre-configured installs for easy mass deployment; automatic LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. policy and keyring synchronization; extensive policy integration between PGP Keyserver and PGP Desktop. PGP Personal 8.0 includes PGP Disk and PGP Mail for individual users that do not require such enterprise features as integration with Exchange, Notes, or GroupWise servers, access to higher levels of Support, or Upgrade Insurance. PGP Freeware 8.0 includes PGP Mail only, without plug-ins for use with email or instant messenger clients, for personal non-commercial use only. "When we announced the formation of PGP Corporation just 16 weeks ago, we focused on three things: technology continuity, building customer relationships, and innovation," said Phil Dunkelberger, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of PGP Corporation. "In our announcement today, we are delivering PGP 8.0, a significant technology update and expansion of our product line for both businesses and individuals. We remain committed to building what our customers need to protect their confidential information." Pricing and Availability PGP 8.0 is available and is shipping immediately. New licenses can be purchased from PGP or its international partners. Volume pricing is available to U.S. and Canadian customers from PGP reseller partners. Subscription pricing for PGP Enterprise (PGP Disk, PGP Mail, PGP Admin, PGP Keyserver) begins at $125 per seat. Subscription pricing for PGP Desktop (PGP Disk and PGP Mail) begins at $80 per seat. A promotional price of $39 is available for PGP Personal (PGP Disk and PGP Mail) through the holiday season. Customers with license agreements that include a PGP 8.0 upgrade will receive email notifications directly from PGP; more information is available at www.pgp.com. About PGP Corporation PGP Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in secure messaging and data storage, builds products that allow corporations to ensure confidential customer and individual information remains secure. PGP provides flexible and complete solutions that include desktop mail and disk encryption products; enterprise policy, configuration, installation, and compliance tools; and key creation, authentication, and management infrastructure. Over the last ten years, PGP technology has developed a global reputation for enabling open, trusted, and highly reliable security products. PGP has thousands of corporate/government users and millions of individual users worldwide, including many of the world's largest and most security sensitive enterprises, government agencies, individuals, and cipher cipher: see cryptography. (1) The core algorithm used to encrypt data. A cipher transforms regular data (plaintext) into a coded set of data (ciphertext) that is not reversible without a key. experts. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com or at 866/747-5483 (toll free). Note to Editors: PGP and its products are trademarks of PGP Corporation. All other names or products are the property of their respective owners. |
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