Zix Corporation Adds Interoperable OpenPGP Functionality to ZixCorp's Global Email Encryption Service; New Module to Provide Automatic, Secure Gateway-to-Desktop Communications.DALLAS -- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)), (Nasdaq:ZIXI), a global provider of email encryption and e-prescribing services, today announced an OpenPGP Gateway module for its email encryption service. The new offering will enable organizations to communicate securely with external users who use 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 encryption technology for securing email messages. ZixCorp's new module is interoperable with PGP Freeware version 7.x and PGP Corporation's PGP Desktop versions 8.x and 9.x, and will manage PGP certificates to ensure security policies are enforced at the corporate level. Internal users are shielded from the complexity and burden of key management, security decisions, and cryptography. "PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)" is a registered trademark of PGP Corporation. "Interoperability and send-to-anyone convenience are the driving forces of ZixCorp email encryption services," said Rick Spurr, chief executive officer for ZixCorp. "This new OpenPGP module complements our existing TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless and S/MIME See MIME. gateway solutions to ensure that organizations have quick, automatic methods to communicate securely and seamlessly with all their partners and customers no matter what technology they may use." OpenPGP is defined by the OpenPGP Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the (IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force ) Proposed Standard 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. 2440. The OpenPGP standard was originally derived from PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), which is a hybrid cryptosystem that combines features of conventional and public key cryptography An encryption method that uses a two-part key: a public key and a private key. To send an encrypted message to someone, you use the recipient's public key, which can be sent to you via regular e-mail or made available on any public Web site or venue. . Developed in 1991, PGP is available as both a standalone application and a plug-in to many popular email client applications. ZixCorp's newly integrated OpenPGP Gateway module is available immediately. About Zix Corporation Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)) provides easy-to-use-and-deploy e-communication services that protect, manage, and deliver sensitive information to enterprises and consumers in healthcare, finance, insurance, and government. ZixCorp's email encryption services enable policy-driven email encryption, content filtering, and send-to-anyone capability while its e-prescribing service improves patient care, reduces costs, and improves efficiency for the healthcare community. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com. |
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