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EDAG Turns to PGP Encryption Platform for Secure Communications within Automotive Supply Chain
Transparent-to-User PGP Email Encryption Automatically Protects Proprietary Designs and Engineering Data
Palo Alto, CA/ 28 September, 2006 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data security and encryption solutions, announced today that automotive supplier EDAG Engineering + Design AG (EDAG) has chosen the PGP® Encryption Platform to secure email communications with its customer Audi AG. Due to the highly competitive nature of the automotive industry, most manufacturers mandate that suppliers encrypt sensitive information to protect intellectual property and other proprietary data. Because the PGP Encryption Platform is based on open standards, EDAG can meet Audi’s encryption requirements as well as those of other automotive customers with a single solution.
Based in Fulda, Germany, EDAG is known for its expertise in vehicle development, production plant engineering, and tooling. In addition to Audi, EDAG’s customers include Bentley, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Porsche, and Volvo. The company is tightly integrated into its customers’ supply chains, and secure communications are essential for protecting new designs, technical blueprints, price negotiations, and other confidential information shared between manufacturers and suppliers.
“EDAG was looking for an easy way to encrypt emails without user interaction,” said Thomas Diegmüller, EDAG’s head of network technology. “PGP Universal™ is so transparent our users don’t even notice that encryption takes place, yet we’re confident our communications are secure, based on policies we’ve previously set. It’s also important that the PGP Encryption Platform is considered a standard for secure communications in the automotive industry; it offers everything we need and more—right out of the box.”With the first PGP® application they deploy, organizations like EDAG begin to realize the benefits of the PGP Encryption Platform. Additional PGP solutions leverage this common platform, resulting in lower operational costs and faster implementation compared to point solutions.
Comprehensive Security Strategy Within Reach
EDAG considered other vendors’ offerings, but found the PGP Encryption Platform offered more benefits, including the ability to communicate securely with recipients that are not using an encryption solution. Also, because PGP encryption applications share the same key, policy, and user management, the company can easily add other PGP solutions, as needed. This flexibility allows EDAG to take advantage of the economies of scale offered by a platform approach while phasing in a comprehensive security strategy.
About PGP Universal
PGP Universal automatically secures confidential email with PGP encryption and digital signatures at the gateway, based on centrally defined policy. The encryption is completely transparent to the user, and email is automatically encrypted to match recipients’ encryption capabilities.
About the PGP Encryption Platform
Based on a unified key management and policy infrastructure, the PGP Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. The platform enables organizations to meet current needs and expand as security requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging, PDAs, FTP, bulk data transfers, backups, and shared files on network storage. By implementing the PGP Encryption Platform, organizations can reduce security infrastructure complexity, lower operational costs, and realize a strong return on investment.
About EDAG
With a closed-loop production process chain, EDAG Engineering + Design AG covers all requirements for automotive development and production plants. The company has established a leading position as an engineering partner for the automotive industry. EDAG offers resources and international project management from its many worldwide locations. EDAG’s customers include Audi, Bentley, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Porsche, Volvo and other auto manufacturers.
About PGP Corporation
PGP Corporation, a global security software company, is the leader in email and data encryption. Based on a unified key management and policy infrastructure, the PGP® Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. The platform enables organizations to meet current needs and expand as security requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging, PDAs, network storage, FTP and bulk data transfers, and backups.
PGP solutions are used by more than 30,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 84 percent of the Fortune® 100 and 66 percent of the Fortune® Global 100. As a result, PGP Corporation has earned a global reputation for innovative, standards-based, and trusted solutions. PGP solutions help protect confidential information, secure customer data, achieve regulatory and audit compliance, and safeguard companies’ brands and reputations. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com or +1 650 319 9000.
Media & analyst contact for PGP Corporation:
John Tran
Neale-May & Partners
+1 650 328 5555 ext. 277
jtran@nealemay.com
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