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Press Release: PGP Corporation Named a CRN 2009 Emerging Technology Vendor

Leading Channel Publication Recognizes the PGP® Encryption Platform for its Holistic Approach to Data Protection


Menlo Park, CA/22 June 2009 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced it has been selected by Everything Channel as a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. PGP Corporation was selected for its innovative and award-winning PGP® Encryption Platform, which provides a holistic approach to protecting business data by enabling organizations to deploy and manage multiple encryption applications cost effectively from a single management console. CRN's Emerging Technology Vendor list identifies and awards companies that are delivering high-margins for solution providers with innovative and easy-to-use technology that undercuts industry giants.

The PGP® Encryption Platform provides a strategic enterprise encryption framework for shared user and key management, policy, and provisioning that is automated across multiple, integrated encryption applications. PGP Corporation and integrated third-party encryption applications enable organizations to deploy automated encryption as needed, with the data security functions required to solve the necessary business requirements. This data-centric approach protects data in motion and in transit anywhere, anytime. Unlike point solutions that address a single threat or cobbled-together product suites that lack integration, the PGP Encryption Platform delivers an integrated framework across the broadest range of encryption applications.

Earlier this year, PGP Corporation announced an expanded global channel strategy and initiatives to increase partner revenue and opportunities in vertical and adjacent markets. With 400 partners in the U.S. and 700 partners worldwide, this award-winning program recognizes three partner levels of participation designed to provide the best resources with turn-key solutions that enable partners to best meet the wide range of customers’ data security requirements. (See related news release, April 7, 2009, "PGP Corporation Unveils New Encryption Solution to Protect Sensitive Data for Small Businesses and Workgroup Environments.")

"PGP Corporation is honored to be recognized by CRN as a 2009 Emerging Technology Vendor,” said Lee Finck, senior director of worldwide channels at PGP Corporation. “We strive to enable our partners to easily and cost-effectively deliver industry-leading, data protection solutions to help solve their customers’ critical data security challenges. Our world-class partner and distributor network is integral to expanding PGP Corporation’s market footprint around the world."

"Solution Providers seek out innovative vendors that create new and innovative ideas to help them build revenue and customer loyalty. Our Emerging Tech list is where Solution Providers go to find these vendors. We congratulate all of the vendors for their innovation and creativity and their commitment to the technology sales channel," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

The vendors who make the CRN Emerging Technology Vendor list were founded in 2001 or later, have revenue under $1 billion and have an active U.S. channel strategy. Final selection to the Emerging Technology Vendor list was made by the CRN editorial team after a review of submitted information.

About PGP Corporation
PGP Corporation is a global leader in email and data encryption software for enterprise data protection. Based on a unified key management and policy infrastructure, the PGP® Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. PGP® platform-enabled applications allow organizations to meet current needs and expand as security requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging, smartphones, network storage, file transfers, automated processes, and backups.

PGP® solutions are used by more than 100,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 95 percent of the Fortune® 100, 75 percent of the Fortune® Global 100, 87 percent of the German DAX index, and 51 percent of the U.K. FTSE 100 Index. 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.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)
Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

Media & Analyst Contacts for PGP Corporation:
Lauren Ames
PGP Corporation
+1 650 543 3678
lames@pgp.com

Tom Rice
Merritt Group
+1 703 856 2218
rice@merrittgrp.com


Media & Analyst Contact for Everything Channel:
Maureen Park Everything Channel
mpark@everythingchannel.com
Tel: +1 516 562 5942

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking, including statements regarding the availability, plans, delivery, goals, development, expected features, expected benefits and competitive position of PGP products implementing or leveraging the PGP technologies. All references made to product feature enhancements, improvements in Platform support or additional functionality are subject to change at PGP Corporation’s sole discretion. All future descriptions of PGP technology and products are subject to availability only if PGP Corporation decides to build them and when PGP Corporation decides to make them commercially available. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that PGP Corporation faces that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with any unforeseen technical difficulties or software errors related to the final development and launch of any of PGP Corporation’s products; any technological, regulatory, or standards changes in the security, encryption and authentications market which could make PGP Corporation’s products less competitive or require feature changes in these products; any slowdown in the adoption by businesses of encryption suites, secure email, Internet technologies or related standard. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and PGP Corporation does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.

PGP and the PGP logo are registered trademarks of PGP Corporation. Product and brand names used in the document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Any such trademarks or registered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

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Media Contacts

North America
Lauren Ames
PGP Corporation
+1 650 543 3678
lames@pgp.com

Tom Rice
Merritt Group
+1 703 856 2218
rice@merrittgrp.com

Germany
Ingrid Daschner
Johnson King
+49 (0) 89 8940 8511
ingridd@johnsonking.de

Japan
Miho Mochizuki
gram3 Inc.
+81 3 6402 0303
pgp@gram3.co.jp

United Kingdom
Jacqui Depares
Johnson King
+44 (0)20 7401 7968
jacquid@johnsonking.co.uk