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Media Release: PGP Assets Purchased
PGP CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF PGP DESKTOP AND WIRELESS
ASSETS
Palo Alto, CA/19 August, 2002 – PGP Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in secure messaging and data storage, today announced the completion of its acquisition of the PGP Desktop and Wireless encryption product lines from Network Associates, Inc. The PGP purchase, a buyback of a portion the assets PGP sold to Network Associates in December 1997, coincides with an investment of $14 million by DCM-Doll Capital Management and Venrock Associates, and the announcement of a senior management team comprised of technology industry veterans and former PGP executives provides the foundation of the new company. PGP Corporation will immediately license and support current versions of PGP products to current, former, and new PGP customers. PGP products, in use today by thousands of corporate and government users and millions of individual users worldwide, are available today from the company at http://www.pgpstore.com/. "Reacquiring the PGP product line gives us an established, trusted product set, a well-respected code base, and a worldwide customer base," said Phil Dunkelberger, PGP Corporation President and CEO. "We look forward in the future to extending the product line and creating a next generation platform for secure messaging and data storage." Assets acquired include the following:
Network Associates retained certain products that were developed using the PGP SDK encryption development software tools. Network Associates has been given a license to continue to maintain and update these PGP-based products. Assets not acquired include:
About PGP Corporation
Over the last ten years, PGP® technology has developed a global reputation for enabling open, trusted, and highly reliable security products. PGP® products have thousands of corporate and government users and millions of individual users worldwide, including many of the world's largest and most security-sensitive enterprises, government agencies, individuals, and cryptography experts. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com or toll free at 866 747 5483 (866 PGP LIVE).
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