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PGP CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PUBLIC BETA OF NEW
PGP DESKTOP ENCRYPTION SOLUTION
PGP Desktop 9.0 features new full disk encryption, secure
instant messaging, automatic key lookup via PGP Global Directory,
multiple language versions
Palo Alto, CA/11 March, 2005 – PGP
Corporation, a global leader in enterprise encryption solutions,
today announced immediate public beta availability of a new version
of its award-winning PGP® Desktop encryption solution. The
completely redesigned PGP Desktop 9.0 incorporates PGP®
Universal technology to provide automatic encryption, decryption,
digital signatures, verification, and recipient key look-up, making
it appropriate for both novice and power users. New features in PGP
Desktop 9.0 include full disk encryption and AOL® Instant
Messenger™ traffic security, S/MIME interoperability, and
expanded smart card support. The beta is available in English,
German, and Japanese versions.
“We are pleased to release this beta of a
new version of our PGP Desktop product,” said Doug
McLean, vice president of products for PGP Corporation.
“We expect a great deal of expert and technical feedback
from PGP users. We especially look forward to feedback on the
German and Japanese beta versions, which are also being released
today.”
PGP Desktop 9.0 Public Beta
The PGP Desktop 9.0 public beta is available for download from
the PGP website. For more information about the English, German,
Japanese versions, see
http://www.pgp.com/beta.
PGP Universal 2.0 Managed Beta
PGP Managed Beta Programs allow participants to test advanced
functionality of PGP beta software in complex network environments.
A PGP Managed Beta is currently available for PGP Universal 2.0,
the newest release of this award-winning, server-based encryption
solution. For more information, see
http://www.pgp.com/beta.
PGP Global Directory Managed Beta
A PGP Managed Beta is also available for PGP Global Directory,
the verified public keyserver that will replace the current PGP
Keyserver hosted by PGP Corporation. For more information, see
http://www.pgp.com/downloads/beta/globaldirectory/index.html.
About PGP Corporation
Recognized worldwide as a leader in enterprise encryption
technology, PGP Corporation develops, markets, and supports
products used by more than 30,000 enterprises, businesses, and
governments worldwide, including 90% of the Fortune 100 and 75% of
the Forbes International 100. PGP products are also used by
thousands of individuals and cryptography experts to secure
proprietary and confidential information.
During the past ten years, PGP® technology has earned a
global reputation for standards-based, trusted security products.
It is the only commercial security vendor to publish source code
for peer review. The unique PGP encryption product suite includes
PGP Universal—an automatic, self-managing, network-based
solution for enterprises—as well as desktop, mobile,
FTP/batch transfer, and SDK solutions. Contact PGP Deutschland AG
at
+49 69 800 706 444, 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 at nealemay dot com
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Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking,
including the statements regarding the availability, plans,
delivery, goals, development, expected features, expected benefits
and competitive position of PGP products, including PGP Universal,
PGP Corporate Desktop, PGP Workgroup Desktop, PGP Personal Desktop,
PGP Mobile, and PGP SDK; and other 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 solely PGP
Corporation"s discretion. All descriptions of future 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 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 to publicize the reasons why actual results could
differ materially from those projected in such statements.
PGP is a registered trademark and the PGP logo is a
trademark 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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