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PGP CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTS FOR MAC OS X 10.4
“TIGER” PLUS GERMAN LOCALIZATION AND
INTERNATIONAL ENCODING UPDATES
PGP Data Security Products Support Tiger and Double-Byte
Languages;
Full Compatibility with Tiger's built-in Firewall and
New Network Kernel Extensions
Palo Alto, CA/06 June, 2005 – PGP Corporation,
a global leader in enterprise data security and encryption
solutions, today announced PGP® Desktop 9.0.1 and
PGP® Universal 2.0.1 products with full support for Apple
Computer"s Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger”
operating system, German localization, and internationalization for
different character sets and encodings.
“Support for Mac OS X innovations is an
important PGP priority,” said Doug McLean, vice president
products for PGP Corporation. “With PGP Desktop 9.0.1,
Tiger users can simply and automatically protect their confidential
information and personal privacy by encrypting email, files, disks,
and instant messaging sessions. Larger organizations can add PGP
Universal to centrally manage PGP Desktop 9.0.1 users, including
centralized key management and policy enforcement. With Tiger
support, PGP products offer a full suite of security solutions to
users of the major desktop and email platforms.”
“Hundreds of breakthrough features make
Tiger the most advanced OS in the world,” said Ron
Okamoto, Apple"s vice president of worldwide developer
relations. “We"re thrilled PGP Corporation has
harnessed some of the innovation and performance in Tiger to
deliver excellent information security applications to Mac
users.”
PGP Corporation also announced that new versions
have been re-architected to support language localization. PGP
Desktop 9.0.1 is now available in German. PGP Universal 2.0.1
internal processes are fully double-byte character-enabled,
allowing organizations to communicate seamlessly with business
partners worldwide and customize end-user messages, as desired.
Additional language support, especially Japanese, will be available
in future releases.
New PGP Product Features & Benefits
- Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” compatibility - PGP
Desktop 9.0.1 fully supports Apple Computer"s newest
operating system, Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.4.1.
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Performance boost - PGP Desktop 9.0.1 leverages
Apple"s Network Kernel Extensions (NKE) to deliver
enhanced encryption performance.
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Seamless security - PGP Desktop 9.0.1 is fully
compatible with Tiger"s built-in IP firewall.
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Transport security - Whenever possible, PGP Desktop
9.0.1 ensures transport-level security for all email by using
Transport Layer Security (TLS, formerly Secure Sockets Layer
[SSL]) between Tiger and the email server.
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Internationalization - New products are fully double-byte
character-enabled.
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Translated UI - The PGP Desktop 9.0.1 user interface has
been translated into German and incorporates new techniques to
support multiple languages in future releases.
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Translated documentation - PGP Universal 2.0.1 and PGP
Desktop 9.0.1 user documentation, presentations, and marketing
collateral are now available in German.
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Localized websites - The PGP German (
http://www.pgp.com/de/index.html)
website provides local language information for local PGP
users.
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New German PGP subsidiary - PGP Corporation has created a
local presence to serve German-language customers.
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PGP Deutschland AG, formed in March 2005 and based in
Frankfurt, Germany, is managed by former principals at
Glück & Kanja Technology AG, a German vendor
of award-winning security products acquired by PGP
Corporation.
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FIPS 140-2 validation - Previous PGP product versions were
validated to FIPS 140-2. Updated FIPS 140-2 validation for the
updated PGP Software Development Kit (SDK) included in PGP
Desktop 9.0.1 and PGP Universal 2.0.1 has been submitted and is
currently listed as an Implementation Under Test.
About PGP Desktop 9.0
PGP Desktop 9.0 eliminates the costly management of point
solutions and training costs of multiple applications while
preserving best-of-breed data security from a trusted vendor. This
new five-in-one security solution includes PGP Virtual Disk
encryption (files, folders), PGP Mail (automatic and transparent
using PGP Universal technology), PGP Instant Messenger (securing
AOL® Instant Messenger™ traffic), PGP Zip (file
compression), and PGP Shred (permanent file deletion). In addition,
PGP Desktop 9.0 automatically posts new user keys to the PGP Global
Directory, a new service hosted by PGP Corporation that gives PGP
users a trusted, validated, and automatic way to share and retrieve
public keys.
About PGP Corporation
The global customer standard for encryption and
digital-signature solutions, PGP Corporation develops, markets, and
supports an integrated data security suite used by more than 30,000
enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 90%
of the Fortune® 100 , 75% of the Forbes®
International 100, and thousands of individuals and cryptography
experts. Customers depend on PGP solutions for regulatory and audit
compliance, to protect confidential company information, to secure
customer data, and to keep identity information private.
During the past ten years, PGP® technology
has earned a global reputation for innovative, standards-based,
trusted solutions. The flexible PGP suite allows customers to
phase-in gateway, partner, mobile or internal email security; data
storage protection for laptops, desktops, and removable media; IM
encryption; and FTP/batch transfer security using a single key
management and recovery infrastructure. PGP Corporation is the only
commercial security vendor to publish source code for peer review.
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 at nealemay dot
com
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