Press Release: Global Automotive Supplier Continental Corporation Standardizes on PGP Encryption for Laptop Security

Award-Winning PGP Encryption Platform Protects Proprietary Information

Palo Alto, CA/11 October, 2007 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced that the Continental Corporation, a leading automotive industry supplier based in Germany, has selected the PGP® Encryption Platform to secure proprietary and confidential information. The company has started rolling out PGP® Whole Disk Encryption to protect the data of 6,000 employees using corporate laptops along with PGP Universal™ Server for centralized management of its encryption applications.

Founded in 1871, the Continental Corporation specializes in tire and brake technology, vehicle dynamics control, electronics, and sensor systems, with the goal of making individual mobility safer and more comfortable. The decision to commit to the PGP Encryption Platform is the latest phase of corporate efforts to strengthen and expand Continental's data security guidelines and measures. Given the company's large mobile workforce carrying laptops with potentially sensitive data, Continental's security team decided to use PGP Whole Disk Encryption to encrypt all 6,000 laptops. With the first PGP® application they deploy, organizations begin to realize the benefits of the PGP Encryption Platform. Additional PGP® solutions leverage this common infrastructure, providing lower operational costs and faster implementation compared to point solutions.

Alternative Strategies Evaluated
After considering various laptop encryption solutions, Continental selected PGP Whole Disk Encryption because of its ease of use and transparency. "If you want to protect data on a laptop, you can either encrypt individual files, parts of the hard disk using a ‘container' approach, or the entire hard disk," said Thomas Ullrich, chief security officer at Continental and the head of the company's Competence Center Security Internet/Intranet.

"An encryption solution that handles individual files or containers isn't suitable for securing a laptop hard disk because it doesn't protect temporary and swap files. Plus, such solutions require users to store sensitive files in protected areas," Ullrich continued. "We wanted to make encryption as simple and transparent as possible for the user, and PGP Whole Disk Encryption does just that. Best of all, we didn't have to touch every laptop—it's centrally deployed and managed." PGP Universal Server, the foundation of the PGP Encryption Platform, provides unified, Web-based administration for all PGP Encryption Platform–enabled applications, users, policies, provisioning, logging, and reporting through a single management console.

Continental is very positive about the value of the PGP Encryption Platform. "A security breach could have a tremendously negative effect on our relationships with our customers and brand, so we view our investment in PGP® products as money extremely well spent," adds Ullrich.

About PGP Whole Disk Encryption
PGP Whole Disk Encryption allows organizations to address compliance and mitigate risk by encrypting files with centrally managed full disk encryption. All files on protected drives are encrypted, including temporary, swap, and system files. PGP Whole Disk Encryption integrates with an organization's existing infrastructure, streamlining deployment as well as ongoing management and operation. PGP Whole Disk Encryption also integrates with Microsoft Active Directory to automate user enrollment and manage encryption policy.

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 maintenance costs, and realize a strong return on investment.

About Continental Corporation
The Continental Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of brake systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics, tires, and technical elastomers. In 2006, the corporation realized sales of €14.8 billion (US$19.5 billion). It currently has a worldwide workforce of approximately 89,000 in more than 100 locations in 37 countries.

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, PDAs, network storage, FTP and bulk data transfers, and backups.

PGP® solutions are used by more than 80,000 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 or +1 650 319 9000.

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