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PGP Corporation Opens PGP Encryption Platform with Next-Generation APIs and Tool Kits
New Capabilities to Broaden PGP Encryption Platform Integration Opportunities Palo Alto, CA / 31 March, 2008 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced the further expansion of its award-winning PGP® Encryption Platform with a new set of functionality targeted at independent software vendors (ISVs), independent hardware vendors (IHVs), and enterprises. The new application programming interfaces (APIs) and software development toolkits (SDKs) allow developers to quickly and easily leverage the market-leading cryptographic, user management, key management, policy, and reporting features of the PGP Encryption Platform into their own applications. The PGP Encryption Platform’s breadth of features, low implementation cost, high return on investment, and broad deployment at more than 4,000 enterprise customers worldwide make it an attractive development target for ISVs and IHVs. New capabilities include a next generation PGP Encryption Platform application programming interface (API), the PGP® Crypto SDK, and the PGP® Messaging SDK. These new tools offer substantial improvements in ease of use, programming language support, features, and flexibility, and are the same tools PGP Corporation uses to create its own current award-winning product line and future products. “PGP is already widely deployed so extending the capabilities of the PGP Encryption Platform to third-party ISVs and enterprise developers will help PGP customers and the security industry,” said Jon Oltsik, Senior Analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group. “Enterprises are focused on protecting more data, in more places while reducing costs. Using the PGP Encryption Platform as a foundation for ISV and internal enterprise-developed application integration, enterprises can protect the confidentiality and integrity of more data while minimizing product acquisition, deployment, and administration costs.” Continuing PGP Corporation’s demonstrated commitment to standards, the PGP Encryption Platform delivers the flexibility to accommodate existing and emerging key management standards. PGP Corporation’s next-generation approach offers more flexible key types, attributes, and policies; comprehensive user and group management; and integration with external enterprise directory systems. The new framework allows the broad capabilities of the PGP Encryption Platform to be extended to a wide range of corporate applications, third-party software, and key management protocols. "Customer response to Lumension Security's strategic partnership with PGP Corporation has been fantastic," said Rich Hlavka, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Lumension Security. "We are excited by the added capabilities in the PGP Encryption Platform, and look forward to leveraging these powerful next-generation technologies for both encryption and key management integration." With the added functionality, ISVs and IHVs will be able to:
Enterprise IT developers get all the benefits of ISVs and IHVs, and also can:
“The need for encryption is becoming pervasive throughout the enterprise, and no single vendor can address every scenario,” said Steven Schoenfeld, VP of Products and Strategy at PGP Corporation. “Opening up these APIs gives third parties access to the same encryption and key management that PGP® products have benefited from for over five years.” PGP Corporation briefings on the new PGP Encryption Platform interfaces and capabilities will take place during the RSA Conference. To schedule a meeting, go to http://www.pgp.com/rsa08/ or visit PGP Corporation at Booth 517 from April 7 through 11, 2008. About PGP Corporation 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. Media & analyst contact for PGP Corporation: Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking 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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