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Award-Winning PGP Encryption Platform Protects Sensitive Data and Ensures Regulatory Compliance
Palo Alto, CA / 11 December, 2007 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced that Pitney Bowes, the world’s leading provider of mailstream solutions, has standardized on the PGP® Encryption Platform to secure proprietary and confidential information. The company is deploying PGP Universal™ Gateway Email to protect sensitive legal, HR, benefits, and corporate information in communications. PGP Universal™ Server, the foundation of the PGP Encryption Platform architecture, provides centralized, Web-based administration through a single management console.
The Challenge
Founded in 1920, Pitney Bowes has expanded its offerings to serve the entire mailstream with software, hardware, and services that help more than 2 million customers worldwide create, produce, distribute, and manage mail, documents, and packages. The company must comply with a variety of regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), state data breach notification laws such as California Senate Bill 1386, and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). As part of an enterprise-wide data security initiative to ensure regulatory compliance, uphold its corporate reputation, and implement security best practices, the company’s Enterprise Messaging team was charged with evaluating and selecting an email encryption solution for users who send sensitive information, including Social Security numbers and credit card information, to external partners.
The Solution
Based on previous experience with PGP® products and the fact that Pitney Bowes was already using a PGP® technology partner’s solution, John Congiu, manager of Enterprise Messaging at Pitney Bowes, chose to deploy the PGP Encryption Platform. According to Congiu, “PGP® technology is at the top of most industry lists of information security providers and is probably the most well-known for encryption. A big plus was that the partner could help us with the installation of PGP Universal Gateway Email, and its product integrated with the PGP® solution. The partnership, the price and maturity of the PGP solution, the extensive PGP® portfolio of enterprise data security products, and PGP Corporation’s track record in the industry made it a no-brainer.” Congiu also appreciated PGP Universal Gateway Email’s support of accepted email standards, and interoperability with popular email solutions as well as the company’s infrastructure. Combined with the existing data loss prevention solution, PGP Universal Gateway Email also has enabled a clear definition of roles between systems engineers and compliance managers. Even better, Pitney Bowes’ partners appreciate that their sensitive information is now encrypted and secure.
About PGP Universal Gateway Email
PGP Universal Gateway Email provides centrally managed, standards-based email encryption to secure email communication with customers and partners. Based on highly configurable encryption rules, emails are secured as they enter and leave the enterprise network. PGP Universal Gateway Email extends enterprise email policies to recipients without requiring special training or software. It supports the two globally accepted email encryption standards, OpenPGP and S/MIME, enabling seamless communications with recipients using a variety of email solutions.
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 Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes is a mailstream technology company that helps organizations manage the flow of information, mail, documents, and packages. Its 35,000 employees deliver technology, service, and innovation to more than two million customers worldwide. The company was founded in 1920 and annual revenues now total $6.0 billion. Pitney Bowes Software is a newly formed business that employs 1,700 people globally with a focus on providing customers with location intelligence, data quality and integration, and customer communications management solutions. More information is available at www.pb.com.
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, file transfers, automated processes, 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.
Media & analyst contact for PGP Corporation:
Tom Rice
Merritt Group
+1 703 856 2218
rice@merrittgrp.com
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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