PGP Corporation Wins SC Magazine Reader Trust Award

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PGP Corporation Wins SC Magazine Reader Trust Award

Security professionals vote PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption as Best Encryption Solution

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 3 -- PGP Corporation, a global leader in trusted data protection, has been recognized with SC Magazine's 2010 Reader Trust Award as the company with the Best Encryption Solution, PGP® Whole Disk Encryption. The announcement was made yesterday at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco.

PGP® Whole Disk Encryption was chosen by the Reader Trust Voting Panel - comprised of security and technology experts from large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets - representing the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers. With an unprecedented number of entries submitted, the 2010 SC Awards was the most competitive in the program's history.

"We are pleased to receive this recognition from SC Magazine and by their esteemed panel for our innovation and excellence in the encryption field," said Phillip Dunkelberger, president and CEO at PGP Corporation. "This award underscores our commitment to developing and providing the most comprehensive and leading edge encryption solutions to address our customers' trusted data protection needs."

The annual SC Awards highlight and showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence in the information security industry. As the industry's preeminent awards program, the annual SC Awards has acclaimed security's key contributors and outstanding products for more than a decade. Individuals, brands and solutions recognized in the program address not only the security challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape of tomorrow. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit http://www.scmagazineus.com/awards. For more information about PGP Corporation's award please visit http://www.scmagazineus.com/best-encryption-solution/article/164115/.

"Winning a Reader Trust Award is proof of PGP Corporation's continued efforts to address the IT security issues that are top of mind for industry professionals," said Illena Armstrong, editor in chief, SC Magazine. "I offer my sincere congratulations to PGP Corporation for the recognition of Best Encryption Solution."

About PGP Whole Disk Encryption

PGP® Whole Disk Encryption provides organizations with comprehensive, platform-independent, and high performance full disk encryption for all data (user files, swap files, system files, hidden files, etc.) on desktops, laptops, and removable media. The encrypted data is protected from unauthorized access, providing strong security for intellectual property, customer data, partner data and brand. Key features include:

  --  Rapid deployment-Automated deployments, platform independent, includes
      USB encryption.
  --  Centralized management-Automatic, centralized policy enforcement with
      single web-based management console for all clients.
  --  Easy passphrase and machine recovery-Local self-recovery, one-time-use
      token and other recovery options.
  --  Built PGP® strong-High performance, optimized, and strong encryption,
      built with PGP® Hybrid Cryptographic Optimizer (HCO) technology. FIPS
      140-2 validated, CAPS-approved, DIPCOG-approved, CC EAL 4+ pending.
  --  User-friendly-Background encryption with throttle capabilities. Fewer
      passwords to remember with support for Windows® Single sign-on.

  About PGP Corporation

PGP Corporation is a global leader in email and data encryption software. 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, smartphones, network storage, file transfers, automated processes, and backups.

PGP® solutions are used by more than 110,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 87 percent of the Fortune® 100, 73 percent of the Fortune® Global 100, 80 percent of the German DAX index, and 60 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 http://www.pgp.com.

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought-leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. Besides the monthly print magazine and daily website, the brand's portfolio includes the SC Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire, SC World Congress, and SC Congress Canada.

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  Media Contacts for PGP Corporation:

  North America
  Tom Rice
  Merritt Group
  +1 703 856 2218
  rice@merrittgrp.com

  United Kingdom
  Jacqui Depares / Ben Roberts
  Johnson King
  +44 (0) 20 7401 7968
  pgpteam@johnsonking.co.uk

  Germany
  Ingrid Daschner
  Johnson King
  +49 (0) 89 8940 8511
  ingridd@johnsonking.de

  Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking, including statements regarding the availability, plans, delivery, goals, development, expected features, expected benefits and competitive position of 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 PGP Corporation's sole discretion. All future descriptions of 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, regulatory, 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 the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such 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.

Source: PGP Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Tom Rice of Merritt Group in North America, +1-703-856-2218,
rice@merrittgrp.com, or Jacqui Depares or Ben Roberts of Johnson King in the
United Kingdom, +44 (0) 20 7401 7968, pgpteam@johnsonking.co.uk or Ingrid
Daschner of Johnson King in Germany, +49 (0) 89 8940 8511,
ingridd@johnsonking.de, all for PGP Corporation

Web Site:  http://www.pgp.com/

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