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PGP Corporation Unveils New Encryption Solution to Protect Sensitive Data for Small Businesses and Workgroup Environments

Posted on: Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 07:00 CDT

Expanded Global Channel Strategy and Programs Leverage New Data Protection Offering to Increase Partner Revenue and Opportunities

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition, a simple, easy-to-manage full disk encryption solution specifically designed for small businesses and workgroup environments that need to protect data from theft and loss, and adhere to compliance mandates. The latest data protection offering from PGP Corporation also provides an easy, sellable solution for the channel, which is complemented by an expanded global channel strategy and new programs focused on increasing partner value and delivery. Channel partners can now offer a broad range of PGP(R) encryption solutions from the individual level, to small and medium businesses, to large enterprises - all of which provide seamless migration paths to support customers' evolving data protection needs.

PGP Corporation Solves Data Security Challenges for Small Businesses

Industry regulations and state data breach notification laws are posing new data security challenges to companies of all sizes, especially the small business market, as compliance laws do not distinguish between small and large organizations. Small businesses are currently at a greater risk for data breaches and cybercrime attacks due to the fact that they typically cannot afford enterprise-grade encryption technology to protect their assets and intellectual property. Furthermore, small businesses face additional obstacles when it comes to data protection - limited security budgets; shortage of in-house, dedicated IT resources; and little knowledge and management of encryption technologies.

In response to channel and market demand, PGP Corporation is removing the complexity and high-cost of obtaining and managing encryption technology to reduce the risk of damaging data breaches for the small business market. PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use full disk encryption solution for small businesses and workgroup environments that protects data on laptops, desktops and USB devices. PGP Corporation partners now have the ability to enter new markets with a low-cost, data protection solution based on the PGP(R) award-winning technology that will enable them to drive incremental business.

Designed for environments with 10-150 users, the PGP Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition is comprised of the PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption Controller management application for Microsoft(R) Windows and PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption client software. PGP Whole Disk Encryption Controller is a simple, intuitive management console that can run on the customer's Windows system and does not require any additional servers or databases -- only basic Windows administration knowledge is needed. With just a few simple clicks, administrators can configure policy and rapidly deploy PGP Whole Disk Encryption to all user systems using any software deployment tool. At an affordable price point at $99 per seat, small businesses can focus on innovating and growing their business, while the PGP Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition transparently protects employee, partner and customer data, so that they can maintain compliance and safeguard their brand and customer trust.

"While small business and workgroups might not have the budget of a large enterprise, they still have compliance and legal requirements to protect sensitive corporate, employee and customer data," said Phillip Dunkelberger, president and CEO of PGP Corporation. "PGP Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition is another milestone in how we are expanding our data protection solutions to meet the needs of companies of ALL sizes."

New Channel Programs Accelerate Partner Business Growth

In conjunction with releasing a "channel-focused" solution, PGP Corporation is rolling out new channel programs and initiatives for value added solutions providers and distributors to help them grow their PGP(R) solutions business. (See today's related news release - "PGP Corporation and Avnet to Deliver Data Protection Solutions"). PGP Corporation's new partner-enablement, training and recruitment programs leverage turn-key PGP(R) solutions that are designed to help partners establish high-margin and reoccurring revenue streams, as well as create cross-sell opportunities in vertical and adjacent markets.

Specific New Channel Programs include:

PGP(R) RevenueReady - is an integral component of PGP Corporation's strategy to provide effective product, sales and technical training via The PGP Whiteboard Training Program, which is tailored specifically for partners so they can jumpstart customer engagements with credible PGP(R) technology knowledge and expertise.

PGP(R) MarketReady - a campaign on-demand portal and toolset that enables partners to easily create co-branded PGP(R) solutions marketing materials and lead generation campaigns. Partners have access to MarketReady data sheets, compliance briefs, white papers, and customer and industry briefs along with channel-focused lead-generation campaign modules starting with mobile data protection, email encryption and file encryption. These PGP(R) MarketReady tools enable partners to increase time-to-market with rapid customer response, while simplifying the end-to-end sales cycle.

"PGP Corporation is well recognized by our mutual customers as the de facto standard for encryption," said Niccolo Alicandri, managing director for CipherTechs, a PGP Corporation partner and network security consulting and integration company. "We are excited to be part of PGP's channel as they continue to raise the bar for the VAR community and look forward to leveraging PGP's new MarketReady, turn-key solutions to grow our vertical market practices and deliver more value to client base."

Pricing and Availability

PGP Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition, which includes the client and management components in a single Microsoft Windows application, is available at $99 per seat for 10 licenses or more, and immediately available through PGP(R) channel partners.

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(R) Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. PGP(R) 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(R) solutions are used by more than 100,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 95 percent of the Fortune(R) 100, 75 percent of the Fortune(R) 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.

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.

Media & Analyst Contacts for PGP Corporation: North America Christina Grenier PGP Corporation +1 650 543 3697 cgrenier@pgp.com Tom Rice Merritt Group +1 703 856 2218 rice@merrittgrp.com United Kingdom Jacqui Depares / Richard Scarlett Johnson King +44 (0) 20 7401 7968 pgpteam@johnsonking.co.uk Germany Ingrid Daschner Johnson King +49 (0) 89 8940 8511 ingridd@johnsonking.de

SOURCE PGP Corporation

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