Xref: gmd.de alt.privacy:4975 alt.privacy.clipper:1504 sci.crypt:10881 Newsgroups: alt.privacy,,alt.privacy.clipper,,sci.crypt Path: gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet! sytex!fergp From: fe...@sytex.com (Paul Ferguson) Subject: Coming soon: Commercial version of PGP (fwd) Message-ID: <e34T9B1w165w@sytex.com> Sender: b...@sytex.com Organization: Sytex Communications, Inc Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1993 10:52:37 GMT Lines: 38 > Subject: Coming Soon: Commercial version of PGP! Date: Wed, 25 Aug 93 2:53:08 MDT From: Philip Zimmermann <uunet!columbine.cgd.ucar.EDU!prz> Coming Soon: Commercial Version of PGP! Philip Zimmermann has signed an agreement with ViaCrypt, a division of Lemcom Systems, Inc, to sell a commercial version of PGP. ViaCrypt is a company in Phoenix Arizona that already has an RSA license from Public Key Partners to sell products that use the RSA algorithm. The freeware version of PGP will still be available, and will be maintained as well as the commercial version. Most corporations were not willing to use PGP because it was not licensed by PKP or RSA Data Security. With this commercial version of PGP, it will be possible for PGP to enter commercial environments for the first time, and compete with other products such as PEM. This is expected to enhance PGP's viability as a de facto standard in the long run. ViaCrypt PGP will be available in the USA and Canada, for an introductory price of $100 for a single user, with quantity discounts available. For details, call ViaCrypt at (602) 944-0773, or contact Philip Zimmermann at p...@acm.org. 8<--------- End Forwarded Message ------------------ Paul Ferguson | "Government, even in its best state, Network Integrator | is but a necessary evil; in its worst Centreville, Virginia USA | state, an intolerable one." fe...@sytex.com | - Thomas Paine, Common Sense Type bits/keyID Date User ID pub 1024/1CC04D 1993/03/15 Paul Ferguson <fe...@sytex.com> Key fingerprint = EE D2 93 7D 04 6D C6 05 AC 36 AD 9D 8E 4F 41 58