PGP Corporation Announces New PGP(R) Key Management Server

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- PGP Corporation, a global leader in trusted data protection, today announced the availability of its new PGP® Key Management Server, which delivers open enterprise key and certificate management to global organizations. Enterprises today are struggling to manage the vast amount of keys and certificates that they have collected over the years while trying to address new data breach legislation and comply with industry regulations. With today's announcement, global enterprises will be able to address often disparate key management systems with the new PGP® Key Management Server and its strong management and policy capabilities and interoperability with third party applications, all based on industry standards. PGP Corporation is also announcing an upgrade to the PGP Universal™ Server which will provide support for the widest range of computing platforms as well as performance, policy and operational enhancements.

Deployment and the need to manage encryption technology has grown dramatically over the past several years as hard drives, servers, databases, smartphones and flash drives virtually all come provisioned with encryption. Additionally, SSL certificates are ubiquitous in server and cloud environments, and bring their own set of administrative challenges. Each new encryption product introduces yet another set of key management responsibilities that compound the administrative overhead and cost for IT and security departments. The PGP® Key Management Server 3.0 provides enterprises with a unified enterprise key management platform that is essential for streamlining security operations and providing the highest level of data protection.

"Key management has become a huge challenge for Fortune 1000 companies, government organizations and other institutions who can no longer approach security 'one device' at a time—instead they need a cross platform, trusted data protection strategy," said Phillip Dunkelberger, president and CEO at PGP Corporation. "Managing a handful of encryption keys is one thing, but when organizations get more sophisticated and start to encrypt multiple laptops, smartphones, drives, servers and tapes, the task can become daunting. Our customers have been looking for a complete approach to key management that addresses data protection in a strategic manner."

Introducing the PGP® Key Management Server

The PGP® Key Management Server provides organizations with the infrastructure and tools to manage large scale deployments of encryption keys and certificates for multiple applications while delivering a broad approach to managing encryption. The PGP® Key Management Server provides a versatile foundation to centralize management of encryption throughout the enterprise to help organizations take control over their encryption keys, strengthen security, and reduce operational cost. Key features in this release include:

• Support for heterogeneous environments
  • Asymmetric, Symmetric and Proprietary Keys
  • Architected for multi-protocol support (KMIP, OPAL, IEEE 1619.3, PKCS 11)
  • Support for desktops, servers, and devices
• Out of the Box, automated management and deployment for certificates
  • Provisioning and lifecycle management including expiration dates and renewal
  • SSL, VPN, Wireless Access, etc.
• Generalized automation agent
  • Simple integration on 30+ operating system versions

Upgraded PGP Universal™ Server Adds Performance, Policy and Operational Enhancements

The PGP Universal Server enhancements address a wide range of infrastructure and usability concerns that global organizations struggle with when securing their users, disperse systems and sensitive customer and corporate data. With this latest release of the PGP Universal Server, IT and security administrators gain more choice and benefit from enhanced policy and scalability improvements that will assist them with their daily operational duties. New benefits in this release of the PGP Universal Server include:

• More Choice – As "consumerization" proliferates in corporate settings, PGP® solutions address the widest range of supported endpoint platforms including Ubuntu®, Red Hat®, and Snow Leopard® with Boot Camp® Support as well as language and keyboard support for global deployments.
• Enhanced Policy and Compliance Options – Controls that let security, compliance and risk teams leverage centralized policy as well as the ability to enforce policy when users are offline. Administrators can also use PGP Universal Server to provision "Encrypt and Sign" buttons to PGP® Desktop Email users who need manual methods to demonstrate intent for compliance requirements.
• Improved Performance – With the PGP® Hybrid Cryptographic Optimizer Technology – AES 128/256-bit cryptography users now experience up to 40% *faster performance.
• IT Operations Assist – Increased automation can provide for reduced help desk calls and more cost-effective deployments, including the ability for IT to set up Windows® users silently and end-users to perform "self-recovery" of forgotten passphrases.

Pricing and Availability 

The PGP Key Management Server and PGP Universal™ Server will begin shipping on March 3, 2010. PGP Universal Server is priced per seat managed. PGP Key Management Server is priced per client managed, with an initial server license component. Additional configuration-specific details are available from your PGP® Sales or Channel Partner representative.

For More Information

Please see PGP website, http://www.pgp.com/ten3

* Tested on a computer equipped with Intel SSDSA2MH80G Quad 2.4 GHz 1GB RAM, XP SP3 Results will vary based on hardware and software configuration

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 www.pgp.com.

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