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(fwd) ViaCrypt CW Announcement
From the "For What It's Worth" department -
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> Subject: ViaCrypt CW Announcement
> Date: 19 Oct 1993 13:46:36 GMT
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> In spite of the uproar over Phil and Grady, its apparently busi
> ness as usual at ViaCrypt as evidenced by their software product
> announcement under "New Products" on page 39 of the Oct. ll,
> 1993 issue of Computerworld:
>
> > ViaCrypt has announced ViaCrypt PGP, a high-security public key
> > message encryption program designed to protect electronic-mail
> > and data files. Transmitted messages or exchanged files are
> > secured against unauthorized readers, and the program provides
> > digital signature, data compression and key management. Cost:
> >> $199.95 for a DOS single-user license, $599 for a five-user
> > license and $1,649.95 for a 20-user license. ViaCrypt, Phoenix
> > (602) 944-0773.....
>
> A company rep contacted by phone indicated that their offering
> was licensed by RSA/PKP and that an export licence -- if needed
> -- was "easy" to obtain provided the licensee was "at least a
> "51%" American company".
>
>
> Bill Wilson
>
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