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11-25-96: "Intel Enters Encryption Market With HP For PCMCIA Card " So far, HP is the only computer company offering the combination PCMCIA and smart card encryption hardware. VLSI and Tandem are developing an encryption chip for use on a PCMCIA card. VLSI built the infamous Clipper chip developed by the NSA that was shot down as a proposed government standard after overwhelming industry opposition. In a separate development, National Semi, one of two suppliers of the Fortessa encryption card, scaled back its government encryption operations. Program delays, slim margins, and contract disputes with the NSA disillusioned the chip maker. ----- LON_ely (5 kb)