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Unless all they're doing is putting an (incredibly expensive) front end on PGP, these people appear to be reinventing the wheel.

OPEN MARKET OFFERS SAFE MESSAGING Open Market Inc. has developed a new class of Web software designed with built-in message-checking to ensure the integrity of messages and make the network safe for financial transactions. OM-Transact doesn't come cheap -- it's priced at $250,000 per license. Another new product, OM-Axcess, allows companies to monitor and control access to the Internet by both employees and customers. It costs $35,000 a copy. (Investor's Business Daily 5 Mar 96 A8)

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