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 prz@acm.org.
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 prz@acm.org.
Ok, I just spoke with Dave somebody at viacrypt, and he told me that the ViaCrypt PGP would be based on PGP 2.3a, and the only code changed would be the lines implementing rsa itself. He told me it would be backwards compatable with all past versions of PGP and that as improvements were made to ViaCrypt PGP, the same improvements would be made to the freeware version. I was thinking that if a bunch of us cypherpunks wanted copys we could order them as a group and get a volume discount. I've asked to have the price scheduals sent to me. If anybody has any questions for ViaCrypt, you could refer them through me if you like, as thier offices are just 16 miles or so from my house. Happy Hunting, -Chris
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