From the "For What It's Worth" department -

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From: warlock@ACM.ORG Newsgroups: sci.crypt,talk.politics.crypto,comp.org.eff.talk Subject: ViaCrypt CW Announcement Date: 19 Oct 1993 13:46:36 GMT Organization: ACM Network Services Lines: 29 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <2a0r3s$ahh@hopper.acm.org> Reply-To: warlock@ACM.ORG NNTP-Posting-Host: acm.org Xref: news.sprintlink.net sci.crypt:20523 talk.politics.crypto:874 comp.org.eff.talk:21553

} 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:

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$199.95 for a DOS single-user license, $599 for a five-user

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: 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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