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Network Associates Gives Up Search for PGP Buyer

Posted by michael on from the bargain-bin dept.

nakhla writes: "I came across this article which states that Network Associates has given up the search for a buyer for its PGP division. The company has laid off 18 workers, and plans to continue to maintain the product for one year. It's a good thing that there are still products like GnuPG and others out there for people who need cheap, reliable encryption."

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  1. Re:Mixed feelings by leviramsey · · Score: 2, Redundant
    There still is hope that GnuPG will be turned into something that can catch on with the masses (just like there's hope, however faint, that things like GNOME and KDE will catch on with the masses).

    Is there any way that GnuPG could be built with a nice GUI for Windows? The fact is that for the time being, encryption will be worthless if the Windows users can't get the software.