IP: bye bye PGP (well at least Inc.)

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Network Associates Acquires Pretty Good Privacy
                       (PGP)


                       Network Associates Extends Enterprise Offerings with
Leading
                       Security Software 


                       SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 1, 1997Network Associates,
Inc.
                       (Nasdaq: NETA, commencing Dec. 2), formerly McAfee
Associates
                       (Nasdaq: MCAF) announced today that it has a signed
a definitive
                       agreement to acquire privately-held Pretty Good
Privacy, Inc. (PGP).
                       The PGP acquisition extends Network Associates'
network security
                       and management software products with the leading
applied
                       cryptographic security solutions for protecting
corporate assets and
                       enabling secure electronic communication. 










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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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