History

Following are the milestones in the history of PGP (the products), PGP (the technology), PGP Corporation (the current company), and PGP Inc. (the original company).

2008

• New PGP© Endpoint announced.
• PGP Corporation announces pre-boot authentication to PGP© Whole Disk Encryption for Mac OS X.
• PGP Corporation moves Silicon Valley Headquarters to Menlo Park, CA.
• PGP Corporation wins "Encryption Product of the Year" for the second consecutive year at TechWorld Awards.
• PGP Corporation wins SC Magazine Email Security Group Test for second consecutive year.
• PGP Corporation named "Top 100 Company" by Red Herring.
• PGP Corporation certified by CMP Channel's VARBusiness as a Gold 5-Star Overall Winner in its 2008 Partner Program Guide.
• PGP Corporation brings Enterprise Data Protection to smartphone users.

2007

• PGP Corporation announces its 22nd consecutive quarter of business growth, its one-millionth customer transaction and its first multimillion-dollar deal.
• PGP Corporation celebrates 5 years as a global leader in Enterprise Data Protection.
• PGP Corporation named to Entrepreneur Magazine's "Hot 500" List.
• PGP® Encryption Platform wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for Network Security.
• PGP Corporation announces new Secure Delivery Solutions.
• PGP Corporation completes most successful half-year in the company's history.
• PGP Encryption Platform wins "Encryption Product of the Year" at the Techworld Awards.
• PGP Corporation secures $27.3 million in Series C funding.
• PGP Corporation and Intel Corporation partner to deliver Enterprise Data Protection solutions.
• PGP Whole Disk Encryption wins Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Award: Full Disk Encryption.
• PGP Encryption Platform wins Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Award: Enterprise Encryption Platforms.
• New PGP® Global Partner Program launched.
• Record 2006 results announced.
• PGP Corporation named Info Security "Hot Company" for 2007.

2006

• PGP Corporation announces new and enhanced applications for the PGP Encryption Platform.
• Gartner report on mobile data protection places PGP Corporation in Visionaries Quadrant.
• PGP® encryption named one of top 25 most influential products of the last 25 years by eWEEK.
• New PGP® NetShare announced.
• PGP Corporation again rated the lead vendor in email and data encryption software by latest TheInfoPro survey.
• New PGP® Command Line for IBM® zSeries® and IBM® iSeries® released.
• Record 2005 results announced.
• PGP Corporation named Info Security "Hot Company" for 2006.
• Formation of PGP Japan K.K.

2005

• PGP® Desktop Professional 9.0 chosen 2005 Best of the Year encryption solution by PC Magazine.
• PGP Corporation joins Microsoft Corporation's SecureIT Alliance.
• PGP® products localized for Japanese-language customers released.
• PGP Corporation receives additional $10 million in growth capital funding to accelerate R&D, and expansion of PGP® Encryption Platform.
• PGP Corporation rated the lead vendor in email and data encryption software by TheInfoPro survey.
• PGP© Support Package for BlackBerry© announced.
• New PGP Whole Disk Encryption product line introduced.
• PGP Corporation announces enterprise "deploy-once" PGP Encryption Platform.
• PGP Corporation partners with Mirapoint to offer an appliance-based secure-messaging infrastructure.
• PGP Universal—CipherTrust IronMail™ Compliance Solution released.
• PGP Corporation joins DKIM email authentication workgroup to draft new specification.
• New products for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" released along with German localization and international encoding updates.
• New PGP Universal™ 2.0 and PGP Desktop 9.0 data security products released as well as new PGP® Global Directory service.
• PGP Corporation partners with Vontu to offer the industry's first content-aware encryption solution for email.
• PGP Universal chosen Best Security Solution for Healthcare for 2005 in SC Magazine's European Excellence Awards.
• PGP Corporation launches new Total Solution Provider (TSP) Program with IronPort Systems, MailFrontier, Proofpoint, and Sendmail.
• PGP Corporation acquires Glück & Kanja Technology AG, forms PGP Deutschland AG.
• PGP Universal chosen Best Encryption Solution for 2005 by SC Magazine.
• IMlogic, MailFrontier, Mirapoint, Proofpoint, Sendmail, and Vontu join PGP® Alliance Partner Program.
• PGP Corporation named best-of-breed encryption technology vendor in new IronPort Platform Partner Alliance.

2004

• PGP Corporation and Clearswift offer integrated content filtering and email encryption for enterprises.
• New PGP Whole Disk Encryption product announced.
• PGP Corporation and IronPort Systems offer integrated email security solution.
• PGP Corporation reaches 30,000 corporate customers.
• PGP Universal 1.2 released.
• PGP Corporation named to second-annual AlwaysOn Top 100 Private Companies list.
• Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) selects PGP Universal.
• PGP Desktop 8.1 released.
• PGP Command Line 8.5 released.
• PGP Corporation granted Key Reconstruction patent.
• PGP Universal reaches 50th customer and 50,000 internal user licenses in 6 months.
• BlackBerry Support and Research In Motion® alliance announced.
• PGP Corporation and Symantec to deliver an integrated email security solution for the enterprise.
• PGP® Software Development Kit (SDK) receives FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validation from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
• PGP Corporation one of the founding members of new Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA).
• PGP Universal products added to Patriot Technologies' GSA Schedule.

2003

• PGP Universal 1.1 released on December 30.
• PGP Universal receives "winner" review in Information Security magazine.
• PGP Corporation granted a U.S. patent on "method and apparatus for reconstituting an encryption key based on multiple user responses."
• PGP Corporation named Best New Vendor by Ingram Micro U.S.
• PGP Alliance Partner Program launched with 10 security market leaders.
• PGP products selected as security standard for SAT college-entrance exam score reporting.
• PGP Corporation receives Editors' Choice Award from VARBusiness magazine; PGP Corporation named a Top Technology Innovator by VARBusiness.
• PGP Desktop 8.0.3 released for Mac OS and Windows.
• PGP Corporation announces Business Advisory Board.
• PGP Corporation announces and ships PGP Universal, a new self-managing security architecture and product line.
• PGP Corporation signs distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
• PGP Corporation named to first annual AlwaysOn List of Top 100 Private Companies.
• PGP® Enterprise 8.0 receives Reader Trust Award for Best Encryption, SC Awards Council's Best Encryption Solution (Highly Commended), and SC Awards Council's Best Email Security (Highly Commended) from SC Magazine.
• PGP Corporation announces new partners in Chile, India, Japan, and Korea.
• PGP® Personal 8.0 receives Editor's Choice review by Macworld.
• PGP Personal 8.0 named Best Encryption Software and one of CNET's Top 100 Products.
• PGP Desktop 8.0.2 released.
• PGP Desktop 8.0.1DE for Windows released for German-language users.

2002

• PGP Corporation releases source code for peer review.
• PGP Personal and PGP Freeware released.
• PGP Enterprise 8.0, PGP Desktop 8.0, and PGP Personal 8.0 for Mac OS and Windows.
• PGP Corporation announces partners in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
• PGP Corporation assumes worldwide technical support responsibilities.
• PGP Corporation announces U.S. and Canada partner reseller program.
• PGP Corporation moves into new corporate facilities in Palo Alto, CA.
• PGP 7.2 for Mac OS 9 released.
• PGP Corporation announces partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
• PGP Corporation and Network Associates announce the sale of PGP assets.
• Newly formed PGP Corporation buys back PGP products and intellectual property from Network Associates.

2001

• PGP 7.1.1 released.
• PGP 7.1 released, including a Corporate Desktop Suite (PGP Mail, PGP Disk, PGP VPN, and PGP Firewall).

2000

• PGP 7.0.3 released for individual and freeware users; PGP 7.0.4 released for enterprise users.
• PGP 7.0 released based on new Microsoft Windows code. Major version includes PGP Firewall, ICQ Instant Messenger plug-in, Microsoft Windows 2000 support, Notes mail plug-in, and PGP Admin for large deployments.

1999

• PGP 6.5 released with Virtual Private Network (VPN) and full X.509 support.

1998

• PGP 6.0 released with PGP Disk for Windows and a mail plug-in for Microsoft Outlook.

1997

• Network Associates acquires PGP Inc. for cash and warrants.
• PGP 5.5 released for both business and personal with PGP Admin.
• PGP 5.0 released; first complete product code rewrite since version 1.0.

1996

• PGP 4.5 released with simple user interface and a mail plug-in for Eudora.
• PGP Inc. formed in merger with Viacrypt.
• Legal case against Phil Zimmermann dropped by U.S. courts.

1995

• PGP Disk for the Macintosh released.

1994

• Viacrypt releases PGP 2.7.1.
• Viacrypt obtains the right to sell PGP for commercial use.

1993

• U.S. government files export violation case against Phil Zimmermann.

1991

• Phil Zimmermann releases version 1.0 of Pretty Good Privacy® software.