PGP NetShare, full disk encryption, AIM traffic security, S/MIME interoperability...
New in v9.6 Beta: Windows Vista support, support for Outlook 2007 and Exchange 2007,
support for Mac OS X and Lotus Notes, enhanced support for whole disc encryption of USB thumb drives, integration with ControlGuard's endpoint security products, various minor enhancements and bug fixes for earlier releases; Release Notes - Last Updated: 04.03.07 (v9.6)
New in v9.5: PGP NetShare (on-the-fly encryption and decryption of files and folders, including those stored on network volumes and shared with others), PGP Whole Disk enhancements, messaging policy enhancements, resizable virtual disks, full S/MIME support, support for Windows Remote Desktop (Terminal Services), FIPS 140-2 integrity checking; Release Notes - Last Updated: 01.16.07 (v9.5)
New in v9.0.2: Whole Disk Encryption support for Windows 2000 Professional (SP3 & SP4); Japanese localization, translation, and compatibility; Release Notes - Last Updated: 08.02.05
New in v9.0: Completely redesigned; incorporates PGP Universal technology to provide automatic encryption, decryption, digital signatures, verification, and recipient key look-up; full disk encryption and AOL Instant Messenger traffic security; S/MIME interoperability; expanded smart card support; Release Notes - Last Updated: 06.30.05
New in v8.1.0: Compatibility with Windows XP SP2, automatic update notification, S/MIME support as well as support for decoding BZip2 and ZLIB compression, various enhancements and fixes for use with Outlook/Outlook Express, support for Novell GroupWise 6.5.1; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 4
New in v8.0.3: Compatibility with Office 2003 and Windows Server 2003, various minor enhancements and bug fixes for v8.0x; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 2
New in v8.0: Windows XP and XP Office support, enhanced user interface, directory integration with Microsoft Active Directory, server-side support for Lotus Notes, iPlanet Directory Server, Novell NDS, OpenLDAP Keyserver, Novell GroupWise 5.5 and 6.0 messaging client; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v7.0.3: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) support, IKE Aggressive Mode and Extended Authentication support, Windows ME support, RSA V4 key type with 4096 support, support for Virtual Private Networks, various bug fixes Upgrade Meter: 5
New in PGP Desktop Security 7.0: Personal Firewall and Intrusion Detection System (IDS), ICQ integration (via a plug-in), Twofish technology support, rich text support via an Outlook plug-in, automatic wipe upon file detetion, automatic configuration update feature, "lock down" capabilities for enhanced enterprise manageability; much more Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v6.5.3: Windows 2000 support, Windows 2000 IPSec interoperability, automatic e-mail plug-in pre-selection, Intel Pentium III Random Number Generator (RNG) support Upgrade Meter: 4
New in v6.5.1: PGPnet (secures all TCP/IP communications), Self-Decrypting Archives (SDAs), automated Freespace Wiping, Microsoft Outlook support, HTTP proxy support, smart word wrapping, fingerprint word list, integrated PGP command line; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v6.0: E-mail plug-ins for Outlook Express and Outlook 98, Photographic User ID (add your photo to your public key), PGPkeys toolbar, subkey management (DH/DSS only), signature reverification, signature expiration option, enhanced interface, Secure Communications with the PGP Certificate Server 2.0, much more Upgrade Meter: 5
New: New ownership (Network Associates, Inc.), minor changes and bug fixes
Pros: Excellent encryption capabilities, helpful wizards make PGP easy to use, freeware Personal Desktop edition for non-commercial use
Cons: Restricted to U.S./Canada, freeware edition for non-commercial use only, plug-in support not available for all e-mail apps
