PGP Corporation
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| Headquarters | Menlo Park, Salt Lake City, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo |
| Products | Encryption applications and management platform |
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| Parent | Broadcom |
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PGP Corporation was a company that sold Pretty Good Privacy computer software. It was founded in 2002, and acquired by Symantec in 2010, and by Broadcom in 2019.
History
PGP Corporation was co-founded in June 2002 by Jon Callas and Phil Dunkelberger (who became CEO), based in Menlo Park, California.[1] It was funded by Rob Theis, general partner, Doll Capital Management and Terry Garnett, general partner, Venrock Associates.[2] The company owned the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) software, which was originally developed by Phil Zimmermann (who had earlier started a company of a similar name).[3] Originally written in 1991, PGP was one of the first freely and publicly available implementations of public-key cryptography. It was originally used to allow individuals to communicate securely through bulletin board systems. PGP later became standardized and supported by many other applications, including email. PGP Corporation acquired the code and rights to the name from Network Associates (NAI) in August 2002.[4] The company released version 9 of the software in 2005.
PGP Corporation's focus shifted towards the corporate market.[5] In 2004, the company announced plans to integrate with Symantec anti-virus technology.[6]
In February 2010, the company acquired certificate authority TC TrustCenter and its parent company, ChosenSecurity, to form its PGP TrustCenter division.[7]
On April 29, 2010, Symantec Corp. announced the acquisition of PGP Corporation for about $300 million cash.[8][9] The merger was complete in June of that year.
On August 9, 2019, Broadcom Inc. announced they would be acquiring the Enterprise Security software division of Symantec, which includes PGP Corporation.[10][11]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PGP Corporation Corporate Backgrounder" (PDF). PGP Corporation. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Form D: Notice of Sale of Securities" (PDF). US SEC. April 4, 2003. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Philip Zimmermann (1999). "Why I Wrote PGP". Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Network Associates". Computer Hope web site. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.John Leyden (October 22, 2002). "PGP reborn makes its pitch for the mainstream". The Register. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.John Leyden (April 16, 2004). "PGP to integrate anti-virus defences". The Register. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dan Kaplan (February 2, 2010). "PGP buys Chosen Security for trusted ID management". SC Magazine. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.John Leyden (April 29, 2010). "Symantec buys PGP and GuardianEdge too: Crypto shopping spree". The Register. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hoffman, Stefanie. "Symantec Acquires PGP, GuardianEdge | CRN". www.crn.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Broadcom to buy Symantec unit for $10.7bn". Financier Worldwide. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Novet, Jordan (2019-08-08). "Broadcom acquires Symantec's enterprise business for $10.7 billion". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
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