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PKWARE® to Present at FAA IT/ISS Partnership & Training Conference

Milwaukee, WI (March 29, 2010) – PKWARE®, a leading provider of file-based, data-centric security solutions, today announced that several company representatives will be speaking and conducting training workshops at the FAA IT/ISS Partnership & Training Conference March 29 – April 2, 2010 in Orlando, FL.

Presentations by PKWARE representatives will focus on data security with an emphasis on meeting FIPS 140-2 requirements, secure data exchange across multiple operating systems and encrypting files with HSPD-12 mandated smart cards and tokens. SecureZIP® for Windows® desktop training workshops will present tips and shortcuts for protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and encrypting sensitive files, emails and email attachments.

Jeff Cherrington, Vice President of Product Management for PKWARE, will be presenting three sessions at the conference: “Cross-Platform Secure Data Exchange;” “Fundamentals of Protecting PII and Encrypting Files with your HSPD-12 Credentials” and “HSPD-12: Maximizing Your Investments in PIV & CAC through Alternative Uses.”

Steve Roberts and Tabish Tanzeem, Solutions Engineers for PKWARE, will be leading three training workshops on “Tips & Shortcuts for using SecureZIP for Windows Desktop.” The instructors will discuss passphrase vs. digital certificate encryption, SecureZIP and Microsoft Office integration and general tips about encryption techniques.

PKWARE provides the only data-centric security solution using file-based compression and encryption that enables FIPS 140-2 across all major enterprise computing platforms (i.e., mainframe, midrange, server, desktop).

In March of 2009, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded an enterprise software license and maintenance agreement to PKWARE for SecureZIP on 50,000 Microsoft Windows desktops at the FAA.

About the FAA IT/ISS Partnership & Training Conference
PKWARE is exhibiting in booth #227 at the 2010 FAA IT/ISS Partnership & Training Conference. www.share.org.

The FAA IT/ISS Partnership & Training Conference is the premier annual meeting of IT/ISS personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). It focuses on the future of information systems security and information technology, as well as new initiatives within the federal government. The FAA IT/ISS Partnership & Training Conference promotes communication and collaboration opportunities to develop a common IT/ISS strategy throughout the DOT and FAA. For more information, please visit: https://itissconference.faa.gov/

About PKWARE
As the inventor and continuing innovator of the ZIP standard, PKWARE, Inc. is a global technology leader known around the world as the expert in data compression and file management. With the launch of SecureZIP in 2005, PKWARE successfully entered the data security marketplace, combining ZIP compression and strong encryption to deliver a data-centric security solution. Today, SecureZIP and PKZIP are used by over 200 government agencies and 30,000 corporate entities, including 90% of the Fortune 100. Organizations in financial services, banking, government, healthcare, and retail use PKWARE solutions daily to protect sensitive data, meet compliance requirements, avoid liability risk, and reduce their overall costs and operational overhead. PKWARE, a privately held company, was founded in 1986 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; additional offices are located in New York, Ohio and the United Kingdom.

To learn more about PKWARE and how they have helped thousands of organizations solve their data security and file management challenges, please visit www.pkware.com.

Media Contact:

Eric Lien VP of Marketing
Phone: 414.289.9788 x1190
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