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A sampling of leading encryption programs



NAME                 PRICE     SECURITY      HOW IT WORKS    NOTES
                               LEVEL



Pretty Good Privacy  $23/user  Midrange      Sender and      Good support.
Network                                      receiver both   Most widely
Associates                                   need a copy     used program



CertifiedMail        $99/year  High          Works as Out-   Offers return
CertifiedMail.com    per acct                look or Lotus   receipt when
Inc.                                         Notes plug-in   mail is read
                                             or on Web site



ZixMail              $24/user  High          Can be used     Allows any
ZixIt Corp.          per year                through ZixIt   subscriber to
                                             Web site or     send encrypt-
                                             personal PC     ed mail to
                                                             anyone



Cryptogram           $359      High.         Sender needs    Integrates
Spartacom            for 5     Powerful      local copy.     well with
Technologies Inc.    persons   enough that   Not neces-      Windows and
                               the govern-   sary for        Outlook.
                               ment limits   receiver        Decryption
                               export        with a pass-
                                             word



SafeMessage          $1,100    Highest       Operates a      Nearly
Future Tech Corp.    10 users/               private, Net-   impossible to
                     year                    based system.   hack and very
                                             Sender and      easy to use
                                             recipient must
                                             have local
                                             copy