[118642] in Cypherpunks
NEW SOFTWARE ENHANCES DATA SECURITY (was Re: NewsScan Daily, 4
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Mon Oct 4 17:51:34 1999
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:27:01 -0400
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At 8:37 AM -0700 on 10/4/99, NewsScan wrote:
> NEW SOFTWARE ENHANCES DATA SECURITY
> Austin-based Infraworks Corp. has unveiled its InTether security software
> product, which allows the creator of an electronic document to control what
> happens to the document after it leaves his or her computer. InTether users
> can direct the software to automatically destroy a file if the recipient
> tries to copy, alter, print or distribute it. The company says its
> innovative software cannot be duped by spoofing techniques, and works with
> any type of electronic document. "This is the last gaping hole... in
> computer security," says Infraworks president Robert Gomes. Sales of the
> software are slated for later this month, at $165 per computer. A subsequent
> version of InTether will be designed to protect digital multimedia content.
> (Wall Street Journal 4 Oct 99)
> http://wsj.com/
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