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(fwd) RSA security advert
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jered J Floyd)
Thu Sep 16 12:33:29 1999
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: Jered J Floyd <jered@MIT.EDU>
Date: 16 Sep 1999 12:32:38 -0400
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Subject: RSA security advert
Message-Id: <crypto:5606@unknown-discuss-server>
From: Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 18:10:18 -0400 (EDT)
To: cryptography@c2.net
The September 13th InfoWorld has an advertisement by RSA Security. If
you squint your eyes up real tight, and read between the lines, it
reads like this:
Our patents are running out.
Please don't forget
who invented this stuff.
RSA
Security
For almost two decades, More than 450 million copies
businesses have had no choice of our RSA BSAFE(r) encryption
but to purchase public-key technology are installed in
cryptography from RSA Data today's most successful
Security. Because we've applications and devices. And
gotten so much money, we've why shouldn't it be that way?
purchased another company, All other software is illegal,
Security Dynamics and we like it like that. To
Technologies, Inc. Today, the try to keep you using our
companies have unified under software, we have a new RSA
one name, RSA Security, Inc. Keon(tm) product line,
Our new name and look reflects providing companies with a
our desperate desire for you complete digital certificate
to continue to purchase system, known as "PKI," to
products from us, even after enable and manage security for
our patents run out. We know e-commerce applications.
you have almost no idea who we Thousands of customers have
are, but you should. Chances chosen RSA Security, including
are pretty close to 100% Cisco, Compaq, Ericsson,
you've had to rely on one or Fidelity, IBM, and Lucent.
more of our products to They haven't had any other
purchase something over the choice, and neither do you.
Internet, securely send email, Now that we have to persuade
safely connect to your you to purchase from us, we're
network, or do you banking now trying to build a brand
online. As a combined name before it's too late. To
company, we are the premier learn how we might serve your
monopoly in e-security -- at e-security needs, please visit
least until our patents run us at www.rsasecurity.com, or
out. contact us at
info@rsasecurity.com or
1-877-RSA-4900
Your Only Choice in e-Security
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