Software coding for export: security agency and industry in talks
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The Software Publishers Association and the US National Security Agency are in the middle of discussions about the international sale of programs that include special data security capabilities. Encryption techniques that have been incorporated into software packages are regarded as potentially dangerous technologies. The US government is afraid that security software could provide international agents with a way to hide information from detection using coding. US software publishers have put pressure on the government to loosen the restrictions on the foreign export of software packages because the use of encryption and other security measures in software is becoming a more common and necessary feature. Critics of the recent talks claim that the negotiations should not be confidential and that the industry has accepted an arbitrarily short 'key' or formula that allows encoding and decoding.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Adobe ships Acrobat amid high hopes
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Adobe Systems Inc's Acrobat data conversion software is designed to allow the sharing of entire documents in original form over networks or by modem. The software could spur the move to the paperless office, if companies find they can save money by circulating memos and reports electronically. Acrobat also allows documents to be shared between computers running different platforms. Eleven companies have so far committed to Acrobat, including Lotus Development Corp, which plans to use the Acrobat with its Notes office automation software. Acrobat is sold in modular form, with a $50 reader, a $195 file exchange program and a $695 distiller, which translates Adobe Postscript into Acrobat form.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1993
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