For Immediate Release             Contact: Kent Briggs
February 10, 2003                          

PUFFER 4.0

Houston, TX -- Briggs Softworks announces the release of Puffer
4.0, the latest version of our general purpose Windows 
encryption utility. Use Puffer to securely exchange email with 
other Puffer users and to encrypt your most sensitive data files 
into Puf archives, protecting them from unauthorized viewing.

A new user interface has been deployed for version 4.0 that 
combines state-of-the-art encryption technology with a robust 
file archiving system. You can compress files and directories 
into Puf archives in a manner similar to the way zipping 
programs create Zip archives, including the ability to freshen, 
delete, and extract individuals files after the archive has been 
created. The difference, however, is that Puffer protects the 
confidentiality of your data with strong 256-bit AES encryption. 

In addition to conventional password protection, Puffer 
employees 2048-bit Diffie-Hellman public key cryptography that 
allows you to securely share your files and messages with other 
people without the need to share secret passwords. ASCII-armored 
encoding makes it possible to send encrypted data in the body of 
email messages and the included digital signature functions 
provide proof-of-ownership authentication. Also included are 
extensive file wiping functions for permanently destroying 
sensitive data in a manner that prevents recovery.

Another unique feature of Puffer is the use of steganography to 
hide encrypted data in the pixels of image files so as not to be 
detected by the casual observer. Also included is the ability to 
create self-decrypting archives that combine a conventional Puf 
archive with a small decryption stub program, complete with a 
graphical user interface. This allows you to securely distribute 
files and messages to people who do not have Puffer installed on 
their system. All that is needed for decryption is knowledge of 
the archive password.

Puffer is available for Windows versions 95 through XP with a 
license fee of $34.95 US. Multi-user site licenses are also 
available. Visit the Briggs Softworks web site to download a 
fully functional trial version, view screen shots, and read 
more about the program. Briggs Softworks 
(http://www.briggsoft.com) is an independent software developer, 
producing Windows utilities in the areas of encryption, 
graphics, and file management.

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