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PKWare

PKWARE, Inc. is an American enterprise data protection software company that provides discovery, classification, masking and encryption software, along with data compression software. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PKWARE was founded in 1986 by Phil Katz, co-inventor of the ZIP standard. Thompson Street Capital Partners acquired…

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Founded
1986; 40 years ago (1986)
Industry
Data security · Computer software
Headquarters
201 E. Pittsburgh Ave., Ste. 400, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Brands
PK Protect · PK Masking · PK Privacy · PK Classification · PK Encryption
Founder
Phil Katz

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PKWare

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Triples91
Avg. degree1.88
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PKWare

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related to Developing and purchasing expanded capabilities (2016–present) · 13
PKWare → After, Data Classification, Data Redaction, Dataguise, In, May, November, PCI DSS, PK, Products, Smartcrypt, These, Thompson Street Capital Partners
related to Compression software (1986–2000) · 11
PKWare → ARC, Following, Gary Conway, He, January, Katz, Phil Katz, PKARC, PKZIP, Systems Enhancement Associates Inc, ZIP
related to Purchase and expansion (2001–2008) · 11
PKWare → After Katz, Ascent Solutions, Dayton, George Haddix, Grace Matthews, In, Ohio, PKZIP, PKZIP's, SecureZIP, Two
related to Shift toward data protection (2009–2015) · 9
PKWare → CEO, Dropbox, In, Maranon Capital, Miller Newton, Novacap Technologies, PKWARE's, The, Viivo
Brands · 8
PKWare → PK Classification, PK Discovery, PK Encryption, PK Masking, PK Privacy, PK Protect, PKZip, SecureZip
Products · 8
PKWare → Data classification software, Data compliance software, Data compression, Data discovery software, Data loss prevention software, Data masking software, File encryption, Key management
related to Patents · 8
PKWare → Also, In, Outlook, Phil Katz, PKZIP, September, Windows, ZIP
related to Products · 5
PKWare → Application Note, In, The, This Application Note, ZIP
Industry · 2
PKWare → Computer software, Data security
Area served · 1
PKWare → Worldwide

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data compression software company encryption katz 2020 zip pkzip file products new protection phil thompson street capital inc 1986 format

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PKWareArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsPK Protect1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsPK Masking1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsPK Privacy1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsPK Classification1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsPK Encryption1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsPK Discovery1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsSecureZip1.00infobox
PKWareBrandsPKZip1.00infobox
PKWareFounded1986; 40 years ago (1986)1.00infobox
PKWareFounderPhil Katz1.00infobox
PKWareHeadquarters201 E. Pittsburgh Ave., Ste. 400, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.1.00infobox
PKWareIndustryData security1.00infobox
PKWareIndustryComputer software1.00infobox
PKWareKey peopleSpencer Kupferman (CEO), Tonya Cannady (CRO), Jason Dobbs (COO)1.00infobox
PKWareParentThompson Street Capital Partners (since 2020)1.00infobox
PKWareProductsFile encryption1.00infobox
PKWareProductsData discovery software1.00infobox
PKWareProductsData classification software1.00infobox
PKWareProductsData masking software1.00infobox
PKWareProductsData loss prevention software1.00infobox
PKWareProductsKey management1.00infobox
PKWareProductsData compliance software1.00infobox
PKWareProductsData compression1.00infobox
PKWareTypePrivate1.00infobox
PKWareWebsitewww.pkware.com1.00infobox
PKWarefounded in19860.95text
PKWarefounded byPhil Katz0.90text

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