Case Study: City Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) achieves streamlined, compliant data exchange with PKWARE

PKWARE Streamlines Data Exchange for City Government

State and Local Government Agency, represented by the city’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), was overwhelmed by rapidly increasing secure data exchange traffic. The agency relied on PGP encryption plus a separate compression application, which created slow processing, missed service commitments, higher costs, and operational complexity — driving them to evaluate alternatives such as PKWARE (including PKWARE for Servers).

PKWARE replaced the agency’s separate compression and encryption tools with a single, ultra‑efficient application that supports OpenPGP and persistent protection, was installed on the mainframe and multiple servers, and enabled a standardized solution across other city agencies. As a result, PKWARE eliminated redundant technology, improved performance and cost‑efficiency, ensured 100% FISMA compliance for data in motion, and helped the agencies save money while maintaining service levels and regulatory compliance.