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Press Release: NDS Upgrades to PGP Enterprise 8.0

NDS LICENSES PGP CORPORATION'S SECURE-MESSAGING AND DATA-STORAGE SOLUTIONS

NDS, long-time PGP technology user, upgrades to Version 8.0.

Palo Alto, CA/28 May, 2003 – PGP Corporation, the recognized leader in secure messaging and data storage, today announced that NDS Group plc, a News Corporation company and a leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has licensed PGP Enterprise 8.0 for use by a majority of its employees.

PGP Enterprise 8.0 delivers all the configuration, installation, and key management tools required to quickly and successfully implement standardized secure messaging and data storage throughout an enterprise, from the desktop to a full PKI. The comprehensive suite includes enterprise versions of PGP Mail and PGP Disk plus the PGP Admin and PGP Keyserver tools for either Windows or Macintosh platforms.

NDS uses PGP products for sensitive information exchanged electronically between employees worldwide and externally with the company's partners and customers. "We have significant experience with PGP products and rely on them to protect confidential data," said Reuven Hasak, NDS vice president security worldwide. "Being able to share secured proprietary information electronically enhances our security standards and, ultimately, accelerates bottom-line results."

Commenting on the licensing agreement, Steve Abbott, PGP vice president of worldwide sales, said, "We're pleased NDS has chosen to continue using our comprehensive suite of secure-messaging and data-storage software with this upgrade to Version 8.0. As a company whose primary business is to ensure the secure delivery of entertainment and information, NDS's selection of PGP Enterprise 8.0 shows the flexibility and power of our solutions."

About NDS
NDS Group plc (NASDAQ/ NASDAQ Europe: NNDS) is a leading supplier of open end-to-end digital pay TV solutions for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to television set-top boxes and IP devices. See www.nds.com for more information about NDS.

About PGP Corporation
The recognized worldwide leader in secure messaging and data storage, PGP Corporation develops, markets, and supports products used by a broad installed base of enterprises, businesses, individuals, and cryptography experts to secure proprietary and confidential information.

During the past ten years, PGP® technology has earned a global reputation for open, trusted, highly reliable, and IT-focused security products. Businesses worldwide use PGP Corporation's specialized IT tools for centralized implementation and administration, achieving highly cost-effective security deployments. Venture funding is provided by DCM-Doll Capital Management and Venrock Associates. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com or +1 650 319 9000.

PGP is a registered trademark and the PGP logo is a trademark of PGP Corporation. Product and brand names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Any such trademarks or registered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

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The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to the plans, projections or future performance of NDS, which involve certain risks and uncertainties, including risk of market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, possible regulatory changes, technological developments, the impact of competitive pricing and the ability of NDS and its commercial partners to develop systems and solutions which meet the needs of the broadcasting industry in a timely and cost-efficient manner, as well as certain other risks and uncertainties which are detailed in NDS's filings with the SEC. Company or product names have been used for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Media Contacts

North America
Christina Grenier
PGP Corporation
+1 650 543 3697
cgrenier@pgp.com

Tom Rice
Merritt Group
+1 703 856 2218
rice@merrittgrp.com

Germany
Ingrid Daschner
Johnson King
+49 (0) 89 8940 8511
ingridd@johnsonking.de


Japan

Kyosuke Wakairo
Powered Communications Inc.
+81 3 5211 7899
pgp@powered-communications.com

United Kingdom

Jacqui Depares
Johnson King
+44 (0)20 7401 7968
jacquid@johnsonking.co.uk