Developed by Research Triangle Software (www.rtsz.com), CryptoBuddy (www.cryptobuddy.com) is an easy-to-use encryption program that allows individuals and corporations to effectively protect and encrypt their files and data. As the Internet increasingly becomes an unsafe medium for transporting confidential information, CryptoBuddy enables you to take any file and quickly encrypt and compress it. The CryptoBuddy program is quick and allows the compression and encryption of all sensitive files in a manner designed to simplify and demystify encryption in ordinary usage. The software has three major features: 1) easy to use 2) extremely efficient and proprietary compression process 3) the software encrypts and compresses at the same time.