61.   Sun Microsystems Inc., for example, would like to sell encryption software created by a Russian company.

62.   Sun is already selling encryption software under the SunScreen name in the United States.

63.   Terrorists, meanwhile, could still buy stronger encryption software on the black market, they said.

64.   That is especially true in this case because it is doubtful that encryption software can be successfully blockaded.

65.   Terrorists can use widely-available encryption software to render their communication unreadable to law enforcement, Freeh said.

66.   The administration last week eased restrictions on certain encryption software used by banking and other financial institutions.

67.   The administration also was slow to ease export restrictions on encryption software, angering companies that claimed they lost business to foreign software firms.

68.   The announcement is significant for Microsoft and other software companies that have lobbied the government to export encryption software.

69.   The Clinton administration has previously sought to stop everybody from using high-quality encryption software.

70.   The decision is a victory for companies that want to use encryption software to protect the confidentiality of transactions on the Internet.