Bob joined Quocirca in 2002. His main area of coverage is route to market for ITC vendors, but he also has an additional focus on IT security, network computing, systems management and managed services.
Bob writes regular analytical columns for Computing, Computer Weekly, TechRepublic and Computer Reseller News (CRN), and has written for The Times, Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. Bob blogs for Computing, Info Security Advisor and IT-Director.com. He also provides general comment for the European IT and business press.
Bob has extensive knowledge of the IT industry. Prior to joining Quocirca in he spent 16 years working for US technology vendors including DEC (now HP), Sybase, Gupta, Merant (now Serena), eGain and webMethods (now Software AG).
Bob has a BSc in Geology from Manchester University and PhD in Geochemistry from Leicester University.
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Buyer's guide: context aware security
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13/05/2013
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Bring your own identity
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09/05/2013
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Cloud Circle master class
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22/04/2013
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Out-running the leopard – targeted attacks in cyber-space
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26/03/2013
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Matching skills to services aspirations
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11/03/2013
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What the next evolution of enterprise IT means for your job
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06/03/2013
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The trouble heading for your business
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22/02/2013
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CA versus Symantec
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11/02/2013
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Absorbing DDoS; Akamai’s Kona security service
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05/02/2013
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The identity perimeter
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05/02/2013
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The wastage of human capital in IT operations
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12/12/2012
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Infographic - 2012 - The Year of APM
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05/12/2012
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2012 – The year of Application Performance Management (APM)
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26/11/2012
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Hacker or user? How to tell friend from foe
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08/11/2012
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Get smarter about log data
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22/10/2012
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Advanced IT security intelligence
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06/09/2012
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Building an open vision for the cloud
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29/08/2012
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IT security: How do you deal with the unknown-unknowns?
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06/08/2012
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2012 - The Year of APM - Quocirca
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18/07/2012
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Advanced cyber-security intelligence
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18/07/2012
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Solving the problem of software security
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16/07/2012
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Building an open vision for the cloud
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22/06/2012
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Outsourcing the problem of software security
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05/06/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 009
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04/06/2012
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Privacy, compliance and the EU
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01/06/2012
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The APM opportunity for resellers
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26/05/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 008
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17/05/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 007
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16/05/2012
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Bob Tarzey on IPv6 migration
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15/05/2012
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Conquering the sys-admin challenge
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09/05/2012
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Bob Tarzey interviewed at Info Sec 2012 on changing role of CISO
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01/05/2012
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Modern-day NAC
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30/04/2012
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Buyer's Guide: Disclosing security breaches in SMEs – April 2012
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19/04/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 005
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14/04/2012
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Are firms right to outsource scanning for flaws?
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14/04/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 006
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14/04/2012
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Don’t forget the network
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26/03/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 004
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22/03/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 003
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15/03/2012
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 002
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14/03/2012
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Short stories from the cloud – GoGrid, CloudBees, Attenda, City Lifeline and Xsigo Systems
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13/03/2012
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Buyer's Guide: Tips for small companies on IPv6 migration
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27/02/2012
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The big issue to address in 2012 – facing up to consumerisation
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24/02/2012
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Time to tighten up on sys-admins? Ten tips for safer IT management
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14/02/2012
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Don't forget the network
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04/01/2012
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A compliance oriented IT architecture for financial services organisations
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19/12/2011
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There is value in the system
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19/12/2011
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Osirium - Alpha-File Case 001
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28/11/2011
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Don’t forget the network
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02/11/2011
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Carrying the can - the impact of consumerisation on businesses
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21/10/2011
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Cloud readiness
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21/10/2011
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BYO security: three ways to tighten iPad and smartphone access without choking innovation
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17/10/2011
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Mobilising SMB security improvements
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10/10/2011
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The data sharing paradox
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10/09/2011
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NG Security Summit - End-point security
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22/06/2011
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Managing the risk for mobile IT users
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11/06/2011
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Staff smartphones ring the changes
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16/05/2011
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The IT Profit Centre
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13/05/2011
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Where to buy good IT security
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03/05/2011
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Virtualisation & Cloud Integration Podcast
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28/04/2011
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Is Microsoft Forefront the “must not miss” opportunity for the channel in 2011?
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27/04/2011
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Bob Tarzey of Quocirca and Neira Jones of Barclaycard interviewed for Infosecurity Europe TV
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26/04/2011
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A value proposition for IT security
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26/04/2011
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Quocirca contributes to InfoSec preview video
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28/03/2011
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Will cloud rain on resellers' parade?
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25/03/2011
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The cloud and the channel
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09/03/2011
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End game approaches for the channel
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28/02/2011
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Securing remote workers - the right protection in the right place
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21/02/2011
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Securing remote users
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22/01/2011
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Up, up and away in the cloud
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20/12/2010
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Stemming data losses
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20/12/2010
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SME buyers guide, unified Comms for the smaller business
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11/12/2010
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Intelligent workload management
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10/12/2010
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End point security - the right protection in the right place
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08/12/2010
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The total MSP
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06/12/2010
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Is the cloud creating better IT?
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27/10/2010
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User experience monitoring: How the right tools can boost productivity
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09/10/2010
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Spam, hoax, spear fishing - authentication best practices
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07/10/2010
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User experience monitoring - ensuring IT applications perform
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22/09/2010
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On-demand IT services can unlock the value of business data
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11/09/2010
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IT security in the real world - A value proposition
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18/08/2010
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A gift from IT to the business
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19/07/2010
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PCI-DSS - Data security a lucrative market
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12/07/2010
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The realities of cloud formation
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24/06/2010
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The value of 2-tier ERP for small and large businesses
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31/05/2010
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PCI-DSS: Why compliance with this card security standard adds up
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31/05/2010
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Keeping online orders flowing
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21/05/2010
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Keeping online orders flowing
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19/05/2010
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Keeping mobile data flowing
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13/05/2010
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Protecting other people's money
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01/05/2010
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You sent WHAT?
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28/04/2010
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Are bigger fines for data compromise an opportunity for IT security managers?
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31/03/2010
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Banish site slowdowns: How to keep customers coming to your online apps
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30/03/2010
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User experience monitoring
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25/03/2010
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Priveleged user management - it's time to take control
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19/03/2010
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Where are you? Geolocation adds excitement to e-tail
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01/02/2010
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Why you must rein in your power users
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31/12/2009
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Keeping track of web site visitors with IP geolocation
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31/12/2009
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Content security for the next decade
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03/12/2009
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Privileged user management - It’s time to take control
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01/12/2009
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Managing and monitoring the privileged – Nov 2009
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01/12/2009
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The evolution of web threats - Are your colleagues putting your business at risk?
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30/11/2009
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Privileged user management - It’s time to take control
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31/10/2009
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Customers in the real world - The story of Things-4-You: reaping the benefits of IP geolocation
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01/10/2009
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The security of IT users and managers - Protecting organisations from their employee - Protecting employees from themselves
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30/09/2009
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Data centrers: the temples of IT
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14/09/2009
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Big sales to smaller businesses
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11/08/2009
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When is an appliance not an appliance?
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21/07/2009
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Policy everywhere, with little to link it
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16/07/2009
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Social networking and systems management - an unlikley combination?
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15/07/2009
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Preventing data loss - what's needed? The search for standards
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19/06/2009
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Managed hosting in Europe - June 2009
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15/06/2009
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Preparing for the new normal - The short and long term effects of the recession on the IT market
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31/05/2009
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Time for Plan B?
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24/04/2009
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Unified comms - On demand opportunities offer green shoots
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04/04/2009
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The dawn of unified communications
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28/03/2009
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The distributed business index (DBI)
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11/03/2009
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Content Security in the Age of Mass Storage
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03/03/2009
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The value of automated web reading
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09/02/2009
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No remote concern
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04/02/2009
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Google goes down a new channel
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19/01/2009
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The benefits of remote IT management
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18/01/2009
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Data leaks highlight need for content security
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13/12/2008
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Content security for the next decade
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18/11/2008
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Content security for the next decade
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11/11/2008
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What is Symantec's vision?
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28/10/2008
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We are all IT users now - end point management
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28/10/2008
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Web 2.0 - daft name, good opportunities, new risk
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25/09/2008
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Analysts - how to capitalise on relationships
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17/09/2008
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We are all IT users now...
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16/09/2008
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Remote IT management
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16/09/2008
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Happy 10th birthday Google, but have you done anything for businesses?
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03/09/2008
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The rise and rise of Infor
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06/08/2008
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Opportunities to minimise
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31/07/2008
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The future of software as a service
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08/07/2008
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Cisco eats its own dog food - and it tastes OK
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28/06/2008
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Old databases never die and some won't even fade away....
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26/06/2008
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Hardware reputation and the online fraud arms race
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14/06/2008
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Web enabled applications and the internet
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29/05/2008
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Keeping the right doors open
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22/05/2008
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On-premise and on-demand
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12/05/2008
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Tighten content security
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10/05/2008
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Just how distributed is your business
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05/05/2008
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The essential elements of secure remote access
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28/04/2008
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Security relies on new technologies (banks and data leak prevention)
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15/03/2008
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New threats, new opportunities
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12/03/2008
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The distributed business index (DBI)
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11/03/2008
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Banks and data leak prevention
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30/01/2008
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The truth about software as a service
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30/01/2008
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When a crisis hits, how safe is your IT?
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28/01/2008
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Information security for SMBs
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21/12/2007
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Don't get stuck in the networking jam
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09/12/2007
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Going green is good, but is it secure?
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08/12/2007
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The security consequences of greening IT
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27/11/2007
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Operations management in UK financial services
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26/11/2007
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Businesses put their weight behind web-enabled apps
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17/11/2007
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Getting more out of the net
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05/11/2007
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Web enabled applications and the internet
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31/10/2007
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SMBs should look to VARs for IT management
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22/10/2007
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On-premise to on-demand
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11/10/2007
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The quantifiable use of collaborative tools for business benefit
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26/09/2007
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Managing small datacentres
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05/09/2007
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IT and the environment - in defence of datacentres
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05/09/2007
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Speeding up the net - is it possible?
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17/07/2007
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Of Microsoft Forefront security
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09/07/2007
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IT management for SMBs
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22/06/2007
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A short guide to a faster WAN
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04/06/2007
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On-premise to on-demand
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17/05/2007
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From on-premise to on-demand
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16/04/2007
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On-demand supply chain management
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13/04/2007
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On-premise to on-demand
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11/04/2007
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Employees, content and the elusive firewall
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04/04/2007
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Will we come to love the NHS Spine?
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13/03/2007
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So what are the benefits of an enterprise RSS server?
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12/03/2007
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Another year on the ILM journey
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19/02/2007
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IP - it's complex, but it's here to stay
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16/02/2007
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Online conferencing - an opportunity for resellers?
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26/01/2007
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The web at work
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18/12/2006
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Feel as though you've missed the SaaS bandwagon?
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06/12/2006
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3G routers the ticket to the mobile office
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26/10/2006
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Securing the enterprise
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29/09/2006
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Software as a service - can value outweigh price?
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27/09/2006
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Teenagers and the future work place - the beginning of the end for Microsoft Office?
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22/09/2006
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Utility businesses and asset management
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06/09/2006
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Email archiving moves to the mainstream
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25/08/2006
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The Investment Divide
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31/07/2006
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How Linux is Hurting Microsoft
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12/05/2006
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Finance Directors are the Real Deal Killers
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08/05/2006
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IT investment decision making
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20/04/2006
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End Point Security Attracts New Vendors
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13/03/2006
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Vendor Battleground: Filtering
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02/03/2006
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Waiting for the Software Revolution
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13/02/2006
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Customers Need a Platform to Build on
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30/01/2006
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ILM as a journey
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01/11/2005
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The Register barometer revisited
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01/10/2005
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Europe behind the US in IT best parctice adoption
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01/09/2005
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Acheiving best practice in IT management for SMBs
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01/07/2005
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Content security - securing internet communications
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01/05/2005
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Email and corporate governance
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01/03/2005
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Protecting the IT and data assets of SMBs
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01/01/2005
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