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IFSEC 2009 Announcement Directory

by John Honovich, IPVM posted on May 12, 2009 About John Contact John

Spring is the season of new product announcements and major trade shows for the security industry. This week, Europe's biggest annual security conference, IFSEC, is being held in the UK. This report provides a directory of references and announcements to help industry professionals stay informed of new developments. [Note: over 60 announcements were made last month at ISC West so check out the premium ISC West announcement directory for them.]

General

The best general resources for IFSEC is the IFSEC conference website and Info4Security online magazine (run by the same organization).

Product Announcements


If you have announcements you would like to be listed, please email me at jhonovich@ipvideomarket.info. This report will be updated throughout the week.





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