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| Presensoft Introduces Instant Response Direct-to-Desktop Emergency Alert System |
| New emergency response software distributes real-time ‘reverse 911’ notifications directly to user desktops |
| HOUSTON, TX, November 6, 2007 |
Presensoft™ Inc., a leading provider of security solutions for public instant messaging (IM) communications, today announced the launch of Presensoft Instant Response, a new product designed to aid in emergency alert notification, as a direct-to-desktop application.
Emergency ‘reverse 911’ systems are currently being implemented in numerous communities and schools, but were previously limited to text messaging, phone calls, e-mails, and paging. Presensoft Instant Response is the first and only emergency management system designed for instant messaging, and includes a delay-free spam bypassing feature that ensures instant delivery of urgent notifications. Alerts can also be authenticated with Presensoft IM Caller ID to ensure that the right message is sent to the right user, at the right time.
Presensoft Instant Response is ideal for business, faith-based organizations, and schools, where emergency response plans are currently under scrutiny in the aftermath of the massacre at Virginia Tech. University administration at Virginia Tech came under harsh criticism last April, when the attempt to alert students of the shootings via email proved ineffective.
“Presensoft Instant Response is superior to email for sending mass emergency alerts, because the user doesn’t have to login to their email or IM account to view the message. The alert appears right on the user’s desktop, in real-time, so there is no delay in delivery if the user is not logged into email or IM accounts,” said David Pulaski, CEO of Presensoft Inc. “Instant Response is crucial because in times of emergency, getting the message out quickly can be a matter of life and death.”
Technology played a role in alerting residents of San Diego County about mandatory evacuations last month, with automated phone calls to those living in areas threatened by wildfires. San Diego officials suggest that the system was highly effective, and adding instant messaging to existing ‘reverse 911’ tools for local governments is likely to further improve emergency response and notification.
“Government agencies, schools, and businesses have a responsibility to issue alerts immediately in the event of a disaster,” said Pulaski. “Presensoft Instant Response is an absolute necessity for any community that is concerned for the safety of its citizens.”
Presensoft is currently offering special discounts to universities and faith-based communities interested in desktop and mobile IM alerts. To learn more about Presensoft or for a free trial, email sales@presensoft.com.
About Presensoft Inc.
Presensoft Inc. is a leading provider of IM security and policy management tools designed to promote safety and build community with the power of presence-based, real-time technology. Learn more about Presensoft at www.presensoft.com.
Contact:
Presensoft Inc.
Allison Carr,
713-493-0108 x106
allison.carr@presensoft.com |
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| Presensoft Expands International Reach with New Office in The Netherlands |
| Presensoft extends innovative instant messaging security technology to EU with introduction of Dutch division |
| HOUSTON,
TX, October 18, 2007 |
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Presensoft™ Inc., a leading provider of security solutions for public instant messaging (IM) communications, today announced the launch of its Dutch office, located in Hillegom. The addition of The Netherlands branch comes in response to increased demand for secure instant messaging for business communications in the EU.
Presensoft currently serves major enterprises in North America, Asia, and Europe from its headquarters in Houston, Texas, and expects to increase sales and improve customer service across the EU with the inception of the Dutch office.
“In Europe, organizations tend to be a bit more conservative about rolling out IM technology, so our goal is to make it more secure and accessible for the European market,” said Jim Agenant, Manager of the European expansion project for Presensoft. “Our Dutch office is addressing security & risk management issues that previously prevented European businesses from implementing company wide IM security.”
Presensoft Solutions Set Global Standard for Instant Messaging Security
Presensoft’s award-winning IM Policy Manager™ and Presensoft IM Caller ID are empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of instant messaging for all business communications, as the only IM policy management tools secure enough for both B2B and B2C chat over public IM clients like AIM®, MSN®, and Yahoo!® Messenger. Presensoft products give even the most highly regulated companies the unprecedented ability to safely communicate with the ever-growing community of 600 million IM user accounts worldwide. No other solutions on the market can offer the full range of advanced IM management tools that Presensoft provides, including IM logging, encryption, and authentication, as well as turn-key application and data hosting.
Presensoft has set the new standard for IM security and policy management in the ongoing global effort to promote trust in the traditionally un-trusted world of instant messaging.
About Presensoft Inc.
Presensoft Inc. is a leading provider of IM management solutions that offers the most advanced technology available to meet any organization’s IM security, archiving and compliance needs. Presensoft’s versatile solution logs IM for in-house records and legal compliance, while encrypting information to protect sensitive data.
Contacts:
Presensoft Inc.
Allison Carr, 713-493-0108 x106
allison.carr@presensoft.com |
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| Presensoft Safeguards against Web Services That Exploit Loopholes in IM Blocking |
| Presensoft eliminates risks posed by Meebo and KoolIM for companies that seek to block instant messaging in the workplace |
| HOUSTON,
TX, October 12, 2007 |
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Columnist Sarmad Ali of The Wall Street Journal reported today that web-based instant messaging services like Meebo and KoolIM “break barriers” and enable employees to circumvent firewall security, allowing them to “chat away” despite company efforts to block public IM.
While most instant messaging security products may be vulnerable to these internet-based programs, Presensoft™ Inc. offers a more sophisticated solution for IM authorization and blocking, to thwart all types of IM security threats, including Meebo and KoolIM. Organizations that simply block instant messaging at the gateway are vulnerable to loopholes in numerous other software applications (Mabber, eBuddy, Goowy, and IMhaha, to name a few) that are designed to dodge the firewall, putting the company at risk for viruses, SPIM, information leaks and identity hi-jacking.
“It is very important for highly regulated business, such as those in personal finance or healthcare, to not only provide safe and compliant real time support for their customers, but also to block the back doors to their accepted compliance policies,” said David Pulaski, CEO of Presensoft Inc. “Enterprise IM is very different from enterprise email, and should be offered to customers in a way that addresses the unique security risks associated with communicating with the growing population of 600 million IM user accounts.”
In addition to restricting these risky web-based services, Presensoft IM Policy Manager™ and Presensoft IM Caller ID employ the most advanced, secure technology to give companies complete control over their instant messaging policy. No matter how hard employees might try to bend the rules by downloading tools like Meebo, Presensoft products ensure compliance with federal regulations and eliminate the security risks associated with public instant messaging.
“Just as anti-virus vendors offer a layered approach to virus protection, The Wall Street Journal highlights similar needs for the security solutions in the IM marketplace. True security involves data protection and privacy with authentication services, as well,” said Pulaski.
No other products on the market can ensure bulletproof security for business IM communications, as Presensoft solutions are the first and only to provide unrivaled peer-to-peer encryption and bi-directional authentication, along with hygiene tools for archiving, auditing, and content blocking.
For a complete list of web IM services that interfere with blocking technology, please contact sales@presensoft.com.
About Presensoft Inc.
Presensoft Inc. is a leading provider of IM management solutions that offers the most advanced technology available to meet any organization’s IM security, archiving and compliance needs. Presensoft’s versatile solution logs IM for in-house records and legal compliance, while encrypting information to protect sensitive data. Presensoft Inc. enables sales, support, marketing and trading executives to profit from the mega trend of “presence-based technology.” Learn more about Presensoft at www.presensoft.com.
Contacts:
Presensoft Inc.
Allison Carr, 713-493-0108 x106
allison.carr@presensoft.com |
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| Presensoft IM Caller ID Technology Reduces Threat of AOL Instant Message Security Holes in the Workplace |
| True identities of all users are authenticated, minimizing risk for enterprises |
| HOUSTON, TX, September 28, 2007 |
Presensoft™ IM Caller ID, a breakthrough instant messaging (IM) security solution introduced by Presensoft last week would protect enterprises against security holes like those recently identified in several of America Online’s (AOLs) popular IM platforms. Presensoft IM Caller ID, paired with the company’s flagship Presensoft IM Policy Manager, offers the industry’s first fully encrypted and authenticated solution for public IM communications.
Presensoft CEO David Pulaski is available to speak on this topic.
In an advisory issued this week, researchers at Core Security Technologies identified security vulnerabilities in several versions of AOL Instant Messaging software: AIM 6.1, AIM 6.2 beta, AIM Pro and AIM Lite. The researchers said that a flaw in the underlying software code exposes workstations and users to potential high-risk attacks. AOL maintains that it currently filters IM traffic to eliminate the threat of potential attacks, but the researchers believe that users remain vulnerable to security breeches until the software code is fixed.
“By offering true authentication on public IM networks for the first time, Presensoft IM Caller ID provides an unparalleled level of IM security to enterprises,” said David Pulaski, CEO of Presensoft. “IM Caller ID ensures that an external user cannot send embedded malicious commands without his or her true identity being revealed. No code, command or session text can enter the system and reach the end IM client from anonymous senders. Combined with our Presensoft IM Policy Manager or most IM gateway technologies containing a network security layer, the combined solutions offer unprecedented protection.”
The authentication protection offered through IM Caller ID, combined with the encryption and security protection of Presensoft IM Policy Manager, creates powerful security protection for companies using IM over public networks, regardless of potential IM software security holes:
- Authenticates external users to employees and visa versa
- Prevents identity hijacking, spoofing, and screen name modification
- Blocks unauthorized IM use by IM client type and version
- Guards against viruses, worms, and spyware
- Protects corporate communications with encryption
- Scans and block unencrypted content
“Public IM networks are invaluable B2B and B2C communication tools for enterprises,” said Pulaski. “Presensoft offers businesses the peace of mind that instant messaging is a safe, efficient and effective means of real-time communication in the workplace.”
About Presensoft Inc.
Presensoft Inc. is a leading provider of IM management solutions that offers the most advanced technology available to meet any organization’s IM security, archiving and compliance needs. Presensoft’s versatile solution logs IM for in-house records and legal compliance, while encrypting information to protect sensitive data. Presensoft Inc. enables sales, support, marketing and trading executives to profit from the mega trend of “presence-based technology.” Learn more about Presensoft at www.presensoft.com.
Contacts:
Presensoft, Inc.
Allison Carr
allison.carr@presensoft.com |
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| Presensoft IM Caller ID Unlocks New Business Opportunities with Major Breakthrough in Instant Messaging Security |
| Presensoft first to deliver technology enabling enterprises and end-users to safely share confidential information over IM |
| HOUSTON, TX, September 24, 2007 |
Presensoft™ Inc., a leading provider of security solutions for public instant messaging (IM) communications, today launched Presensoft IM Caller ID, a breakthrough in instant messaging security. Presensoft IM Caller ID prevents identity hijacking and guards against information leaks by authenticating both internal and external IM users. Only Presensoft IM Caller ID protects the integrity of IM correspondence by verifying the identity of each user.
Presensoft IM Caller ID, paired with the company’s flagship Presensoft IM Policy Manager, offers the industry’s first fully encrypted and authenticated solution for public IM communications, suitable for the transfer of credit card information, bank statements and other highly confidential data.
By offering true authentication on public networks, Presensoft IM Caller ID allows businesses to move instant messaging beyond B2B. For the first time, highly regulated companies can build trusted relationships with the community of an estimated 200 million active IM users worldwide, providing a new means of personalized service and instant communication.
Presensoft IM Caller ID Raises the Standard for Instant Messaging Security
Presensoft IM Caller ID is the first and only solution to eliminate anonymity as the primary security threat in the realm of public instant messaging. Other IM security products have the ability to perform only basic “IM Hygiene” functions, such as logging conversations and restricting IM usage.
“Presensoft IM Caller ID goes beyond existing security solutions to unlock the full potential of instant messaging for all business communications – B2B and B2C,” said David Pulaski, CEO, Presensoft Inc. “With Presensoft IM Caller ID and the enhanced version of Presensoft IM Policy Manager, we are taking a major step forward in the effort to build trust in the traditionally un-trusted world of instant messaging.”
New U.S. Federal regulations require companies of all sizes to control e-mail, instant messaging and electronic documents. Without the authentication provided by Presensoft IM Caller ID, businesses communicating with customers via instant messaging in health care, financial and other highly regulated industries are at risk of violating security and compliance regulations.
Presensoft IM Caller ID Ensures Return on Instant Messaging (ROIM)™
Companies can spend millions of dollars in legal fees because their attorneys spend countless hours sorting through electronic conversations in response to lawsuits. Presensoft IM Caller ID allows organizations to save money by pin-pointing authenticated users’ exact conversations, reducing the amount of data that must be reviewed manually. Through user verification offered exclusively by Presensoft IM Caller ID, companies also save money by preventing lawsuits regarding information leaks and messages hidden through malicious screen name modification.
“At Presensoft, our goal is to promote trust, opening doors for new business opportunities and faster communication. Along with authenticating and securing B2C instant messaging, we’re also raising the bar in the B2B marketplace, giving financial and energy traders the ability for the first time to ‘finish the trade’ in the IM window,” said Pulaski. “Right now our competitors’ products limit certain user groups from using IM because they simply don’t have the technology to meet governmental regulatory standards. They can’t secure it, so they have to restrict it.”
Presensoft IM Caller ID Leverages Existing Investments with Vendor Agnostic Approach
Presensoft IM Caller ID is vendor agnostic, and may be used in addition to other IM applications such as FaceTime®, Akonix®, and Symantec IM Manager™. Presensoft IM Caller ID is compatible with MSN® Messenger, AIM®, ICQ® and Yahoo!® Messenger.* Microsoft Live Communications Server support is scheduled for release before the end of the year. *
Presensoft also launched an upgrade to Presensoft IM Policy Manager, which directly integrates with Presensoft IM Caller ID. Presensoft IM Policy Manager is the winner of the Info Security Product Guide Product Excellence Awards 2007 for Customer Trust in Instant Messaging Security and Security Solutions for Finance. The enhanced version of its flagship product includes improved network security integration, “always on” internal encryption, seamless external encryption and personalized disclaimer technology. IM Policy Manager maintains full audit records and enables centralized policy control and reporting for easy IT management.
Presensoft to Hold IM Security Webinar
Presensoft will hold a free online webinar focused on IM security and emerging opportunities for business communications made possible by Presensoft IM Caller ID, Presensoft IM Policy Manager and Microsoft® server technologies. The webinar, “Trust Through Presence: Reducing Risks In Real-Time Messaging,” will be held on October 3, 2007. To register, visit www.presensoft.com.
Topics to be discussed:
- Enforcing Legal Standards
- Protecting Employees, Customers & Shareholders
- Ensuring Return on Instant Messaging (ROIM)TM
- Enhancing Productivity with “Business Only” IM Use
- Leveraging Existing Technology Investments
More information on Presensoft IM Caller ID and Presensoft IM Policy Manager can be found on the web at www.presensoft.com, or by e-mail at sales@presensoft.com.
About Presensoft Inc.
Presensoft Inc. is a leading provider of IM management solutions that offers the most advanced technology available to meet any organization’s IM security, archiving and compliance needs. Presensoft’s versatile solution logs IM for in-house records and legal compliance, while encrypting information to protect sensitive data. Presensoft Inc. enables sales, support, marketing and trading executives to profit from the mega trend of “presence-based technology.” Learn more about Presensoft at www.presensoft.com.
* The product or service names referred to above are the registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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| Presensoft’s
IM Policy Manager wins 2 prestigious
categories in 2007 Global Product Excellence
Award |
| HOUSTON,
TX, June 5, 2007 |
Presensoft Inc., a leading provider
of security solutions for public instant
messaging communications, has won the
2007 Global Product Excellence Award
- Customer Trust in two categories –
• Winner of Excellence
in Instant Messaging Security
• Winner of Excellence in Security
Solution for Finance
Info Security Product Guides published
by Silicon Valley Communications presents
the prestigious award. Info Security
Products Guide designs and executes
custom designed customer surveys and
presents the results with complete analysis
and professional recommendations.
Presensoft’s award winning IM
Policy Manager is rapidly deployable,
centrally controlled, and highly secure,
offering many unique benefits only available
from Presensoft’s Intelligent
Messaging product line. Presensoft offers
its IM Policy Manager to enable sales,
support, trading and marketing executives
to profit from the mega-trend of "presence-based
technology", such as instant messaging
(IM), through increased sales and reduced
expenses.
"Providing
a concrete Return on Instant
Messaging (ROIM)TM through enhanced customer relationship
technology is a key component to our
success. Presensoft's IM Policy Manager
will continue to offer the highest level
of security and compliance necessary
to meet corporate governance. Seize
the Instant! - safely - with the IM
Policy Manager from Presensoft”
David Pulaski,
CEO, Presensoft
Inc. |
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| Presensoft
notifies parents on child online protection |
| Houston,
TX, April 3, 2007 |
With the US Federal Judge ruling a
1998 law called Child Online Protection
Act as `unconstitutional’, it
has become vital for parents to ensure
children are protected from online predators
with child protection technology.
David Pulaski, CEO, Presensoft Inc. feels
``with the judge’s ruling that
the law will violate freedom of speech,
inflicting more damage to the government’s
effort to restrict access to pornography
for children, will now put the burden
squarely on parents to take action to
protect their children. Parents will
need to keep safe their children by
using internet content filtering software
and educate them to the dangers of online
threats in the same manner as one would
about the dangers of talking to strangers’’.
Research shows that the wanted exposure
rates is seen higher for teens, boys,
and youth who use file-sharing programs
to download images, talk online to unknown
persons about sex, use the internet
at friend’s homes, or score in
the borderline or clinically significant
range on the child behavior checklist
subscale for rule breaking. Depression
could also be a risk factor for some
youth. Furthermore, observations found
that youth who used filtering and blocking
software had lower chances of unwanted
exposure.
About
Presensoft Inc:
Presensoft Inc is one of the leading
providers of IM management solution
helping ensure IM security, archiving
and compliance needs in the workplace.
Presensoft’s versatile solution
also archives IM for parents, for the
use of IM by children.
Presensoft’s
IM Protector:
Presensoft’s IM Protector is a
presence based software application
to help parents and guardians protect
their children from online threats such
as adult content, internet predators
and pedophiles, while also enabling
their children to use the internet in
a safe way for education, exploration
and socializing. Whether the parent
is at home, at work, or on a vacation,
you can find out whom your child is
speaking to and what he or she is saying
– and be alerted of high-risk
conversation via pager, e-mail or text
messages on your cell phone.
With this in mind, Presensoft has introduced
new features, which aims at effectively
helping parents identify if their kids
are at risk.
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| Presensoft IM Protector
Feature: |
The website blocking
by ICRA rating feature will help
parents (User) to monitor and
protect their children from exposure
to explicit sexual scenes (Sex/Nudity);
content with high level of violence
(Violence); and profane language
(Language). Presensoft IM Protector
performs ICRA check for sites
not explicitly approved or blocked
using the URL blocking feature.
This feature thus allows your
child to view only those sites
that has an approval by you or
ICRA. Internet Content Rating
Association (ICRA) certifies and
rates content of websites for
various levels of sex, Nudity,
Violence and Language. For more
information on ICRA, visit www.icra.org.
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Reporting: Presensoft IM Protector
provides supervisory report and
search functions. Within minutes
of installation of Presensoft
IM Protector, you can report on
keyword usage, specific conversations,
time specific conversations, usage
statistics, etc.
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Alerting: Presensoft IM Protector
can notify guardians of keyword
usage. Within minutes of a sensitive
word appearing in an IM conversation,
a guardian may be notified of
the at risk IM conversation. This
is to manage the use of sexually
explicit language or sharing of
intellectual property.
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Review: Review your child’s
IM conversations at any time,
and from any internet-enabled
device. Being able to review your
alerts and logged conversations
online is a feature unique to
Presensoft IM Protector.
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What is required?
The software is installed on your child’s
PC, not yours. You view the conversation
and set up alerts via our website and
central service, which then is managed
by Presensoft IM Protector. This keeps
you from being send hourly or daily
bulk emails, which you have to shift
through to retrieve conversations later.
It allows you to access this data or
set up alerts from any PC, at any time,
anywhere in the world as long as you
have access to the internet.
For further information on Presensoft
IM Protector, visit: www.presensoft.com |
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| Presensoft
Inc. purchases IM Einstein Inc. and
announces v5.0.3.2 of the IM Policy
Manager |
| HOUSTON,
TX, January 17, 2007 |
PRESENSOFT
INC.
On December 27, 2006, Presensoft Inc.
purchased IM Einstein Inc. The result
of this transaction will be noticeable
to you through improved products, services
and support. Hundred percent of our
current team has been retained and experienced
team members will be joining us over
the coming months. IM Einstein At Work
product name will be updated to reflect
this change in the next major upgrade.
MISSION
Presensoft's mission is to enable sales,
support, trading and marketing executives
to profit from the mega-trend of "presence-based
technology", such as instant messaging
(IM), through increased sales and reduced
expenses. Providing a concrete Return
on Instant Messaging (ROIM)TM through
enhanced customer relationship technology
is a key component to our success. Presensoft's
IM Policy Manager will continue to offer
the highest level of security and compliance
necessary to meet corporate governance.
Seize the Instant! - safely - with the
IM Policy Manager from Presensoft.
NEW VERSION
Presensoft's most recent release is
now available (v5.0.3.2) which includes
Version Control to help you restrict
new IM clients from entering your work
environment until it has been fully
tested and approved by our team. This
includes AIM Pro which we are working
to enable for you at this time.
Please make note of our new address
and contact information below, and please
notify your operations and accounting
staff of the change.
I look forward to hearing from you -
and wish you a fantastic 2007!
For more information on Presensoft Inc,
visit our website at www.presensoft.com
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Regards,
David
Pulaski, CEO
Presensoft, Inc.
5161 San Felipe Street, Suite 320
Houston, TX 77056-3640
david.pulaski@presensoft.com
Direct 713-493-0108 x101
Fax 713-493-0109
Sales 713-493-0108 x2
Support 713-493-0108 x3
Yahoo im_dpulaski
MSN im_dpulaski@msn.com
AIM davepulaski2002 |
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| Presensoft
Inc notifies companies of new E-discovery
rules |
| HOUSTON,
TX, January 22, 2007 |
With the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
for electronic storage in effect from
December 1, 2006, the new ruling makes
it clear that all electronic information,
including Instant Messaging, needs to
be managed and archived in case of a
legal proceeding.
The new ruling, approved by the Supreme
Court, requires all US companies and
other entities involved in federal litigation
to produce ‘electronically stored
information’ as part of the discovery
process, when evidence is shared by
both sides before a trial. IM conversations
are included in the new ruling and moving
forward companies must be able to show
what IM traffic they have and where
it is stored.
Presensoft Inc, a leading provider of
security solutions for public instant
messaging communications, would like
to bring to the customers notice that
organizations that cannot retrieve their
employees’ instant messages for
legal discovery in a reasonable period
run the risk of fines and legal actions.
Companies to remain on a safer side
would require monitoring and archiving
of instant messages generated by employees
in order to remain in compliance with
these new regulations.
David Pulaski, CEO, Presensoft Inc,
is of the opinion that as more business
users communicate via public IM networks,
companies will have to secure and archive
these transactions to meet government
compliance regulations and corporate
policy.
About
Presensoft Inc:
Presensoft Inc offers enterprise solutions
to ensure security, compliance and productivity
for public instant messaging communications.
Presensoft IM Policy Manager is a rapidly
deployable, centrally controlled, and
highly secure, offering many unique
benefits only available from Presensoft’s
Intelligent Messaging product line.
Presensoft’s IM Policy Manager
is presently utilized at over 100 organizations,
including Fortune 100 companies and
a wide variety of industries.
For further information on the product,
please www.presensoft.com |
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