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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix and Micron Collaborate to Simplify the Deployment of IoT Services

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix, LLC. today announced it has joined forces with Micron to offer a solution that provides secure and simple trusted Internet of Things (IoT) service delivery. The new solution combines Fornetix’s advanced encryption key management platform, VaultCore with Micron’s Authenta™ Key Management Service (KMS) to accelerate the massive deployment of IoT services, a global market predicted by ABI Research to reach $410 billion in revenue annually by 2026. VaultCore is expected to extend Authenta KMS’ reach through its highly scalable, high-performance and secure platform that supports the operational technology lifecycle from manufacture through deployment, and ultimately until device end-of-life. Read more

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix to Partner with ThinkOn to Create Key Management as a Service Solution

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix, LLC. today announced their technology partnership with ThinkOn Inc., Canada’s largest wholesale provider of cloud storage, compute, and networking resources. The VaultCore™ Key Management Solution will be deployed as an integral part of the ThinkOn suite of Infrastructure as a Service Offerings (IaaS), and will provide a critical layer of encryption management to ensure that sensitive data will remain secure wherever it resides.

“We are excited to partner with ThinkOn and introduce the VaultCore KMaaS Cloud solution to their ecosystem. We look forward to massive opportunities to work together providing the most secure solution on the market for encryption key management in the cloud,” said Mark Gilroy, CEO of Fornetix.

VaultCore will be providing encryption key management for ThinkOn’s cloud data storage environments enabling IT administrators and security professionals to manage encryption across their entire enterprise with precision, speed, and without impacting performance. ThinkOn will be utilizing VaultCore for cloud-based data management solutions where subscriber information is siloed and requires compliance with stringent laws and regulations involving privacy and protection of classified and sensitive data. VaultCore’s ability to delegate key user privileges for management via cloud services plays a pivotal role in the development of this partnership.

“At ThinkOn, we care about security and efficiency of cloud data management. We are very excited to align and partner with the best in industry innovators like Fornetix to deliver an enterprise level security framework to our subscribers,” said Craig McLellan, Founder of ThinkOn.

A key feature of VaultCore is its Policy Engine. VaultCore provides fine-grained inherited access controls for encryption, thus enabling organizations to define encryption key management use in line with their corporate policy. In addition to this, users can easily schedule and automate the full encryption key lifecycle process and manage over one hundred million keys across their entire infrastructure. VaultCore is certified as VMware Ready for Platform and Compute, providing seamless integration for datacenter environments that require KMIP.

About Fornetix

At Fornetix we understand that managing encryption in today’s complex environment can seem an impossible task. That is why we created VaultCore, a simplified, automated, and secure encryption key management solution designed to address security challenges arising from the proliferation of IoT, big distributed networks, and rapid cloud adoption. Our commitment to standards and interoperability enable us to join forces with leading technologies around the globe to provide smart and unified security solutions that bring order to the chaos of encryption management. For more about Fornetix, please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About ThinkOn

ThinkOn is an exclusive wholesale provider of cloud infrastructure and data management services with over 150 partners and over 1,100 end subscribers in the commercial and public sector. ThinkOn’s cloud is engineered for high availability, reliability, and scalability to meet the requirements of all kinds of critical workload. Headquartered in Toronto, the company delivers true data availability, protection, and privacy with 20+ operating regions compliant to critical industry level certifications across the globe. For more information visit www.thinkon.com.

For press inquiries and more information contact:

C Wolniewicz
SVP Global Marketing
Fornetix, LLC
marketing@fornetix.com

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix to Present VaultCore™ encryption key management technology at Nutanix .NEXT Digital Experience

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix, a Nutanix partner, announced today that they will host a booth at Nutanix’s Global .NEXT Digital Experience conference September 8-11. Visit Fornetix’s digital booth and learn how Fornetix’s patented key encryption management technology, VaultCore™ integrates with the Nutanix platform to help companies:

  • Reduce Costs by Executing & Scheduling Key Management Operations in Seconds
  • Meet Compliance & Security Concerns with a Validated Solution
  • Incorporate Key Management in Organizational Log Management Strategies
  • Encrypt Virtual Machines Through Interoperability with vSphere 6.5
  • Manage Keys Consistently Across Heterogeneous Environments

VaultCore is a highly scalable encryption key management solution that when coupled with Nutanix’s powerful, yet flexible, hyper-converged data center infrastructure creates a secure solution that orchestrates encryption strategy without hindering business productivity.

Nutanix applies a holistic approach to security throughout their solution which includes support for FIPS 140-2 compliant data-at-rest encryption, with options to leverage self-encrypting drives (SEDs) or software-based encryption using standard drives. This capability allows customers to encrypt data using strong encryption algorithms backed by enterprise grade key management.

With an integration made possible through the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP), Nutanix communicates with the Fornetix VaultCore™ Key Management System to ensure unification and control over encryption keys across the enterprise.

“We’re excited to be presenting our joint solution at the Nutanix .NEXT virtual conference,” says Mark Gilroy, CEO of Fornetix. “The combination of our innovative key management technology, VaultCore, and Nutanix’s storage software, provide a seamless solution at the largest scale available on the market to unify data control and security.”

The .NEXT Digital Experience will bring together visionaries, developers, and IT leaders from around the globe to share the latest in hybrid and multicloud computing, datacenter infrastructure, storage, end user computing, database and more. The interactive event will feature a virtual “expo floor” where attendees can explore and discover new ways to modernize and optimize their datacenter operations.

About Fornetix

At Fornetix we understand that managing encryption in today’s complex environment can seem an impossible task. That is why we created VaultCore, a simplified, automated, and secure encryption key management solution designed to address security challenges arising from the proliferation of IoT, big distributed networks, and rapid cloud adoption. Our commitment to standards and interoperability enable us to join forces with leading technologies around the globe to provide smart and unified security solutions that bring order to the chaos of encryption management. To request a complimentary demo of VaultCore, click here.

For press inquiries and more information contact:

C Wolniewicz
SVP Global Marketing
Fornetix, LLC
marketing@fornetix.com

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix to Provide Encryption Management for ADD-Bulgaria on Millions of Smart Meters in Eastern Europe

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix, LLC today announced it has commenced the launch of a central project with ADD-Bulgaria, a technology company providing intelligent solutions for remote data transfer, analysis of information, and management of smart meters in Eastern Europe. Fornetix’s VaultCore was chosen as it is the only key management solution to meet all the requirements needed for securing millions of smart meters. VaultCore not only provides the scalability needed, but also meets compliance requirements as directed by the Prime Alliance who oversees the interoperable standards for advanced meter management and smart grids in Europe. VaultCore will be deployed for encryption key management of over 2.5 million smart meters.

add-fornetix“VaultCore’s ability to easily manage hundreds of millions of keys coupled with our commitment to interoperability and compliance make this project a perfect fit, and we look forward to a long relationship with Fornetix and providing advanced secure solutions for connected devices to our customers in Europe,” said Alexandar Dikarlo, Sales Director at ADD-Bulgaria.

ADD-Bulgaria focuses on offering a turn-key solution to its customers since its establishment in 2006. A complete end-to-end system of an MDM, data concentrators and meters, all designed according to the customers’ needs and requirements. ADD has grown bigger, has attracted some of the most important players on the energy arena as its partners, suppliers and customers. This project with Fornetix will enable ADD-Bulgaria to provide secure solutions that meet Personally Identifiable Information (PII) regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Since energy data is considered private and, in some cases, PII, it must be encrypted to comply with EU laws.

“It is wonderful to be supporting the advancement of key solutions for the European consumers that meets GDPR and the rigorous requirements for securing smart meters. It is quite a challenging environment, but we are excited to be able to be the encryption key management provider for 2.5 million secure smart meters in Eastern Europe,” said Mark Gilroy, CEO of Fornetix.

Fornetix will address testing, delivery, and implementation of a new generation system for automated and dynamic management of cryptographic materials with capacity up to 100 million keys. The key distribution system was successfully integrated into the existing Smart Metering system on the territory of the utility company.

This is a massive, central program that came together between ADD-Bulgaria and Fornetix after a few years of working together to ensure the best possible security solution for the implementation of smart metering systems for electricity, water, gas, and street lighting in Eastern Europe.

About Fornetix

At Fornetix we understand that managing encryption in today’s complex environment can seem an impossible task. That is why we created VaultCore, a simplified, automated, and secure encryption key management solution designed to address security challenges arising from the proliferation of IoT, big distributed networks, and rapid cloud adoption. Our commitment to standards and interoperability enable us to join forces with leading technologies around the globe to provide smart and unified security solutions that bring order to the chaos of encryption management. To request a complimentary demo of VaultCore, click here.

About ADD-Bulgaria

ADD-Bulgaria offers turn-key technology for remote management of connected devices, data transfer and data analysis for the energy and industrial sector. At ADD we believe that the time and resource consuming processes of measurement and maintenance of expensive equipment can be substituted with remote, timely and smart management and monitoring solutions with one ultimate goal – to help our customers achieve greater efficiency, process optimisation and huge cost reduction.

Our experience dates back from 2006 and lies upon many projects of various type, application and complexity. We have installed and are currently supporting one of the biggest smart metering deployments in Europe, with millions of electric meters, we have realized several projects for street lights modernization and we are participating in projects for automating the electricity and water metering process in ports and marinas. For more visit the ADD-Bulgaria Website.

Media Contact

C Wolniewicz
SVP Global Marketing
Fornetix, LLC
marketing@fornetix.com

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix’s VaultCore™ Now an Embedded Security Solution

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix, LLC today announced the selection of Dell Technologies Design Solutions to deliver its VaultCore™ encryption key management system on Dell Technologies storage and hyperconverged infrastructure platforms. VaultCore is a 1u or 2u appliance that slots into the management pod rack providing an integrated system for enterprise key policy and automation.

“We are pleased to deliver VaultCore on Dell Technologies infrastructure hardware. This solution will equip customers with embedded protection from cyber-attacks for storage, hyperconverged infrastructure and more,” said Mark Gilroy, CEO of Fornetix.

VaultCore provides a single-pane-of-glass for IT administrators and security professionals to manage encryption across the entire enterprise with precision, speed, and little impact on performance. A key feature of VaultCore is its Policy Engine which provides fine-grained inherited access controls for encryption giving enterprises the ability to define encryption key management use in line with their corporate policy. All of this works behind the scenes, automatically with no effort from an end user to offer consistent, secure encryption key management for applications, communications, and storage.

Users can easily schedule and automate the full encryption key lifecycle process and manage tens of millions of keys for large-scale environments. VaultCore is the only key management solution on the market with US provenance and secure supply chain ensuring integrity across the entire enterprise infrastructure. VaultCore can also employ FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated protections by using an HSM.

The VaultCore solution enables security in various uses cases including IoT, Edge, Multi-cloud and MSL. Examples include: Storage D@RE – enterprise approach to handling keys for heterogenous storage platforms; Data Center and Multi-Cloud – serves trust to DC components, servers switches, storage, and virtualization, extending to the cloud via VMware or Microsoft; Zero Trust/Multi-Tenancy – secure separation of network enclaves; Seamless integration with vRealize, NSX and VSAN; and for Edge/IOT, a remote kill switch keeps access points in the wild secure.

ABOUT FORNETIX

At Fornetix we understand that managing encryption in today’s complex environment can seem an impossible task. That is why we created VaultCore, a simplified, automated, and secure encryption key management solution designed to address security challenges arising from the proliferation of IoT, big distributed networks, and rapid cloud adoption. Our commitment to standards and interoperability enable us to join forces with leading technologies around the globe to provide smart and unified security solutions that bring order to the chaos of encryption management. For more about Fornetix visit our website. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter #VaultCore

MEDIA CONTACT

C Wolniewicz
SVP Global Marketing
Fornetix, LLC
marketing@fornetix.com

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix and D360 Technologies Partner to Bring Fornetix VaultCore™ to Japan Market

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix, LLC and D360 Technologies jointly announced today that they formed a partnership to bring Fornetix VaultCore™ to the Japan market. Fornetix VaultCore is an advanced encryption key management solution that automates the full key lifecycle across the entire enterprise from infrastructure to end-point, allowing organizations to easily manage encryption keys and secure critical data assets. This partnership will be focused on introducing the VaultCore solution to the medical, smart IoT, telecommunications, and automotive industry sectors.

The COVID-19 crisis has created a significant need for telework and the distributed networks to support it. This has enabled an increase in the attack surface area for bad actors uncovering major vulnerabilities throughout the enterprise. According to a recent Gartner report, only 18% of IT leaders believe their businesses are highly prepared for the impact of coronavirus. It is clear that this requires the immediate establishment of an encryption security solution that protects data seamlessly wherever it resides, and enforces consistent security policies throughout the data life cycle.

“We are excited to bring Fornetix VaultCore to the Japan market and help companies protect themselves from the increase of vulnerabilities due to the current pandemic. Implementing VaultCore is a smart decision for any IT administrator who is looking for a security solution to protect critical data, now and for the future.” – Mark Gilroy, CEO, Fornetix, Inc.

fornetix-vaultcore-logo-blackVaultCore provides simple scale encryption management for public, private, on-premise, virtual, and cloud environments. VaultCore’s detailed policy tools, user access controls, and robust automation make it easy to manage the entire encryption key lifecycle across the enterprise. VaultCore is the only encryption management solution capable of providing, processing and supporting hundreds of millions of keys for large distributed environments with minimal performance impact. Easy integration with KMIP and non-KMIP using Fornetix’s Orchestration Gateway™ allows companies to leverage their existing technology investments. The Fornetix VaultCore appliance is a FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated solution (with NIST Certification pending) that employs an HSM for a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 root of trust.

About Fornetix

At Fornetix we understand that managing encryption in today’s complex environment can seem an impossible task. That’s why we created VaultCore, a simplified, automated, and secure encryption key management solution designed to address security challenges arising from the proliferation of IoT, big distributed networks, and rapid cloud adoption. Our commitment to standards and interoperability enable us to work with leading technologies around the globe to provide smart and unified security solutions that bring order to the chaos of encryption management. For more information please visit our website, www.fornetix.com.

About D360 Technologies

D360 is a leading agency that specializes in helping companies build and launch new disruptive products and services globally. D360 services include product management, software development, business development, licensing, demand generation and all necessary go-to-market elements that help companies launch successfully.

D360 experts bring significant real-world experience across digital media, consumer electronics and e-commerce which enable clients to have a solid playbook on how to build and launch a product or service effectively. Further, with D360 experts located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Japan, it gives clients a wide footprint with immediate access to key partners and resellers across the globe. www.d360technologies.com

Media Contact

Catherine Wolniewicz
SVP Global Marketing
Fornetix, LLC
marketing@fornetix.com

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix and Vengar Technologies Join Forces to Create Disruptive Zero-Trust Solution

Partnership delivers impenetrable security foundation throughout the enterprise and out to the edge

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix, LLC today announced its technology partnership with Vengar Technologies, creating a powerful, innovative joint data protection solution that leverages Fornetix’s innovative encryption key management system, VaultCore™,and Vengar’s zero-trust object level data protection.

“As a young company, we’re excited to align Vengar Technologies with the Fornetix group. Fornetix brings a mature and impressive list of customers from gov to commercial,” said Toney Jennings, CEO of Vengar. “We’re confident this partnership will greatly increase our joint technology offering and sales velocity. Because of our relationship with Mr. Gilroy, the Fornetix team, and the new combined offering, we are also moving our east coast headquarters to the DC region, which will be hubbed out of the Fornetix headquarters in Frederick, Maryland embedded in a full SCIF.”

Using a unique combination of multi-layered encryption and Identity & Access Management technologies, Vengar’s solution creates a micro-perimeter all the way down to individual data object level. This micro-perimeter travels with the data wherever it goes, at all times for the entire document lifecycle. Before access to the data is granted, the user’s identity along with their access and usage rights are validated every time. Validation for access is based on multiple factors including user identity (username, password, biometrics, PIN, token, etc), Device ID, Geolocation, authorized access timeframes, usage rights (read only, etc), and threat risk. Vengar’s proprietary solution addresses concerns over where the zero-trust data package has gone or who has access to it is since it can only be accessed by authorized recipients under authorized circumstances.

“We are extremely excited to announce our relationship with Vengar Technologies. The combination of our innovative key management technology with Vengar’s object security solution empowers Fornetix to bring to market a disruptive joint solution like no other in the cybersecurity space,” says Mark Gilroy, CEO of Fornetix. “Now federal and commercial enterprises will be fully enabled to address and mitigate the core security vulnerabilities in this age of IoT and rapid cloud adoption.”

Fornetix’s VaultCore makes encryption management at scale simple whether in the cloud, on prem or hyperconverged environments. VaultCore’s granular policy tools, user access controls, and powerful automation makes it easy to manage the entire life cycle of encryption keys throughout the enterprise and out to the edge. VaultCore is the only encryption management solution with the capacity to deliver, process, and support hundreds of millions of keys for large-scale distributed environments with little impact on performance. Easy integration via KMIP, and non-KMIP, using Fornetix’s Orchestration Gateway, VaultCore enables companies to leverage their existing technology investments. VaultCore is also validated up to FIPS 140-2 Level 2, and Level 3 with HSM integration. The combination of Fornetix and Vengar addresses the complexity needed to meet more stringent regulatory mandates, guidelines, and standards that are being activated to protect sensitive customer data.

By combining VaultCore’s powerful key management system with Vengar’s innovative zero-trust data protection solution, customers now have a security solution that includes an easily integrated platform providing an impenetrable security foundation throughout the enterprise and out to the edge.

ABOUT FORNETIX

At Fornetix we understand that managing encryption in today’s complex environment can seem an impossible task. That’s why we created VaultCore, a simplified, automated, and secure encryption key management solution designed to address security challenges arising from the proliferation of IoT, big distributed networks, and rapid cloud adoption. Our commitment to standards and interoperability enable us to join forces with leading technologies around the globe to provide smart and unified security solutions that bring order to the chaos of encryption management.

ABOUT VENGAR

Vengar is a cybersecurity SaaS pioneer of “Zero-Trust” data solutions. Vengar solutions allows our clients to maintain control of their data, forever, even when it has left their possession and traveled around the world. In an increasingly prolific threat environment, new and innovative cross-platform approaches are required. Vengar combines on-device encryption, identity management, geofencing, and DRM to provide the very best data protection while also delivering simplified deployment and seamless user experience. Our philosophy is simple: Trust No One.

MEDIA CONTACT

Catherine Wolniewicz
SVP Global Marketing
Fornetix, LLC
marketing@fornetix.com

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix Announces Key Orchestration™ Name Change to VaultCore™ and Launches Version 2.4

Improved features help VaultCore amplify its data protection capabilities

FREDERICK, MARYLANDFornetix LLC, an industry pioneer and leader in enterprise encryption management technology, announced today that they have changed their flagship key management solution’s name from Key Orchestration to VaultCore.

“Welcome to the future of encryption key management! We are excited to announce the VaultCore brand to better reflect the success of our patented, military-grade automated encryption key management solution. As sophisticated hacks continue to grow and make securing enterprise data more complex, VaultCore is designed to equip organizations to meet serious, and pervasive security threats with an interoperable, scalable, and highly secure system for easily managing encryption across all technology stacks,” said Mark Gilroy, Fornetix CEO.

With flexible deployment options including hardware or software appliances, VaultCore enables a unified approach to data security through leveraging and enforcing encryption across an entire organization. With unified encryption management, users can store and control all encryption keys across all environments, whether it is on-premise storage, virtualized, or in the cloud.

Fornetix has also released VaultCore version 2.4. This powerful upgrade provides numerous improvements including a simplified user interface, an all-new plugin framework, and outbound interfaces with powerful technologies such as REST, NETCONF, and RUCKUS.

VaultCore’s new user interface has been simplified with easy and intuitive controls while providing new capabilities like a single touch point for automation and scheduling, better methods to organize your architecture, and improved built-in documentation.

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The Plugin Manager is the expansion and integration of a new server-side component that operates dynamic loading and integration of other server-side components. This allows for the creation of new capabilities and features in a more consistent, rapid, and repeatable manner. These plugins maintain a secure crypto architecture with the agility to meet the evolving needs of VaultCore users. The License Manager Plugin centralizes and streamlines licensing operations and allows for status checks of license keys, activation and deactivation of licenses, and a framework for licensing new features and plugins in a secure, scalable manner.

With new Outbound Interface Plugins, users can leverage commands for network management through VaultCore Compositions with the power of the new Plugin Framework. As such, the VaultCore platform can now deploy powerful automation that merges cryptographic key lifecycle with system configuration and administration, becoming a central hub of core capabilities in the organization.

“These software developments further Fornetix’s commitment to helping secure our customers’ data and streamlining each users experience,” said Chuck White, Chief Technology Officer. “The vast amount of data and information being generated today is more often necessitating millions of encryption keys,” White added.

Through VaultCore, Fornetix is able to deliver powerful encryption management and security to a broad range of industries including healthcare, banking, utilities, telecoms, and more. As part of our commitment to serving users around the globe, the VaultCore server can now operate in Coordinated Universal Time. This harmonizes global High-Availability deployments of the technology across multiple time-zones.

“We want companies to have the opportunity to evaluate VaultCore risk-free and see for themselves why Dell, the U.S. intelligence community, financial institutions, telecommunications, and so many other major industries are choosing VaultCore above other key management solutions, so we’ve created a fully-enabled trial offer,” said Chuck White, CTO. “We have no doubt that after users evaluate our robust solution for free, they’ll want VaultCore to permanently protect their most valuable data assets.”

For more information, or to evaluate for yourself risk-free for 30-days how VaultCore renders cyberattacks useless, visit https://www.fornetix.com/freetrial.

About Fornetix

Fornetix® delivers VaultCore™, the only enterprise key manager with the capacity and horsepower to manage hundreds of millions of encryption keys, the number required by cutting-edge IoT networks and applications. This unmatched scalability empowers organizations to build a data security strategy with encryption as the bedrock foundation — no compromises needed. Powerful tools for automating the key lifecycle, enforcing cryptographic policies, and rapidly integrating with the most popular IT services and technologies sets a new standard and opens new opportunities for broad encryption deployment. For more information visit www.fornetix.com.

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PRESS RELEASE: Fornetix and OutSecure Partner to Provide Comprehensive Security for Smart Cities

FREDERICK, MD – Fornetix, Inc., an industry pioneer and leader in enterprise encryption management technology, has partnered with OutSecure, a preeminent Cybersecurity & Privacy Strategy creation company, to provide a comprehensive and complete approach to cybersecurity to smart cities.

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PRESS RELEASE: Former NSA Executive Richard C. Schaeffer Joins Fornetix Board

FREDERICK, MARYLANDblog-schaefferFornetix, Inc., an industry pioneer in enterprise encryption management technology, announces the appointment of Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr. to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Schaeffer is a former Senior Executive with the National Security Agency (NSA) and brings over 40 years of experience from roles throughout the defense and intelligence communities. His career includes extensive leadership, management, and technical expertise in the areas of information security and assurance, helping to safeguard many of the nation’s most critical and sensitive assets.

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