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Business leaders concerned about client confidentiality The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 and secure Internet transactions may want to consider a Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships.  technology business aimed at helping keep a lid on Web interference.

PragMagic Group is a high-tech company specializing in secure Web-based systems. The business has been in operation for the past eight years and recently upgraded its software system.

"We build secure systems as opposed to security systems," says Dr. J. Michael Robinson, senior technical partner with PragMagic.

Robinson is a former University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (also referred to as UW, UWaterloo, or Waterloo) is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957.  and Lakehead University professor who launched the business with Helen Huk.

To Robinson, a security system is an attachment that attempts to make a computer secure. It does not add anything to the computer's capabilities.

The difference between some of the more popular security systems on the market and PragMagic's Full Metal Jacket Noun 1. full metal jacket - a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
bullet, slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun
 or ACURUS Mail is that his systems are not an add-on. The programs run on a separate hardware and software platform and are integrated into the client's network.

Full Metal Jacket provides a firewall to the Web, while ACURUS Mail secures an e-mail management system. Access to the log information is protected by PragMagic employees.

www.pragmagic.com

By KELLY LOUISEIZE

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Title Annotation:THUNDER BAY CITY REPORT
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Date:Dec 1, 2004
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