By Johna Till Johnson, President; and John Burke, Principal Research Analyst, Nemertes Research Inc.

Aug. 25, 2006

IBM's (NYSE: IBM, http://www.ibm.com) recently announced intent to purchase ISS (Nasdaq: ISSX, http://www.iss.net) for $1.3 billion in cash highlights the increasingly high profile of information stewardship in general, and information protection in particular.

ISS dramatically augments IBM's existing information management and security capabilities, and IBM says the acquisition will enhance its managed security services and address the growing need for information protection.

IBM is right, but isn't being bold enough

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