In October the software giant agreed to link the 2.8 million small-business users of its QuickBooks management and accounting software to Intelisys' network of 600 suppliers.

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Its flagship software solution, the QRadar Security Intelligence Platform, integrates various types of technologies like log management, network behavior analytics and event management.

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