The New York Times said it was hacked for four months, though for most of that time it was tracking the hackers through its systems to try to understand what they were doing and how to get rid of them.

BBC: Cyber attacks blamed on China

Add to this the realities of changing regulations and potential environmental tracking requirements, and you need information systems that provide the flexibility to evolve, deliver fast time to value, and that can integrate with our suppliers and customers.

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