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<p class=style2><span style='color:#002060'>This issue of <i><a
href="http://www.computer.org/itpro"><span style='color:#002060'>IT
Professional</span></a> is</i> special issue on <b>IT Security</b>! The theme
articles provide an interesting variety of topics to keep our readers up to
date on security issues and better able to deal with the issues they may be
facing. In the Guest Editor's Introduction, readers will also find a helpful
way to break down the analysis of security problems. <br>
<br>
The Mastermind department for this issue focuses on Admiral Grace Murray
Hopper, one of the first notable female programmers in the field of computer
science.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style2><span style='color:#002060'>This issue also presents other
interesting department articles.</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:
16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0'>How you can be
involved</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#00B0F0'>with future issues</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>IT Pro covers the entire spectrum of an IT
professional's interest - technologies, applications, strategies, case
studies, best practices, issues and challenges and IT's value
proposition. We publish a mix of relevant, high-quality, peer-reviewed
feature articles; and perspectives and opinion pieces. You can
contribute to IT Pro in the following ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Feature
articles</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> - you
can submit quality articles (about 4,200 words) for theme issues on topics of
general interest, which will be subjected to peer review. For author
guidelines<br>
and call for theme issues, see<a href="http://www.computer.org/itpro"
target="_blank"> http://www.computer.org/itpro</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department
articles</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> - submit
short articles (about 1,500 words) suitable for any of the departments to the
respective editor (for contact information, see <a
href="http://bitly.com/itpro-edboard" target="_blank">http://bitly.com/itpro-edboard</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
<b><u>Reviewer</u></b> - if you would like to serve as a reviewer, email your
bio and details of your reviewing credentials to San Murugesan, Editor in
Chief at <a href="mailto:san@computer.org" target="_blank">san@computer.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Theme
issue proposa</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>l
- we invite your proposals for our upcoming issues in 2016. If you would
like to see a topic of relevance covered or wish to guest edit a theme issue,
send your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>proposal
to <a href="mailto:san@computer.org" target="_blank">san@computer.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=style2><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>……………………………………………………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>Professor San Murugesan </span><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Editor-in-Chief,
IEEE <a href="http://www.computer.org/itpro"><i><span style='color:#002060'>IT
Professional</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Editor,
IEEE <a href="http://www.computer.org/computer"><i><span style='color:#002060'>Computer</span></i></a>
and <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/computer-cloudcover">Cloud Cover</a>
column<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Sydney,
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>Website:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/sanbio"><span style='color:#002060'>http://tinyurl.com/sanbio</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='background:white'><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Email:
<a href="mailto:san@computer.org"><span style='color:#002060'>san@</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#002060'>computer.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/santweets" target="_blank"><span
style='color:#002060'>@santweets</span></a><br>
Linked-In: </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/sanlinks"><span style='color:#002060'>http://tinyurl.com/sanlinks</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>Co-Editor, Encyclopedia of Cloud Computing, Wiley, 2014: <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/encloud"><span style='color:#002060'>http://tinyurl.com/encloud</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span lang=EN-AU
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