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Veritas enters government-wide cloud data management agreement for the U.S. GSA

Veritas Technologies has entered into a government-wide agreement for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide federal agencies with data governance and cloud data management software.

Under the agreement, government agencies will have access to Veritas data protection and cloud solutions at negotiated prices to allow for improved data management. The agreement is derived from the GSA IT Schedule 70 and supports the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Enhancement Program.

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