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31ST AUGUST 2004. Datawatch announce that with immediate effect, they are able to offer a solution to all UK Directors and Auditors on how to help avoid fines resulting from the latest compliance issues, with no investment in new technology.

Sales of premium wines and Cuban cigars will go into reverse on the news that the U.K. government has decided to freeze any plans to cap negligence claims against company directors -- or for that matter auditors of collapsed client companies - until after the next general election.

Research suggests that many organisations are prepared to invest substantial seven figure sums on expensive new technology to combat this new compliance minefield and there are many software suppliers ready and willing to accommodate them.

Datawatch range of products based around Monarch data mining software is designed to extract, interrogate and export a full range of report options from existing systems. This means that there is a speedy, understandable and cost effective option for those who are prepared to look a little further than the immediate knee jerk option to just throw money at the problem.

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