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Information Rights Management (IRM) in *** Microsoft Office 2003 *** is a
new feature that allows individual authors to specify permission for who can
access and use documents or e-mail messages, and helps prevent sensitive
information from being printed, forwarded, or copied by unauthorized people.
Once permission for a document or message has been restricted with this
technology, the access and usage restrictions are enforced no matter where
the information is, since the permission to access an e-mail message or a
document are stored in the file itself.

IRM in Office 2003 helps corporations and knowledge workers address two
fundamental needs:

 a.. Restricted permission for sensitive information   Most corporations
today rely on firewalls, log-in security, and other network technologies to
protect their sensitive intellectual property. The fundamental limitation of
these technologies is that, once legitimate users have access to the
information, they can share it with unauthorized people, potentially
breaching security policies. IRM helps prevent the sensitive information
itself from unauthorized access and reuse.
 b.. Information privacy, control, and integrity  Information workers often
deal with confidential or sensitive information, relying on the discretion
of others to keep sensitive materials in-house. IRM eliminates the
temptation to forward, copy, or print confidential information by disabling
those functions in documents and messages with restricted permission.