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Strategic Forecasting, Inc., more commonly known as STRATFOR, is a global intelligence company founded in 1996 in Austin, Texas. George Friedman is the founder, chief intelligence officer, and CEO of the company. Fred Burton is STRATFOR's Vice President for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security. STRATFOR's client list is confidential, but the company's publicity list includes Fortune 500 companies and international government agencies. Currently STRATFOR's products are oriented around individual subscriptions, of which the "Premium" product is the most comprehensive in content offered. Other packages, such as "Global Vantage", are tailored to appeal to commercial or governmental customers. They feature regional and customizable intelligence whereby users are able to partake in monthly teleconferences with STRATFOR's founder, Dr. George Friedman, and have the option of e-mailing STRATFOR's analysts with a "guaranteed response within 24 hours Monday–Friday". Some of STRATFOR's work remains available free to the public.