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An IT Reducer is a computer file server placed within an organization's internal network which is used by an outside party for the purposes of delivering technical services remotely. The IT Reducer (or Reduction Server) serves as a workspace which is behind a corporate firewall and may (or may not) be connected to or trusted by the organization's security rules and parameters. The server allows a presence of an outside service provider within the walls of a subscribing corporation without requiring physical presence of a technician.

Origin
The term IT Reducer was coined by Todd Young in fall of 2000 while developing solutions for the Scient Virtual Operations Center in San Francisco. Although the IT Reducer program was never formerly operated by Scient prior to the bursting of the dot-com bubble, it did achieve limited commercial success mainly in Chicago, IL for a few years until the program was discontinued.

Status
The status of the IT Reducer program is unknown. It was rumored to have been acquired by a leveraged products company looking to build a quasi-consumer grade computer appliance for small and medium enterprises. The websites http://www.ITReducer.com and http://www.ITReduction.com have since been taken offline.