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Absolute Software


Contact Information 1055 Dunsmuir Street
Suite 1600, Four Bentall Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia,  V7X 1K8
Canada,
800-220-0733
604-730-2621
info@absolute.com
Business Description Absolute Software is a leader in IT asset tracking, computer theft recovery and remote data protection. With over three million subscriptions under contract, Absolute Software enables organizations to remotely manage their mobile computers, reduce the impact of theft and ensure regulatory compliance.
Product Description The Computrace suite of software products provides a robust, multi-layered security solution to enable organizations to address issues of regulatory compliance, data protection, computer theft recovery and asset tracking.
Products
Absolute Track
Computrace Data Protection
Computrace LoJack for laptops standard & premium
Computrace Mobile
ComputraceComplete
ComputracePlus
White Paper
Compliance. Protection. Recovery. A Layered Approach to Laptop Security
This paper discusses the problems IT departments face with laptop theft, mobile data protection, IT asset tracking, and regulatory compliance such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and California Senate Bill 1386.
Intelligent Client-Side Defense for Stolen Computers by Intel and Absolute
The combination of Absolute’s software as a service (SaaS)-based computer tracking and Intel’s hardware-based anti-theft technology gives you an unprecedented level of theft deterrence and data defense. Find out how you can remotely delete data and disable stolen computers – online, offline and anywhere in the world.
Laptop Security for Healthcare: Compliance, Protection and Recovery
The adoption of EHRs and laptops raises data security and HIPAA compliance challenges for healthcare providers. This paper outlines a multilayered approach to securing laptops that exceeds regulatory requirements.
Laptop Security: Compliance, Protection and Recovery
A missing laptop can result in compliance and data privacy issues that can be extremely costly. This paper discusses the relationship between laptop theft, compliance and data security, and examines how IT administrators can ensure that every action is taken to address these three critical elements.
Protecting Data on Laptops: Why Encryption Isn't Enough
Missing laptops and mobile devices continue to be the number one cause of data breaches. Research indicates that over 60% of data breaches are caused by careless employees or insider theft. This white paper provides a case for endpoint security that remains effective regardless of end-user reliability.
Case Study
School District Uses Laptop Tracking to Simplify IT Asset Management
CPU inventory counts are done automatically across more than 120 schools at Surrey School District with the help of a web-based IT asset management service.
Success Story: Allina Hospitals & Clinics
With an electronic health record system spanning 11 hospitals, Allina required a way to protect 2,700 laptops. Using Computrace, Allina has improved tracking from 30% to over 95% of computers outside facilities, and has averted several possible data breaches.
Success Story: Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton needed to simplify IT asset management and reduce computer drift across 49 offices. Find out how they increased asset visibility to 100%, and reduced costs by recovering and wiping data from laptops before end-of-lease.
Success Story: Kent School District
What was once a three-month process is now as simple as running a five-minute report that is more than 99% accurate”, says the Executive Director of IT at Kent School District. Read this case study to find out how this organization’s IT staff manages over 12,000 computers across multiple locations using web-based tracking.
Webcast
Laptop Management and Data Breach Prevention
This webcast addresses the issue of laptop theft and securing a mobile workforce. Using the healthcare industry as an example, Allina Hospitals & Clinics discuss how they manage their PC inventory from a single web-based interface. Learn how IT can track the activity of PCs regardless of location and protect data in the event that one is lost or stolen.
Managing Laptops Outside the Office
In this webinar, learn how you can reduce costs by tracking mobile computers no matter where they are located. Featuring the IT asset management specialist of a major insurance group, this webinar discusses the business value of internet-based tracking.
Mobile Management: Reducing Risks and Maximizing Return
In this webinar, Jack Heine, Research VP, Gartner, and David Holyoak, CIO of accounting firm Grant Thornton, discuss how to facilitate mobility while minimizing the risk of data exposure. These leading experts discuss the limitations of encryption and the critical layer of security provided by web-based tracking and anti-theft capabilities.
Solving the Lost Laptop Problem: The Ponemon Approach to Mobile Security
Join us for an informative discussion with Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of leading privacy research firm, the Ponemon Institute. This webinar covers the latest findings on data breach costs and preventative measures - including asset tracking and remote management.
Survey Results
IT Managers Report on State of Data Security
A Research Concepts survey of 185 IT professionals finds that, although computer and data security are high priorities for organizations, they are surprisingly unprepared to prevent data breaches and computer theft.
Product Literature
Secure Mobility with Absolute Software
Absolute Software allows you to centrally manage computers and mobile devices via any internet connection. In this product overview, learn how you can maintain an inventory of optimally running devices, identify computers that go missing and take action when they do.
Research Report
The Human Factor in Laptop Encryption
This Ponemon Institute research report examines the behavior of non-IT employees when it comes to encryption policy. It shows that many employees may not be taking the most basic precautions to protect their company laptop.
Review
Shutting Down the Threat of Lost Data
Our editors tested Computrace Data Protection, a service that could save institutions money and face. (eWEEK Review)
Stop Crime in its Tracks
Absolute Software`s Computrace Data Protection gives corporations one last chance to wipe out important data stored on misplaced or stolen laptops. (eWEEK Review)
Product Demo
How Computrace Tracks and Secures Laptops
View this flash demo to see Absolute in action. No matter where computers are connected, you can monitor installed software/hardware, track location using GPS and WiFi and take action if a device is lost or stolen.
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