Dramatically Increases Data Acquisition Flexibility and Enables a
Wider Range of Personnel to Easily Collect Evidence in the Field
Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID), the World Leader in Digital
Investigations™, today announced EnCase Portable®, a groundbreaking new
data acquisition solution on a USB drive that enables law enforcement,
government, law firm and corporate customers to leverage the powerful
search and acquisition capabilities of EnCase® in a wide range of field
applications.
Unlike existing computer forensics solutions, EnCase Portable runs on a
USB drive, rather than a laptop, and enables the user to easily and
rapidly boot a target computer to the USB drive, and run a
pre-configured data search and collection job. The ease-of-use and
ultra-portability of EnCase Portable creates exciting new possibilities
in data acquisition. Even personnel untrained in computer forensics can
forensically acquire documents, Internet history and artifacts, images,
and other digital evidence, including entire hard drives, with a few
simple keyboard clicks.
EnCase Portable can be used in a wide range of applications, including:
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Law Enforcement: enables police and civilian investigators to
forensically acquire data without an onsite forensic expert
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Government: enables personnel in the field to quickly and accurately
collect data from computers and conduct covert operations
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Corporations and Law Firms: enables enterprise IT or law firm
paralegals to forensically acquire information from corporate
computers for eDiscovery or corporate investigations
“EnCase Portable represents ‘EnCase for Everyone’ – it is a force
multiplier for law enforcement, government agencies, law firms, and
corporations. It is easy to use, fast and preserves digital evidence in
the court-vetted evidence file format for which EnCase is known,” said
Victor Limongelli, President and CEO of Guidance Software. “EnCase
Portable further demonstrates Guidance Software’s continued commitment
to innovation and highlights our ability to extend the EnCase platform
to new products for customers across a wide range of industries.”
EnCase Portable is expected to ship on a 4GB USB drive, but can also be
used on larger USB devices if required; with the use of a USB hub, data
can be stored on a USB drive or on other media, such as external hard
drives. The product is expected to be available in the third quarter
2009.
About Guidance Software (GUID)
Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in
digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase® platform provides the
foundation for government, corporate and law enforcement organizations
to conduct thorough, network-enabled, and court-validated computer
investigations of any kind, such as responding to eDiscovery requests,
conducting internal investigations, responding to regulatory inquiries
or performing data and compliance auditing - all while maintaining the
integrity of the data. There are more than 30,000 licensed users of the
EnCase technology worldwide, and thousands attend Guidance Software's
renowned training programs annually. Validated by numerous courts,
corporate legal departments, government agencies and law enforcement
organizations worldwide, EnCase has been honored with industry awards
and recognition from eWEEK, SC Magazine, Network
Computing, and the Socha-Gelbmann survey. For more
information about Guidance Software, visit www.guidancesoftware.com.
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Ed Essa, 626-229-9191, x247
ed.essa@guidancesoftware.com
