UK COMPUTER THEFT RECOVERY COMPANY COMPUTRACE FROM ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE AWARDED COVETED SECURED BY DESIGN LICENCE ComputraceOne Awarded Coveted Secured by Design Licence


ComputraceOne Awarded Coveted Secured by Design Licence

READING, England, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Computer and Data Theft Protection Solutions Designed to Take a "Bite out of Crime"

Absolute(R) Software Corporation ("Absolute") (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of patented, firmware-based, Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions, today announced that its Computrace(R)One(TM) enterprise solution has been awarded a coveted Secured by Design licence from the Association of Chief Police Officers Crime Prevention Initiatives' (ACPO CPI).

ACPO CPI operates the Secured by Design scheme to provide a reliable benchmark for security products, with the SBD logo only displayed on items that have passed a stringent standards test conducted by a suitably accredited, independent, third party testing body.

ACPO CPI General Manager, Alan McInnes said, "We are very pleased to have awarded SBD accreditation to Absolute Software's ComputraceOne solution. This crime prevention and detection tool encompasses initiative and unique technology to "design out crime" from computer theft."

"We are excited to receive the SBD licence for ComputraceOne. This award demonstrates our commitment to providing a highly effective solution for organisations to combat loss and theft of mobile computing devices, and to protect confidential data from falling into the wrong hands," said Rob Chase, CFO and Managing Director of Absolute Software EMEA Limited.

Mr. Chase continued, "Everyday there are more and more high profile laptop thefts being reported through the media. Recently Marks and Spencer confirmed that a laptop containing salary details, addresses, dates of birth, national insurance and phone numbers of 26,000 M&S employees had been stolen. Marks and Spencer now join the list of others who have experienced high profile thefts such as the NHS and Nationwide Building Society who were recently fined GBP980,000 as a result of just one stolen laptop. Our ComputraceOne solution can help customers avoid such consequences by capturing the thief and physically recovering these stolen assets, or by remotely deleting confidential data from lost or stolen computers."

Over the past ten years Absolute has proven its theft recovery capabilities on a worldwide level by reuniting thousands of people with their stolen laptops and deleting potentially compromised data from lost or stolen machines.

Ask your computer manufacturer or IT vendor for more information about how to purchase ComputraceOne. The software is embedded in laptops from the world's largest computer manufacturers and is ready for enterprise customers to activate through the purchase of a subscription to ComputraceOne.

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the leader in Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions. Absolute Software provides organizations and consumers with solutions in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection and theft recovery. The Company's Computrace(R) software is embedded in the BIOS of computers by global leaders, including Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, Motion, Panasonic and Toshiba, and the Company has reselling partnerships with these OEMs and others, including Apple. For more information about Absolute Software and Computrace, visit www.absolute.com.

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(c)2007 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Computrace U.S. patents No. 5,715,174, No. 5,764,892, No. 5,802,280, No. 5,896,497, No. 6,244,758, No. 6,269,392, No. 6,300,863, and No. 6,507,914. Canadian patents No. 2,284,806 and No. 2,205,370. U.K. patents No. EP793823 and No. GB2338101. German patent No. 695 125 34.6-08. Australian patent No. 699045. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained in this news release.

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