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Earlier this month, we shared with you how Rhode Island Blood Center was able to harness the efficiencies of Absolute Computrace to easily and cost-effectively track their hardware assets. In our case study, we shared an overview of Rhode Island Blood Center’s need to protect the laptops and tablets used during more than 3,000 mobile blood drives annually. A loss of one of these devices would be devastating. Think it...

Absolute Software’s interim CEO Errol Olsen recently spoke with Cantech Letter about the future of the company and building on our strong momentum. I would encourage you to read the interview in full, with some excerpts below: “We’re better positioned and more relevant than we have ever been. Over the past 20 years we have focused on two aspects of technology; mobility and security. Today, the two biggest things...

On February 12th, 2014 Kaspersky Lab released a report – Absolute Computrace Revisited. We have reviewed the report and consider Kaspersky’s analysis flawed and rejects its conclusions. We are unable to determine how Kaspersky was able to reach the conclusions they provided. This is a very similar scenario that was raised at the Black Hat security conference in 2009. Our response in 2009 is still posted on our website...

Can a stolen smartphone or tablet be recovered? We recently answered this question on the Samsung KNOX blog, explaining how the explosive growth in mobile theft impacts the enterprise, putting corporate data at risk, and how the right solution can mitigate these risks and help recover stolen devices. As a key pillar of Samsung KNOX technology, Samsung embedded patented Absolute persistence technology into flagship GALAXY mobile devices. Once activated, Samsung GALAXY...

K-12 Schools are the #1 place that laptops are reported stolen. With the increase in the number of devices in the classroom (laptops, tablets) through 1-to-1 programs as well as a growing number of BYOD devices in classrooms, it is no surprise that schools are becoming a target for organized theft. This has us concerned on a number of fronts: Police are noting an increase in thefts of tablets...