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NHS uses Absolute Software to boost immunity to computer crime

~ Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust reports latest laptop recoveries by Absolute ~

September 29, 2009

Four computers recently stolen from employees at the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust have been successfully recovered.

Aided by laptop recovery specialist Absolute® Software and its Computrace® product, the missing computers were tracked and located, allowing the Absolute Theft Recovery Team to work with local police to recover the devices and make arrests.

The laptops and desktops were stolen from residential houses, hotel rooms and cars.

One of the thefts occurred at the Trust’s new premises. As soon as the thief connected to the Internet, Computrace sent an alert to the Absolute Monitoring Centre, allowing the device to be tracked and located. In a couple of months, the laptop was found in the possession of an innocent purchaser and was returned to the organisation.

Another arrest was made at a residential home, where a stolen laptop was uncovered in the thief’s kitchen cupboard. The thief was charged at the scene and found guilty in court. Alan Boardman was called to give evidence for the case, along with one of the theft recovery officers from Absolute Software.

Executive quote

Derek Skinner, Theft Recovery Services Manager at Absolute Software, said: “Laptops are candy for today’s thief, particularly those that store valuable information. It’s essential for organisations to have security measures in place to deter thieves and prevent the worst from happening. Our strong partnership with the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust shows that thieves can easily be caught out and punished for their crime.”

Customer quote

Alan Boardman, IM&T security systems engineer at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, commented: “With such a high percentage of remote workers moving between different locations, we have to be realistic about the security issues this presents. Theft is unfortunately inevitable.”

“We decided to tackle this threat by implementing Computrace. All our devices now have in-built detection software, which has proved itself a brilliant asset time and time again. The recent recoveries were all found within a matter of weeks or months thanks to the software.”

About the company

About Absolute Software
Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the leader in computer theft recovery, data protection and IT asset management solutions. Absolute Software provides organizations and consumers with solutions in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection and theft recovery. The Company's Computrace software is embedded in the firmware of computers by global leaders, including Acer, ASUS, Dell, Fujitsu, Gammatech, Gateway, General Dynamics Itronix, 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 and http://blog.absolute.com .

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©2009 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace and Absolute are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. 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. Japanese patent No. JP4067035. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained in this news release.

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