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Guidance Software Announces Exelon Chooses EnCase eDiscovery

^{Published on 2008-12-23 06:36:50, Last Modified on 2008-12-23 06:37:29 - Market Wire}
 

PASADENA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID), the World Leader in Digital Investigations™, today announced that Exelon Corporation, a leading provider of energy in Illinois and Pennsylvania with nearly $19 billion in annual revenue, has selected Guidance Software's EnCase® eDiscovery.

EnCase eDiscovery is the leading eDiscovery solution for the search, collection, preservation and processing of electronically stored information (ESI). It performs automated search, collection, and preservation of ESI residing in unstructured and semi-structured data stores such as: desktops, laptops, file servers, email servers, content management systems, and removable storage media, all without any business disruption. Additionally, extensive processing capabilities enable post-collection culling and deduplication of data, as well as load file creation for attorney review platforms, allowing customers to drastically reduce processing costs.

"Guidance Software is pleased to add another Fortune 500 company to an impressive list of customers who have made the decision to purchase EnCase eDiscovery software," said Victor Limongelli, President and CEO for Guidance Software. "Based on our prior experience with Energy & Utility companies, we are confident that EnCase eDiscovery will enable Exelon to reduce costs and mitigate business risks."

Guidance Software received the highest overall ranking (Top 5 Provider) in the eDiscovery Software Providers Category as well as a top 5 designation for in-house eDiscovery in identification, collection, preservation, and processing in Socha-Gelbmann's 2008 Electronic Discovery Survey.

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 28,000 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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