Key to preventing data loss is knowing exactly what to protect

Security specialist, William Pound at Absolute Software said: "Organisations need to take responsibility for the data on their mobile devices as the information often can be about customers or partners, so the consequences of a breach are far wider than just the organisation itself. To take responsibility there needs to be policy and traceability.

"Asset management is key. Knowing who has a device and, if necessary, where it is. This is particularly important if a device is lost. Tracking software will trace the device and allow it to be recovered. More than that, with this technology installed onto a device, sensitive data files can be deleted, preventing it from being used maliciously."

For more information on Absolute and its range of Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ solutions, please visit www.absolute.com/emea

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Brenda Robb, Marketing Manager -
EMEA
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EMEA Public Relations

About ComputraceOne
Absolute Software is the leader in Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ solutions. Absolute Software provides organisations and consumers with solutions in the areas of regulatory compliance, data protection and theft recovery. The Company's ComputraceOne® product works by providing a multi-layered security solution. It enables hardware assets to be automatically tracked and better managed for business, education and government and if the computer is stolen, Absolute works with local police to track and recover it. Even if the thief tries to wipe the system, this application self heals and allows the tracking process to continue.

The ComputraceOne application is loaded on the hard drive of a computer while support for the ComputraceOne agent is embedded in the BIOS or firmware from major computer manufacturers, such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Gateway, Panasonic and Motion Computing, to prevent it from being removed by unauthorised users. * If the hard drive is reformatted or replaced, the ComputraceOne agent support in the firmware rebuilds the necessary application files on the hard drive.
The ComputraceOne Technology Platform is the client/server architecture that delivers Absolute Software's Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ services. Thanks to the secure, patented Computrace One agent's ability to use any Internet connection to communicate (over IP or PSTN) with the Monitoring Centre server, Absolute's security services are exceptionally easy to manage on all computers across the enterprise.

Absolute's customers have a wide range of security services available, both as theft deterrents and for post-theft mitigation.

Pre-theft management capabilities include the ability to:

Post-theft damage mitigation capabilities include the ability to:

*For a complete list of firmware-supported computers, see www.absolute.com/firmware

About Absolute Software
Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the leader in computer theft recovery, data protection and secure IT asset management solutions. Absolute Software provides organisations 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 Dell, Fujitsu, 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.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the expected performance of our services and products; the possible addition of features or services to current Absolute offerings, such as emergency remote data retrieval, including the anticipated availability of any such features or services, if any; and other expectations, intentions and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. When used in this press release, the words "plan," "expect," "believe," and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and general market conditions. In light of the many risks and uncertainties you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realised.

©2008 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Computrace, Secure Asset Tracking 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.