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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: GUID | |
| Industry | Digital Forensics, E-Discovery |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Pasadena, California |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | List
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| Revenue | US $91.9 million (2010) |
Number of employees | 371 |
| Parent | OpenText |
| Website | www |
Guidance Software, Inc. was a publicly traded company founded in 1997. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, the company developed and provided software solutions for digital investigations primarily in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia/Pacific Rim.[1] Guidance Software had offices in Brazil, Chicago, Houston, New York City, San Francisco, Singapore, United Kingdom and Washington, D.C., and employed approximately 371 employees.[2] On September 14, 2017, the company was acquired by OpenText.[3]
Best known for its EnCase digital investigations software, Guidance Software's product line was organized around four markets: digital forensics, endpoint security analytics, cyber security incident response, and e-discovery.[4] The company served law-enforcement and government agencies, as well as corporations in various industries, such as financial and insurance services, technology, defense contracting, telecom, pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail.[5] The company operated through four business segments: products, professional services, training and maintenance, and operates two certification programs for the EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE)[6] and EnCase Certified eDiscovery Practitioner (EnCEP)[7] designations. In May 2010, the company completed the acquisition of Tableau, LLC.[8] In February 2012, Guidance Software acquired CaseCentral.[9]
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