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WiebeTech, a brand of CRU-DataPort, offers reliable high-performance tools for digital forensic analysts including: USB WriteBlocker, Forensic UltraDock, Forensic LabDock, HotPlug, Forensic RTX and a number of portable mass storage solutions. USB WriteBlocker™ is the smallest and most economical forensic solution for preventing alterations to USB mass storage devices during analysis. Forensic UltraDock™ is the leading forensic write-blocker, featuring four connection options, native PATA and SATA drive connections, two power options, a recessed on/off switch guard, and 8 status LEDs in a rugged aluminum enclosure. Various Field Kits are available for your specific application. Forensic LabDock is a new versatile write-blocking device for use in forensic workstations. To counter challenges created by encrypted OS drives, HotPlug™ allows computers to be stabilized and transported without shutting down. Forensic RTX™ provides investigators a platform to examine and image PATA or SATA drives in easy-to-use write-blocked bays. The RTX Family of portable mass storage, including the new RTX400-QR, offers a complete line of high-speed devices for field collection and storage of data. Collaboration of case or “evidence” data with other sites or organizations is made easy and secure with our new Encrypted mobile hard drive product line.

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	AccessData Corp. founded in 1987, is an established company that offers an impressive array of computer forensic software products and training. These products are used for password recovery, decryption, secure data removal, and computer forensics. AccessData has developed computer forensic classes to help computer specialists in law enforcement, government agencies and corporate security departments, stay up to date with current computer forensic technology. These products and training have tremendous value for all computer forensic investigators.
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	Ciphertex offers powerful, affordable data security products and services to companies and businesses around the world. Our products feature the highest levels of hardware−based encryption solutions. Today´s larger digital media capacities, increased data mobility, and growing security concerns demand comprehensive, endpoint, hardware−based encryption. We also provide in−depth data security services featuring the highest level of assessment, intervention and protection. By protecting data from loss, theft or corruption, Ciphertex completes IT´s role in maximizing efficiencies and safeguarding data resources. With Ciphertex, you are assured of Maximum-Security Data Protection.
	ComputerForensicsWiki.com is a collaborative website where Computer Forensics, Digital Investigation and E-Discovery vendors and consultants can share information. The Computer Forensics Wiki also helps members with Internet Marketing through a variety of industry specific Member Directory websites, and Social Media portals.
	Data Robotics, the company that is changing the way the world stores digital content, develops automated storage products designed to ensure data is always protected, accessible and simple to manage. The award-winning Drobo(r) storage arrays are the first to provide the protection of traditional RAID without the complexity. Data Robotics revolutionary Beyond RAID technology frees users from making the difficult and confining choice of "Which RAID level to deploy?" by providing an unprecedented combination of advanced features and automation, including single and dual disk redundancy, instant expansion, self-monitoring, data awareness, self-healing and an easy-to-understand visual status and alert panel.
	DFI News™ is a weekly e-newsletter for digital forensic professionals working in academic, government, law enforcement, and corporate settings. DFI News™ subscribers will get the content they need to know to stay attuned to the latest in digital forensics and incident response. Subscription is free to qualified professionals at www.dfinews.com
	DFLabs is an ISO9001 certified company, specializing in Information Security Governance, Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Business Security. DFLabs designed and maintains the IncMan Suite, an incident tracking software that enables the management of every kind of information security incidents. IncMan manages 170+ types of information and supports the entire incident management process from security to fraud, including digital forensics, case management and evidence/incident tracking. DFlabs is also well known for being the producer of PTK, The advanced Forensic Framework Based on the SleuthKit. For additional information, contact Michael Atkins Director - America DFLabs 540-349-8888 ma@dflabs.com
	Digital Intelligence is dedicated to providing the highest quality forensic products at reasonable prices. At Digital Intelligence we recognize the challenges associated with digital evidence recovery and build exceptional and innovative products and services to face those challenges.
	dtSearch Corp., a leading supplier of enterprise, end-user and developer text retrieval software, announces Version 7 of its product line. The product line can now instantly search terabytes of text across a desktop, network, Internet or Intranet. The release covers: dtSearch Web with Spider, dtSearch Desktop with Spider, dtSearch Network with Spider, dtSearch Publish and the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine. (Note: To give you some idea of the many uses of this incredible product, we've included a link to the listing of case studies described on their website.)
	eDR Solutions designs, develops, and markets industry leading computer hard drive destruction systems. Our lead product, the HDC, is a safe, simple, and secure solution for the destruction of computer hard drives.
	F-Response is an easy to use, vendor neutral, patent-pending software utility that enables an investigator to conduct live forensics, Data Recovery, and eDiscovery over an IP network using their tool(s) of choice. F-Response is not another analysis tool. F-Response is a utility that allows you to make better use of the tools and training that you already have. F-Response is a time, travel, and money saving tool. It extends the capability of your existing arsenal of tools by enabling them to be used over the network; and by leveraging the corporate VPN you can extend the reach of your existing arsenal of tools over the Internet. F-Response does not require extensive training. You can learn to use it in 30 minutes, or less. You can fully leverage the expensive tools and training in which you have already invested. Other network ready solutions are expensive, require considerable training to use, and force you to use the proprietary integrated vendor analysis tool. F-Response is inexpensive, flexible, and vendor neutral.
	Forensic-Computers.com are the producers of "The Ultimate Computer Forensic Hardware". Their forensic towers and portables are setting the new industry standard for overall quality and speed. Some of the largest corporations and government agencies in the world have chosen their equipment to run their forensics laboratories.
	George Washington University - Bring Us Your Ambition. The George Washington University’s Master of Forensic Sciences degree in High Technology Crime Investigation or Security Management will help you further your career in computer forensics and security analysis. Learn from experts in the fields of cyber terrorism, intrusion detection, risk analysis, emergency planning, and espionage. More information at: http://nearyou.gwu.edu/forensic.
	Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in digital investigative solutions. See our website for the advantages of Triage and Evidence Collection with EnCase Portable. EnCase Portable is changing how people conduct triage and collect evidence in the field. With EnCase Portable, first responders and forensic investigators can uncover critical evidence in a matter of minutes. This easy to use USB triage solution allows anyone to search a computer for illegal images, names, website and email addresses, phone numbers, credit cards, and more, without having to be a computer forensics expert.
	Since 2001, Harris,Crucial Security, Inc. has supported national security programs for the United States Government. Our engineers and scientists possess unique skills, direct experience, and subject matter expertise in forensics, reverse-engineering, software development and large-scale automated media analysis systems.
	Huron Consulting Group provides guidance and business services to assist organizations confronted with the challenges of today’s legal environment. These services add value to corporate law departments, law firms, and government agencies by helping to reduce legal spend, enhance client service delivery, and increase operational effectiveness. Our computer forensics specialists comprised of investigative, legal process and technical experts use court-tested methodologies to identify, preserve, collect, and process all relevant digital information, helping to ensure its admissibility into evidence, thereby providing our clients with the maximum leverage to resolve the issue.
	IACIS® is an international volunteer, non-profit corporation composed of law enforcement professionals dedicated to education in the field of forensic computer science. IACIS members represent Federal, State, Local and International Law Enforcement professionals. Regular IACIS members have been trained in the forensic science of seizing and processing computer systems. IACIS® prides itself on being the world's leading organization for computer forensics practitioners. In addition to providing the highest quality computer forensics training, IACIS® strives to foster excellence in the field through a formal certification process. Computer forensics is the acquisition, authentication, reconstruction, examination, and analysis of data stored on electronic media. IACIS® training addresses each of these key tasks; and the certification process — which includes mandatory periodic recertification — measures one's ability to perform these key tasks in accordance with established standards.
	InfraGard Maryland Members Alliance is a non-profit alliance created with the goal of increasing our Nation's security through enhanced awareness, communication, and cooperation between the companies and agencies that comprise the critical infrastructure of our country. The Maryland Chapter, started in 1999, now has over 700 registered members, who meet approximately quarterly at different venues across the Maryland region
	Intelligent Computer Solutions (ICS) is the technology leader in the design and manufacture of High-Speed Hard Drive Duplication and Computer Forensic Data Acquisition tools. These products are based on the knowledge accumulated from over eighteen years in the industry. ICS patented technology in capturing data provides the basis of its highly reliable and soundly engineered tools which are produced in U.S.A. ICS products have forged a new standard in helping the efforts of Private Corporations as well as both Federal and Local Law Enforcement Agencies to fight surging computer crime in the US, Canada, Europe, The Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and India.
	The International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE) is dedicated to the advancement and professionalism of the science of digital forensics. The ISFCE is a longstanding organization dedicated to providing a practical computer forensics certification that is available to all who qualify, at a reasonable cost. The Certified Computer Examiner (CCE) certification is designed to certify forensic examiners based on practical demonstration of forensic examination skill, overall technical knowledge and an agreement to uphold a strictly defined code of ethics and professional responsibility. CCEs enjoy many benefits of certification including a strong network of professional talent, a solid resource pool and the sound recognition that accompanies the CCE designation. The ISFCE is committed to the continued growth and support of its members and the industry it serves. The ISFCE awarded the first CCE in 2003 and has since certified over 1300 individuals in 28 different countries. The CCE has become widely accepted as a prerequisite certification for digital forensic examiners and is recognized by industry, government and law enforcement professionals, corporate entities and academic institutions alike.
	KoreLogic provides expert-level cyber security and IT risk management solutions to over 200 commercial, nonprofit and government clients including forty Fortune 500 clients. We deliver a wide range of services including penetration testing (device, application, product, network and enterprise), forensics, enterprise search, security automation, training and malware sandnets. Our engineers average over 13 years of experience and are considered by our clients to be among the best in the industry by virtue of their extensive experience, for having performed hundreds of security engagements and for their use of custom testing tools. KoreLogic is a Digital Forensic Research Workshop Challenge winner (File Carving Challenge).
	Logicube Logicube is the recognized world leader in hard drive and media duplication, back-up, and computer forensics systems. Logicube's hard drive cloning and duplication systems are used throughout the world in thousands of IT departments, as well as by the world's leading law enforcement agencies. Whether you are looking for software duplication, drive imaging and diagnostic, back-up, file management, or computer forensic and data recovery solutions, Logicube has the ideal system for you.
	MAM-A is the leading manufacturer of quality recordable CDs and DVDs, with unique manufacturing technology and complete control over production processes. MAM-A provides a complete range of products, such as CD-Rs and DVD-Rs for audio, video, and long-term archiving. In addition to our products, we also provide associated services, including screen printing for professional and consumer use. We listen and work with you on the solution.
	NSRL and Forensic Partners at NIST - This program ensures that forensic scientists have tools that yield accurate results that will hold up in court. In the area of high-tech (computer) crime, the program is developing tools for validating investigative software and preventing inadvertent modifications of electronic files under investigation. OLES serves as the principal agent for standards development for the criminal justice and public safety communities. NSRL works closely with the Forensic Sciences area. The CFTT addresses a critical need in the law enforcement community to ensure the reliability of computer forensic tools. NSRL assists in reducing the effort involved in determining which files are important as evidence on computers or file systems that have been seized as part of criminal investigations.
	In business for over 20 years, Pen-Link, Ltd. provides Law Enforcement and Intelligence agencies with state-of-the-art software and systems for the collection, storage, and analysis of telephonic- and IP-based communications. Pen-Link’s software and systems—Pen-Link 8, LINCOLN, and Xnet—are widely recognized as industry standards, with thousands of licensed Law Enforcement and Intelligence users in federal, state, and local agencies worldwide. Pen-Link systems are widely favored because they not only excel at intelligence gathering and live collection, but they also bring to bear a powerful suite of reporting and analytical tools; the type of functionality that is essential in drilling down through today’s extensive data sets to reveal relationships that might otherwise go undetected.
	Our goal at Security Horizon is to establish a strategic relationship with our clients and partners to better understand their business objectives, enabling Security Horizon to define and implement security solutions specific to our client’s needs. Security Horizon helps organizations protect key assets including information, reputation and brand by offering products and services that span the entire security chain.
	SiQuest is poised to becoming a major player in the field of computer forensics and software tools development. With a talented team of developers, experienced investigators, and a global context for innovation, SiQuest will be aggressive in its bid to be recognized for product and services excellence. SiQuest is equally committed to providing a truly unrivaled level support to its customers. "Our primary focus will be on targeting next-generation software solutions in the bid to support government and law enforcement in their fight against technology crime, and crimes against children. We will also continue to build and expand our professional services offerings involving computer forensics, electronic investigations and expert witness services. We are extremely excited about the future for SiQuest and at the opportunities for us to make a difference in the forensics industry!". Please see more on their website about SiQuest and , about their great product CacheBack. CacheBack is an industry leading tool for the forensic analysis of Internet cache and history files, agencies turn to CacheBack to quickly rebuild web pages and comb through complex Internet histories to generate compelling visual reports and critical activity timelines as evidence for criminal proceedings. CacheBack is fast becoming the tool of choice to support investigations involving child exploitation offences, terrorism, crimes against persons, frauds and thefts
	About Sky Catcher Solutions Sky Catcher Solutions is a North Carolina Based systems integrator and market leader in developing highly secure and encrypted portable solutions for data, video and voice transmissions via LAN/WAN networks. For more information, visit www.skycatcher.com or call 888-577-8899 – Ext. 116.
	Syngress Publishing, headquartered in Rockland , Massachusetts , is an independent publisher of print and electronic reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill enhancement and career advancement. Distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and the U.S. and Canada , Syngress titles have been translated into twenty languages. The Company's pioneering customer support program, solutions@syngress.com, extends the value of every Syngress title with regular information updates and customer-driven author forums.
	Tracker Products traces its roots to 1996 and was for several years known as EvidenceTracker.com. Over time, however, the company simply outgrew its name and expanded into markets beyond police department software, evidence chain of custody, and evidence tracking systems. Other industries were just beginning to catch on. And they’re still catching. We continue to grow into new markets because our police, evidence, e discovery, and asset tracking software can be applied so many different ways, depending on the client’s needs. Our mission is a simple yet enduring one: to be the industry leader, with the best evidence software tracking backed up by the best technical support system. Not just in the U.S., but throughout the world.
	TheTrainingCo. is a nationally known provider of specialized security and cyber crime training and conference production. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Annapolis Maryland, TheTrainingCo. also has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and New York. The founders of the company have been pioneers in the trend towards the convergence of information technology and physical security since their first Techno Security Conference over six years ago. Prior to forming the company, the founders each spent over two decades specializing in both technical and physical security threats and countermeasures.
	The University of Fairfax (UoF) seeks to address the growing shortage of Information Security/Assurance (INFOSEC) professionals by providing specialized online graduate programs in Information Security and Information Assurance. The University of Fairfax offers you the opportunity to rapidly begin or advance in the information security profession with an accelerated INFOSEC graduate program. By completing your INFOSEC Graduate Certificate, your Master of Science in Information Security Management MSISM), your Doctor of Philosophy in Information Assurance (PhD) or Doctorate in Information Assurance (DIA), you will strategically position yourself for your next promotion or a more executive position as an information assurance expert.
	*Voom Technologies, Inc.*, focuses on what is important to you, the digital forensic investigator. We bring you powerful computer forensic technology that is swift, dependable, economical, and simple to operate, including the just released HardCopy 3P and DriveWiper 3. The HardCopy 3P Forensic HDD Duplicator provides simultaneous output to two destination drives and dual-pass hashing; sophisticated & fast. The DriveWiper 3 simultaneously wipes three HDD’s to government specs at up to 7.1 GB/min. per drive. Voom’s Shadow 2 allows sifting through data immediately, just connect and boot; interactive, live & dynamic. Our professionals design, engineer and manufacture patented, high-performance products, outlasting those of competitors. Made in the USA.
	Vound provides email and data investigation software for law enforcement, professional services firms, government agencies, corporations and law firms worldwide. Vound’s primary software tool is Intella. Intella’s intuitive interface, visual representation of data, and workflow flexibility enables users to investigate improper email usage, disclose intellectual property theft, uncover inappropriate images, and perform cost-efficient eDiscovery preparation. Intella characterized by its ease of use and speed, is rapidly becoming a preferred tool for both simple and complex email and data investigation, necessary to find critical evidence. Vound is based in the U.S. and has operations in Europe and Australia. Visit www.vound-software.com
	At WetStone , we create new and innovative digital security technologies designed to defend our critical cyber resources. WetStone Technologies was established in 1997 and has been recognized as a market leader in steganography investigation, cyber-weapon search and seizure and live digital investigation. Today we focus our solutions and expertise on the challenges of eCrime Investigation, eForensics and eCompliance. If you would like to learn more about how we can help you prepare your infrastructure, please contact us today. WetStone Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of Allen Corporation of America ( www.allencorporation.com ).