Credant Technologies
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| Company type | Private, acquired by Dell |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Bob Heard Chris Burchett Andrew Kahl |
| Headquarters | Addison, Texas |
Key people | Bob Heard: CEO David Becker: CFO Chris Burchett: CTO Andrew Kahl: 'Sr.VP Operations[1] |
| Products | Mobile Guardian, Policy Proxy, Self-encrypting drives, Compliance Reporter, BitLocker manager |
| Website | www |
Credant Technologies was a company formerly located in Addison, Texas that offered products and services for data security. The company was founded in 2001 by Bob Heard, Chris Burchett and Andrew Kahl.[1] The company claims that their products protect two million end-points in several industries, such as universities, health-care, aeronautical, financial[2][3] and government/defense.[4]
Products
[edit]The company offers a range of products to protect data from "leaking". Several different versions of the main technology can be used on different locations in the network: via a "policy proxy" on the border between the LAN and the internet or in the DMZ, or a central "enterprise server" within the network. Also editions for Exchange servers and domain controllers are available. Other products are self-encrypting drivers that will encrypt all data on that drive without any additional requirements on the client or from the user, BitLocker management systems, Policy Reporting tools.[5]
Acquisition by Dell
[edit]In December 2012, Dell agreed to acquire Credant.[6][7][8] Prior to the acquisition Dell was already a technology partner of Credant.[9][dead link]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Credent website: Management team, visited 26 December 2012
- ^ Company website: Case studies Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, visited: 26 December 2012
- ^ Dell press-release: Dell reaches agreement for acquiring Credant Technologies Archived 2013-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, 18 December 2012. Visited: 26 December 2012
- ^ Credent wins contract with Department of Defense Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, 17 March 2012. Visited: 26 December 2012
- ^ Credant product overview Archived 2012-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, visited 26 December 2012
- ^ "Dell Completes Credant Technologies Buy - texastechpulse.com". www.texastechpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ Rashid, Fahmida Y. (2012-12-18). "Dell To Acquire Data Protection Firm Credant Technologies". SecurityWeek. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ "Dell Acquires Data-Protection Provider Credant Technologies In Another Sign That The Mobile Device Management Market Is Consolidating". TechCrunch. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ Credant Website: Technology Partners Archived 2012-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, visited: 26 December 2012
- 2001 establishments in Texas
- 2012 disestablishments in Texas
- American companies established in 2001
- American companies disestablished in 2012
- Dell acquisitions
- Computer companies established in 2001
- Computer companies disestablished in 2012
- Computer security companies
- Defunct computer companies of the United States
- Defunct computer hardware companies
- Defunct computer companies based in Texas