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Guidance Software and immixGroup Join Forces to Provide Information Assurance to US Government Customers
Alliance eases access to Guidance Software's Information Assurance Suite among U.S. federal, state and local government customers
PASADENA, CA and MCLEAN, VA, April 23, 2007 - Guidance Software (Nasdaq:GUID), the World Leader in Digital InvestigationsTM, and immixGroup, Inc., a leader in technology representation, channel programs and government contract management, have joined forces to simplify the procurement process for government customers looking to obtain Guidance Software's EnCase® Enterprise and EnCase Information Assurance Suite. Facilitating this procurement process via immixGroup's federal and state government contracts will help to further grow Guidance Software's government customer base.
Through this alliance, immixGroup will also support the growth of Guidance Software's government customer base by providing market intelligence, business development, marketing, inside sales, adaptable payment solutions, deal structure, closing and maintenance renewal support.
"There has never been a stronger need for government agencies with law enforcement, investigative and regulatory missions to embrace the power and effectiveness of a complete investigative infrastructure," said Neil Condon, director of federal sales at Guidance Software. "Our alliance with immixGroup makes it quicker and easier for agencies to address these needs, using immixGroup's broad variety of pre-negotiated federal and state contract vehicles. In addition, we highly regard the value-added services and expertise immixGroup provides in supporting the growth of our government business."
"Guidance Software's value proposition clearly resonates with government agencies, enabling rapid detection and response to intrusions and other anomalous events, and providing comprehensive operational situational awareness," said Art Richer, president of immixGroup. "Our relationship with Guidance Software is designed to help more government agencies obtain these benefits more easily and rapidly by obtaining Guidance's Information Assurance Suite via contract vehicles they prefer, such as immixGroup's GSA Schedule IT 70 contract, our recently awarded NASA SEWP IV contract and the several state government contracts we hold."
Today's announcement builds upon Guidance Software's longstanding success in providing a complete investigative infrastructure to law enforcement agencies, as well as federal regulatory and investigative agencies. Guidance Software helps government agencies comply with critical mandates, such as the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), the Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/3, the Office of Inspector General Investigations and the Freedom of Information Act, as well as Congressional Subpoenas.
For the government contract vehicles, pricing, terms and conditions for Guidance Software's EnCase Information Assurance Suite, visit www.immixgroup.com or www.guidancesoftware.com.
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 and effective computer investigations of any kind, such as intellectual property theft, incident response, compliance auditing and responding to eDiscovery requests-all while maintaining the forensic integrity of the data. There are more than 20,000 licensed users of the technology, and thousands of investigators and corporate security personnel attend Guidance Software's forensic methodology training annually. Validated by numerous courts worldwide, EnCase software is also frequently honored with top security awards and recognition from eWEEK, SC Magazine and Network Computing, as well as the Socha-Gelbmann survey.
About immixGroup, Inc.
immixGroup is one of the largest and fastest growing providers of enterprise technology products and services in the government market, representing more than 150 leading manufacturers, including IBM, Symantec and NetApp. In its 10th year of bringing technology solutions to government customers, managing complex government contract processes and developing high performance government channel sales operations, immixGroup is a recognized leader in the government technology marketplace. For more information, contact immixGroup, Inc. at (703) 752-0610, via email at info@immixgroup.com or on the web at www.immixgroup.com.
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