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AccessData and LTU technologies Announce Joint Partnership

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Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:00am EDT

Leader in digital forensics enhances its computer forensic technology with
automated image recognition and search capabilities from LTU technologies
NEW YORK & LINDON, Utah--(Business Wire)--
AccessData Corporation, the fastest growing provider of end-to-end digital
investigations solutions and LTU technologies, a leading provider of image
recognition and search technologies have entered into a joint partnership aimed
at enhancing AccessData`s image search and identification capabilities.
Integrating AccessData`s Forensic Toolkit® 
      (FTK®) with image recognition from LTU technologies will be of particular
value to law enforcement agencies inundated with image-related investigations
such as child pornography cases. 

Recognized as the industry-standard software provider of computer forensic
investigation solutions, AccessData will, through this long-term alliance,
continuously add LTU technologies` unique image recognition and artificial
vision algorithms to their existing product portfolio. These cutting-edge
algorithms, used by law enforcement agencies throughout the world since 2000,
will improve investigators` response time and effectiveness, while advancing
automated analysis tools to handle the blind spots that visual content still
represents for most computer forensics tools. 

"The partnership with LTU technologies greatly enhances our product offering and
strengthens our position in the market," said Tim Leehealey, CEO for AccessData.
"LTU technologies is a pioneer in the image recognition space. Their proven
capabilities and vast experience with the law enforcement community made
partnering with LTU technologies an obvious choice for us." 

"We are very pleased about the partnership with AccessData and are excited about
joining forces to enrich its already impressive roster of digital forensics
products," said Alexandre Winter, CEO and Co-founder of LTU technologies. "This
partnership allows us to further expand our footprint within the computer
forensics market alongside one of the leading software vendors. We look forward
to collaborating with AccessData on next-generation solutions to the computer
forensics industry," said Winter. 

About AccessData

AccessData has pioneered digital investigations for more than twenty years,
providing the technology and training that empower law enforcement, government
agencies and corporations to perform thorough computer investigations of any
kind with speed and efficiency. Recognized throughout the world as an industry
leader, AccessData delivers state-of-the-art computer forensic, network
forensic, password cracking and decryption solutions. Its Forensic Toolkit and
network-enabled enterprise solutions allow organizations to preview, search for,
forensically preserve, process and analyze electronic evidence. AccessData`s
solutions address criminal and internal investigations, incident response,
eDiscovery and information assurance. In addition, AccessData is a leading
provider of digital forensics training and certification with its much sought
after AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) program. 

For more information on AccessData visit www.accessdata.com. 

About LTU technologies

Founded in 1999 by scientists from MIT, Oxford University and INRIA, LTU
technologies provides cutting-edge image recognition and visual search
technologies to leading government and commercial organizations worldwide. 

The technology has successfully been integrated into solutions for forensics and
e-Discovery, brand protection, enterprise search, media intelligence tracking,
online content control, eCommerce and stock photography. Clients include
PureShopping.com, Corbis, US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(DHS-ICE), the French Gendarmerie Nationale and agencies investigating traffic
in cultural goods and stolen objects (OCBC of the French National Police). 

For more information, visit http://www.ltutech.com. 



LTU technologies
Yanna Sigenlaub, 646-434-0278 

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