Credant Technologies
| Company type | Private, acquired by Dell |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Bob Heard Chris Burchett Andrew Kahl |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| 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 data security company located in Addison, Texas. The company was founded in 2001 by Bob Heard, Chris Burchett and Andrew Kahl.[1][2]
Credant was acquired by Dell in December 2012.[3]
History
In December 2012, Dell agreed to acquire Credant for an undisclosed amount.[4][5][6]
Products
The company offered 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.[7]
References
- ^ a b Credent website: Management team, visited 26 December 2012
- ^ "Credant Technologies Story - Profile, CEO, Founder, History | Technology Companies | SuccessStory". successstory.com. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ^ Rashid, Fahmida Y. (2012-12-18). "Dell To Acquire Data Protection Firm Credant Technologies". SecurityWeek. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ "Dell Completes Credant Technologies Buy - texastechpulse.com". www.texastechpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. 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.
- ^ "Dell Buys Credant for Secure Data". Dice Insights. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ^ Credant product overview Archived 2012-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, visited 26 December 2012