Absolute Software Corporation, founded in 1993 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, provides businesses, government agencies, and general consumers with computer theft recovery, data protection, and real-time asset tracking systems and services. The company is known for its Computrace (R) Complete, Computrace Data Protection, Computrace Plus, AbsoluteTrack, and Computrace LoJack (R) for Laptops products. The Computrace systems allow IT administrators and computer owners to centralize the monitoring of computing assets. The products support compliance with software licenses and data privacy regulations. They allow IT administrators to monitor client-server call histories and to manage asset lease information. Files on remote computers can be completely wiped by authorized IT personnel. Computrace agents reside on client hard drives or are embedded in a computer's Basic Input Output System (BIOS) or firmware. Agent modules employ IP channels to communicate with a monitoring center. The company's AbsoluteTrack system streamlines software inventory management processes. Absolute Software holds 14 patents on its technologies. The company also offers customers system implementation, asset recovery, and training services. The firm maintains offices across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa. Absolute Software has formed partnerships with Dell (R), Fujitsu (R), Gateway (R), Lenovo (R), and other companies worldwide. Absolute Software went public in 2000. The company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ABT symbol.