BNET Industries

Market Cap:$83.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$19.7M
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Brochure: Absolute Software specializes in the management and security of mobile computers and smartphones. For individuals, Absolute provides peace-of-mind by physically recovering stolen computers and remotely deleting sensitive files from them. For businesses, we deliver state-of-the-art IT asset management allowing enterprises to reduce IT costs, address regulatory compliance, combat computer theft and optimize the productivity of their mobile computer fleets.

Chairman and CEO
John Livingston
Number of Employees 169
Contact Information

Suite 1600 Four Bentall Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1K8

www.absolute.co...

(604) 730-9851

NAICS Code Electronic Computer Manufacturing: 334111

Recent Events

  • UPDATE 1-Absolute Software posts narrower Q1 loss

    11/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • New Device Freeze Feature Helps Protect IT Assets Remotely

    11/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Absolute Software Unveils Computer Management and Protection Services for Japan

    9/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Versant raises Absolute Software to buy

    9/24/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Absolute Software Launches Geofencing for Mobile Devices

    9/09/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • BUY OR SELL-Can investors still bank on Absolute Software?

    8/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Absolute Software Opens U.S. Headquarters In Austin

    7/13/09 - Site Opening - View Story

  • Absolute Software Announces Support for Windows 7

    7/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Absolute Launches Computrace LoJack for Laptops in Europe

    6/24/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bob Chow President
Carter McCrary Chief Operating Officer
Phil Gardner Chief Technology Officer
Rob Chase Chief Financial Officer
Rich Cohen Senior Vice President, Business Development
Ben Haidri Vice President Business Development
Bill Pound Vice President, International Operations
Don Hughes Area Vice President of Emerging Markets, Channels
Gareth Mason Vice President Service Delivery
Jim Maccallum Vice President, Finance
John A O'Hara Area Vice President of Absolute's Consumer Division
John Sarantakes Vice President, North American Sales
Kevin Shabow Vice President, Sales, North America
Leigh Day Associate Vice President, Global Support
Lyle Singular Associate Vice President, Recovery Services
Mark Grace Vice President, Consumer Business
Tim Parker Vice President Research and Development
Paul Bates Managing Director of Strongmail Uk
Christian Cotichini Founder
Judy Rollins Director of Career & Technology at Mesquite Isd
Laura McDaniel Director of Compliant Records Management at Iron Mountain
Les Jickling Director, Corp Marketing
Stephen Midgley Senior Director, Global Marketing
David Evans Senior Guidance Manager at the Ico Mentions
Geoff Glave Lead Product Manager for Absolute Software and Resident Subject Matter Expert
Roberto Zanatta Senior Development Manager
Ruth Streder International Account Manager, Lewis, Global Public Relations
Deborah Leah
Deborah Leigh
Gabriel Leung Analyst, Technology
Glenn Jamieson Research Analyst
John Sonnenberg
Mike Maddison Head of Security and Privacy Services at Deloitte
Richard Thomas Information Commissioner
Robert Breza Analyst
Trevor Wiebe General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Troy Crandall Research Analyst

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John Livingston Chairman and CEO
Ian Reid Board of Directors
J. Ian Giffen Board of Directors
Terry Libi Board of Directors
Terry Libin Board of Directors

John Livingston has served as Absolute's Chairman and CEO since 1995, growing the company from its infancy to 135 employees in 2007. Absolute invented the computer tracking and loss control product category with the introduction of "Computrace" in 1994. Under Mr. Livingston's leadership, Absolute has evolved to offer a full range of business solutions encompassing physical, data and network security as well as IT asset management. After completing a traditional venture capital round of financing in 1998, Mr. Livingston led the organization into the public market, completing a $22 million IPO in 2000. Prior to taking the helm of Absolute, Mr. Livingston was a faculty member of the School of Business at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He also founded and managed a computerized reservation service and a record production company. Mr. Livingston holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Calgary.

Organization Position Status
Absolute Software Corporation Chairman and CEO Current
Absolute Inc Chairman Current
University of Calgary Masters of Business Administration Former

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Absolute Software Corporation President Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Chief Operating Officer Current
Digital Axis President Former

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Absolute Inc Chief Technology Officer Current
Absolute Software Corporation Chief Technology Officer Current
Absolute Software Corporation Board of Directors Current
Quarterdeck Corporation Senior Software Architect Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Absolute Inc Current
Absolute Software Corporation Director of Finance Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Senior Vice President, Business Development Current
Absolute Software Corporation Vice President, Global Sales Former
Absolute Software Corporation Regional Sales Director Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Vice President Business Development Current
Absolute Software Corporation Head of Absolute's Business Development Current
Novell, Inc. Former
Digital Signature Trust Co Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Vice President, International Operations Current
Absolute Software Corporation Senior Director of International Operations Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Area Vice President of Emerging Markets, Channels Current

Gareth Mason joined Absolute as VP Service Delivery in June 2006, and is responsible for customer-facing and operational aspects of the business, including Implementation and Configuration Services, Technical and Customer Support, Program Management, IT and Hosted Operations. Prior to joining Absolute, Mr. Mason spent 6 years at Pivotal Corporation, and was responsible for similar services, support and training departments. He has over 15 years of software and services experience, and has run operations in Europe, North America and Asia.

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Pivotal Corporation Former
Absolute Software Corporation Vice President Service Delivery Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Vice President, Finance Current
University of British Columbia CPA Former
University of British Columbia Bachelor of Economics Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Area Vice President of Absolute's Consumer Division Current
Absolute Inc Area Vice President of Absolute's Consumer Division Current
University of Washington BA Former

John Sarantakes joined Absolute Software in April 2008 as Vice President, North American Sales and is responsible for leadership and strategic direction of the company?s North American inside and field-based sales organization. Mr. Sarantakes brings 15 years experience leading sales teams in the high-technology industry to the Absolute go-to-market team. Most recently, he was Area Sales Director at Dell where he was responsible for a $1.4 billion business. In this role, he drove a number of domestic and international programs, and developed strategic solutions for several industry sectors. He is based in Absolute Software?s Austin, Texas U.S. headquarters.

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Absolute Software Corporation Vice President, North American Sales Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Vice President, Sales, North America Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Associate Vice President, Global Support Current
CDC Software Vice President of Worldwide Support Former
PeopleSoft, Inc. Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Associate Vice President, Recovery Services Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Vice President, Consumer Business Current

Tim serves as Vice President of Research and Development, managing the ongoing innovation and new feature development for all Absolute products. Tim brings over 10 years experience in VP and Chief Technical Officer roles, including VP of Development for Computer Sciences Corporation, First Consulting Group and a number of other Fortune 100 companies. He holds post-graduate degrees from universities in Canada, the US and the UK.

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Absolute Software Corporation Vice President Research and Development Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Managing Director of Strongmail Uk Current

Mr. Cotichini founded Absolute in November 1993, has been a director since inception, and is also Chairman of Absolute's Compensation Committee. Mr. Cotichini is a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia ("BC") and during the past five years, his principal occupation has been as Executive Vice President of Make Technologies, Inc. (an Internet engineering outsource company).

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Absolute Software Corporation Founder Current
Absolute Inc Founder Current
Absolute Software Corporation Board of Directors Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Director of Career & Technology at Mesquite Isd Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Director of Compliant Records Management at Iron Mountain Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Director, Corp Marketing Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Senior Director, Global Marketing Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Senior Guidance Manager at the Ico Mentions Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Lead Product Manager for Absolute Software and Resident Subject Matter Expert Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Senior Development Manager Current
Neodym Systems Inc Advisory Board Member Current

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Absolute Software Corporation International Account Manager, Lewis, Global Public Relations Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Analyst, Technology Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Research Analyst Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Current
Hawthorn School District Board of Directors Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Head of Security and Privacy Services at Deloitte Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Information Commissioner Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Analyst Current

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Absolute Software Corporation General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Current
Absolute Software Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Absolute Software Corporation Research Analyst Current

Mr. Reid joined Absolute as a director in January 2000, and is also Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Reid is a resident of Vancouver, BC. He was founder of Sierra Systems Group and Chief Financial Officer until 1999. During the past five years, his principal occupation has been as President of Rastus Holdings Ltd. (a business holding company). Mr. Reid returned to Sierra Systems Group as Interim Chief Executive Officer in 2004 to 2005.

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Absolute Inc Current
Absolute Software Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Descartes Gf-X Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks and Ruggedcom Inc. Current
724 Solutions Inc. Chairman Current
The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks and Ruggedcom Inc. Current
Flagship Customs Services, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks, Ruggedcom Inc. and Certicom Inc. Current
MKS, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sierra Systems Inc. Board of Directors Current
Absolute Software Corporation Board of Directors Current
C & S/Sovran Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Alias Research, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Alias Research, Inc. Vice President Former
The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. Director Former
Certicom Corp. Director Former
University of Strathclyde Bachelor of Arts Degree In Business Administration Former

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Absolute Software Corporation Board of Directors Current

Mr. Libin joined Absolute as a director in January 1996. Mr. Libin is a resident of Calgary, Alberta, and during the past five years, his principal occupation has been as President of Highfield Development Ltd. (a privately owned real estate development company).

Organization Position Status
Absolute Inc Current
Absolute Software Corporation Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • BUY OR SELL-Can investors still bank on Absolute Software?

    Forbes.com - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • BUY OR SELL-Can investors still bank on Absolute Software?

    CNBC - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • BUY OR SELL-Can investors still bank on Absolute Software?

    Quote.com Canada - 8/27/09 - View Story

  • Absolute Software Reports Fiscal 2009 Year-End Results

    BC Technology - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Absolute Software posts Q4 profit on tax gain

    Reuters - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Cloud Security Alliance Continues Rapid Growth; Now Broadest Industry-Wide Initiative Focused on Cloud Security

    Reuters - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Absolute Software Posts Profit In Q4; Issues FY10 View - Update

    RTTNews.com - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Absolute Software loses $2.25-million in 2009

    Stockwatch - 8/25/09 - View Story