DriveLock (formerly CenterTools)
DriveLock
| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Industry | Security software |
| Founded 📆 | 1999 |
| Founder 👔 | |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
| Products 📟 | List of products
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| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
[1] [2] DriveLock is a security company founded in Munich, Germany in 1999. Worldwide headquarters are in Munich, Germany[2] with office locations in Sydney, Australia, Dubai, Singapore, and Pleasanton, California.
DriveLock was founded under the name CenterTools, later changing its name to DriveLock. Product offerings address IT security, data loss prevention, application security, risk management, encryption, and application control markets.
DriveLock SE has 3,000 customers located in 30 countries, managing 3 million endpoints.[3] The DriveLock management team consists of CEO Anton Kreuzer, CTO Udo Reidel, and CFO/COO Thomas Geiger.[4] DriveLock raised €6 million in funding with Nordwind Capitol Group GmbH in 2017.[5]
Company History
- In 1999, DriveLock was founded as CenterTools.
- In 2000, CenterTools created a way to control USB ports more completely.
- In 2004, CenterTools added container encryption to its product offering.
- In 2007, CenterTools added Application Control to its product offering.
- In 2008/2009, CenterTools added full disk encryption to its product offering.[6]
- In 2010, CenterTools added Terminal Server, VDI, and Thin Client integration.
- In 2011, CenterTools added antivirus to the DriveLock product.
- In 2012, CenterTools added file protection and cloud encryption.
- In 2013, CenterTools announced virtual channel support for Citrix and VDI.
[7] - In 2014, CenterTools announced MSSP support and separate tenant support.
- In 2015, CenterTools added web security.
[8] - In 2016, CenterTools added SharePoint file encryption.
- In 2017, DriveLock expanded into the United States and APAC regions.[9]
Products
DriveLock SE's primary product is DriveLock, consisting of five separate products: access control for devices, applications, encryption, antivirus, and web security. [1]
The DriveLock product consists of device control, application control, user awareness, web security,[8] full disk encryption, cloud encryption, file/folder encryption, and container-based encryption.
Industry Awards & Rankings
DriveLock was named a Top-Innovator of 2017 by Top100 DE. [2]
Ranked 4.75 stars by SC Magazine Review. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.scmagazine.com/centertools-drivelock-v73/review/6926/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.top100.de/die-top-innovatoren/2017/drivelock-se.html
- ↑ https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/mediareleases/342/centertools-drivelock-50-full-fledged-and-secure-d/
- ↑ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/centertools-software
- ↑ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/10/prweb13000196.htm
- ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_disk_encryption_software
- ↑ https://citrixready.citrix.com/centertools-software-gmbh/drivelock.html
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.cyren.com/press-release/centertools-integrates-commtouch-antivirus-into-its-data-loss-prevention-solution
- ↑ https://drivelock.com/press/drivelock-se-expands-usa-apac/
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