Blancco

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Blancco Ltd. is an international data security company that specializes in data erasure and computer reuse for corporations, governments^[1] and computer remarketing companies.^[2] Founded and headquartered in Joensuu, Finland, the company operates from offices across Europe, North America, The Middle East, Russia, Asia and Australasia. Blancco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regenersis, a strategic outsourcing company to consumer technology companies.^[3]

Corporation[]

History[]

In 1997, Janne Tervo and Kim Väisänen co-founded Carelian Innovation Ltd. The company’s first data erasure product, Blancco Data Cleaner, was released in 1999. Then, in 2000, Carelian Innovations Ltd. changed its name to Blancco Ltd.

Sun Microsystems and Blancco formed a partnership in 2007 to deliver secure and flexible data erasure solutions. In 2007 when Blancco was approved and included in the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC).^{[citation needed]} The company expanded its product line in 2008 with the introduction of the Blancco 4.5 client series for added server support, and the Data Center Edition, which enables safe reuse of the hard drives in mass storage environments for clients such as Sun, HP and EMC that need deep data expunging.^[4]

The company released Blancco Mobile for smartphone erasure in 2012. In 2011, Blancco LUN was launched and in 2012 Blancco 5 and Management Console 3 were released. The company also acquired DBAN in 2012 and received Common Criteria certification that same year.

Blancco was acquired by Regenersis in April 2014.^[5]

Leadership[]

Kim Väisänen, Managing Director

Daniel Smith, International Sales Director

Mark Lambton, Financial Director

Sami Tuupanen, Director of Products and Services

Board of directors[]

Jog Dhody (CFO Regenersis), Chairman

Kim Väisänen, Managing Director

Products[]

Blancco’s data wipe products scale from a single, reusable PC erasure tool to software for erasure requirements in mass storage environments and data centers. The various versions support erasure of different hardware configurations.

Supported hardware erasure[]

Certifications[]

Blancco’s security certificates and approvals include: Common Criteria (ISO 15408)^[6] and Communications Electronics Security Group: United Kingdom Information Technology Group (CESG)^[7]

Approvals and recommendations[]

NATO (listed in the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue)^[8]

Awards[]

• 2013 Strongest Company in Finland of Suomen Asiakastieto Oy^[9]
• 2013 Tivi Company of the Year Award from Tietoviiko ICT Magazine^[10]
• 2012 Company of the Year from Kauppalehti and the OP-Pohjola Group^{[11][failed verification]}
• 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Finland^{[12][failed verification]}
• 2012 President of the Republic of Finland's Internationalization Award^{[13][failed verification]}

See also[]

• Data erasure
• Data remanence
• Computer recycling
• Data destruction

References[]

External links[]

• Blancco website
• Data erasure website
• The Communications Electronics Security Group