Thank You!

This year Blancco is celebrating its 15th anniversary. From humble beginnings in 1997 in Finland, Blancco today has become the global leader in certified data erasure… thanks to the support of our customers, partners and staff.

History Timeline

A Finnish hospital accidentally sells a PC containing medical records of 3000 patients. The idea of a 100% secure data erasure tool for securely wiping hard disk drives is born.

The company’s first data erasure product is released – Blancco Data Cleaner.

Sun Microsystems and Blancco partner to deliver secure and flexible data erasure solutions.

Blancco is approved and included in the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC).

Blancco receives Common Criteria certification. Launch of Blancco 5 and Management Console 3.

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Future Challenges

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Multiple Devices

With the proliferation of multiple data storage devices within organizations, more and more organizations will need to manage the erasure of a wide range of devices.

Solution: Blancco 5

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Smartphones & Tablets

As the use of mobile devices skyrockets in the workplace, security management is becoming a challenge.

Solution: Blancco Mobile.

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1997

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A Finnish hospital accidentally sells a PC containing medical records of 3000 patients. The idea of a 100% secure data erasure tool for securely wiping hard disk drives is born.

1997

Mr. Janne Tervo and Mr. Kim Väisänen co-found Carelian Innovation Ltd, focusing mainly on R&D projects in the field of electronics and computer peripheral devices.

1999

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The company’s first data erasure product is released – Blancco Data Cleaner.

2000

Carelian Innovations Ltd. changes its name to Blancco Ltd.

2001

Number of Blancco users exceeds 100,000.

2002

Offices open in UK, Italy, Germany and US West Coast.

2003

Blancco reaches 1 million users and moves into Australasia and east coast of USA.

2004

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D&B, the leading provider of global business information, rates Blancco with a maximum credit rating of AAA.

2005

Blancco exceeds 3 million users.

2006

Offices open in France and Sweden.

2006

Blancco is ranked 21st in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list.

2007

Sun Microsystems and Blancco partner to deliver secure and flexible data erasure solutions.

2007

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Blancco is approved and included in the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC).

2008

Blancco Data Centre Edition is released.

2009

Blancco sets up US headquarters in Atlanta.

2009

Blancco Data Erasure software is certified by the Swedish Armed Forces.

2010

Office opens in Tokyo, Japan, and CESG approves HMG v4.10.

2010

Blancco Mobile is released for smartphone erasure.

2011

Blancco LUN is launched.

2011

Offices open in Canada, Spain, Italy and Mexico.

2012

Blancco Mobile gains TÜV approval and NATO approves Blancco Erasure Client v 4.10 HMG.

2012

Blancco receives Common Criteria certification.

2012

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Launch of Blancco 5 and Management Console 3.