Awareness Technologies
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| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2002[1] |
| Headquarters | Westport, Connecticut, USA |
Key people | Brad Miller (CEO), Mike Osborn (Co-Founder), Ron Penna (Co-Founder) |
| Products | Computer and Mobile Device activity monitoring software. |
Number of employees | 32[1] |
| Website | http://www.awarenesstechnologies.com |
Awareness Technologies is an American corporation headquartered in Westport, Connecticut that develops, manufactures, licenses, and sells computer monitoring and cell phone monitoring software as a service.[2]
History
The company was founded in 2002 in Los Angeles, California by Mike Osborn and Ron Penna.[3] Originally, the company developed technology that monitored electronic transmissions for uses of counter-terrorism.[4]
In 2010 a group headed by Brad Miller (former CEO of Perimeter eSecurity[5]) and First New England Capital invested $6.5 million.[6] In 2012, the company headquarters was relocated from Marina del Rey, California to Westport, Connecticut.
Products
InterGuard - Employee monitoring, web content filtering, keystroke logging, data loss prevention and laptop theft recovery software as a service suite.[7]
WebWatcher for PC and WebWatcher for MAC - Parental control monitoring, keystroke logging, and web content filtering software.
WebWatcher Mobile for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry - Cell phone monitoring software.
Laptop Cop - Remote file retrieval & deletion and geolocation software.
Awards/Distinctions
Awareness Technologies has been ranked multiple times[8] on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. In 2008 the company was ranked #379. In 2010 Awareness Technologies was ranked #42 with a 5-year relative growth rate in revenue greater than 3300%.[9] In 2011 the company was ranked #118.[10]
Awareness Technologies has also been ranked as part of the Inc. Magazine "Inc. 5000" list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.[1]
The Los Angeles Business Journal has twice ranked Awareness Technologies as one of the top 100 fastest growing private companies in the Los Angeles region.[11]
WebWatcher received the PC Magazine editors’ choice award in a 2011 review of Parental Control & Monitoring software.[12] Also, About.com readers named WebWatcher as the “Best Internet Safety Tool” as part of its 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Awareness Technologies Inc.com Company Profile". Inc.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "About Us Awareness Technologies". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "PrivCo Awareness Technologies profile". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ Cohan, Peter. "Awareness Technologies Spies on Workers, Teens". Forbes.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Gordon Eubanks Joins Perimeter E-Security's Board of Directors". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Awareness Technologies Raises $6.5 Million For Threat Management Software". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "InterGuard Product Suite Overview". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Rankings". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Rankings 2010 Winners Brochure" (PDF). Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Awareness Technologies Ranked Among The Fastest Growing Companies In North America On Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500". Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "Awareness Technologies Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies"". Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ Rubenking, Neil. "WebWatcher Review & Rating". pcmag.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ^ "WebWatcher Named 'Best Internet Safety Tool' by About.com Readers". Retrieved April 19, 2014.