A few years ago, thieves broke into Alexander Kesler's apartment.To his relief his laptop was not amongst the valuables taken but it started him thinking. What would have happened if his computer and business files had been stolen? The odds of seeing them again would be practically zero. Absolute Software employee Christian Cotichini was less lucky and never saw his again. The concept of employing a private detective to track down your stolen laptop or pocket PC may seem a little extreme but the laptop recovery software that Kesler and Cotichini went on to write after their experiences is designed to do the Colombo work for you. Cotichini, who continues as a board member for Absolute Software, had the idea for the Vancouver-based compa- ny's tracking agent Computrace back in 1994. This and other follow-on patents were granted through 2001. Kesler founded zTrace Technologies in 1999 and the zTrace anti-theft tracking system was born soon after.
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