# Credant Technologies - Now Dell Data Protection

> Founded in 2001, Credant sold centrally managed encryption for enterprise endpoints and removable media. Dell acquired the Addison, Texas company in December 2012 and carried its technology into Dell Data Protection and later Dell Data Security. The successor encryption products were subsequently phased out.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Round Rock, United States
- **Founders:** Bob Heard (Co-founder and CEO), Chris Burchett (Co-founder and CTO), Andrew Kahl (Co-founder and SVP of Operations)
- **Products:** Credant Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition, CMG for External Media, CMG Standalone Edition, Dell Data Protection | Encryption, Dell Data Protection | BitLocker Manager
- **Notable:** More than 1,000 customers and more than 10 million protected endpoints reported at acquisition., Dell completed its acquisition on December 20, 2012., Red Herring top 100 privately held company recognition in 2004.

## Products & services

- **Credant Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition** — Centrally managed endpoint encryption and security policies. Version 5.1 launched in 2006.
- **CMG for External Media** — Protection for data stored on removable devices.
- **CMG Standalone Edition** — Locally managed protection; later Dell Encryption Personal.
- **Dell Data Protection | Encryption** — Dell successor suite for policy-based encryption, management and reporting.
- **Dell Data Protection | BitLocker Manager** — Centralized management, reporting and recovery-key escrow for Microsoft BitLocker.

## Achievements

- More than 1,000 customers and more than 10 million protected endpoints reported at acquisition.
- Dell completed its acquisition on December 20, 2012.
- Red Herring top 100 privately held company recognition in 2004.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Dell updated its end-of-sale guidance, citing January 31, 2026 as the support deadline and directing customers with later contracts to verify their terms.
- **2026-01** — January 31 was the published standard support deadline for the phased-out Dell Encryption line; contractual exceptions require Dell verification.

## Links

- Website: http://www.credant.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/credant-technologies
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/credant
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/credanttech

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Last updated: 2026-10-04