# Penlink

> Penlink develops software that combines communications records, digital evidence, open-source intelligence, geospatial visualization and AI-assisted analysis for law enforcement, national security, defense and enterprise security teams. Its portfolio includes PLX, Tangles, GeoTime, Webloc and CoAnalyst360.

- **Founded:** 1986
- **Headquarters:** Lincoln, United States
- **Products:** PLX, Tangles, Webloc, GeoTime, PenPoint
- **Notable:** Expanded into geo-temporal visualization with the 2022 GeoTime acquisition., Added Cobwebs web intelligence capabilities in July 2023., Released CoAnalyst in 2024 and CoAnalyst360 in June 2026.

## Products & services

- **PLX** — Ingests and normalizes communications records, warrant returns and mobile extractions; supports historical analysis and lawful live communications collection.
- **Tangles** — AI-assisted collection, search, analysis and monitoring across open, deep and dark web sources. Joined Penlink through the Cobwebs combination.
- **Webloc** — Location-intelligence add-on to Tangles. Citizen Lab characterizes it as ad-based geolocation surveillance.
- **GeoTime** — Geospatial and temporal analysis and visualization product line acquired from Uncharted Software.
- **PenPoint** — Mobile application offered as an add-on to Penlink’s investigation software.
- **PLX Connect** — Interagency data-exchange network.
- **CoAnalyst** — Generative AI for natural-language search, summarization, pattern analysis and investigative reporting.
- **CoAnalyst360** — Multi-agent AI framework to coordinate investigation tasks, synthesize findings and retain workflow context, with human oversight.
- **Penlink Academy** — Professional training with instructor-led sessions, on-demand learning and certification pathways; expanded in October 2025.

## Achievements

- Expanded into geo-temporal visualization with the 2022 GeoTime acquisition.
- Added Cobwebs web intelligence capabilities in July 2023.
- Released CoAnalyst in 2024 and CoAnalyst360 in June 2026.
- Company reports 1,000+ organizations/agencies and operations in 60+ countries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced the 2027 Training Summit for March 8-10 in Omaha.
- **2026-08** — Announced Chainalysis partnership and blockchain intelligence integration.
- **2026-06** — Launched CoAnalyst360; launch release is dated June 2, despite a May 29 page-posted date.
- **2026-04** — Citizen Lab published research on Webloc’s ad-based geolocation surveillance capabilities.
- **2025-10** — Expanded Penlink Academy training program.

## Links

- Website: https://www.penlink.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/penlink
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CobwebsTech
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@penlink1
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CobwebsTechnologies/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02