Joensuu, Finland (November 20th, 2007) Blancco Oy Ltd has been awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year 2007" by the North Carelia branch of the Finnish Entrepreneurs Association. The Association's chairman Ari Alsio presented the recognition at their annual Awards Ceremony held in the Joensuu Arena. Blancco won the award in recognition of their strong economic and operational performance, through international growth and continuous improvement and creativity for services, products and operations. “I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of the company, especially as the nomination and votes came from our peers in the local business community", says Kim Väisänen, Managing Director for Blancco Oy Ltd. This prestigious regional recognition is a valuable addition to the company’s countless previous recognitions: The North Carelia Chamber of Commerce gave Blancco the Export Award in the spring 2007. FinnSecurity the security collaboration organization and Security Magazine honoured Blancco with the "Ohto Award" in 2003. In 2001 the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry honoured Blancco with the Golden Key, an award for most innovative company.

Blancco has received many certifications from the likes of the British, Dutch and United States defence institutions, the National Software Testing Labs (NSTL) and many others such as TÜV, which can be viewed at www.blancco.com/eng/certifications++standards/. One of the company’s latest credits is the NATO recommendation, which allows NATO and its members to use Blancco software to erase hard drives containing data up to secret level.

About Blancco
With over 7 million end-users, an impressive clientele and a broad network of trusted partners, Blancco has proved to be the global specialist in the field of professional data destruction and computer reuse management. Founded in 1997, Blancco Ltd. has its corporate headquarters in Joensuu, Finland. Besides its nine international offices, Blancco has partners in all continents and in more than 20 countries worldwide. In 2006, Deloitte ranked Blancco in the "Fast 50" for being one of the top fastest growing technology companies in Finland. For more information about Blancco Ltd. and its products and services, please visit www.blancco.com.

Media Contacts:
Rob Connell
Marketing Manager
Blancco Ltd
Länsikatu 15
80110 Joensuu
Finland
Tel.: +358 207 433 878
Fax: +358 207 433 859
rob.connell@blancco.com