Company will lead panel featuring judges involved in eDiscovery rulings and participate in various eDiscovery panels

PASADENA, Calif., Sep 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID), the World Leader in Digital
Investigations(TM), whose customers include many
pharmaceutical and biotech companies, including Bristol-Meyers Squibb,
Pfizer and Wyeth, today announced it will have a significant presence at
IQPC's eDiscovery for Pharma, Biotech &
Medical Device Industries conference. The conference takes place
September 8-10, 2008 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention
Center.

Guidance Software Assistant General Counsel Patrick Burke will take part
in "Taming the Document Review Monster",
a pre-conference workshop from 9:00 am -- noon
on September 8th that focuses on improving the efficiency of the
eDiscovery process from collection to attorney review. From noon to 3:00
pm on that same day, Burke will be joined by James Doyle, Senior
Director of Guidance Software's Professional
Services Division, in a workshop entitled "An
In-Depth Look at Collection, Culling, & Processing".
This workshop will demonstrate how organizations can efficiently collect
data and perform processing.

The following day, Burke will moderate a panel discussion entitled "View
from the Bench: E-Discovery in the Courtroom"
from 12:00--1:00 pm. This panel will feature
first-hand perspectives from magistrate judges on courtroom scenarios,
pending cases and other judicial matters regarding eDiscovery. Panelists
will include Hon. David J. Waxse, U.S. Magistrate Judge (D. KAN.), Hon.
Andrew J. Peck, U.S. Magistrate Judge (S.D. N.Y.) and Hon. John Hughes,
U.S. Magistrate Judge (D. N.J.).

On the next day, Burke will chair the conference, and participate in a
panel discussion entitled "Coordinating IT
and Legal Efforts by Shifting from Reactive to Proactive eDiscovery
Processes" from 9:00--10:00
am, Wednesday, September 10th. This panel will
examine how IT and Legal can work together to proactively develop
proven, credible and defensible eDiscovery processes and procedures. It
will also feature a discussion on the unique challenges and requirements
for each group and the strategic value that IT can bring to legal
departments.

Guidance Software is an educational sponsor at the IQPC eDiscovery for
Pharma, Biotech & Medical Device Industries conference and
representatives will be available for questions in the Pennsylvania
Convention Center exhibit hall.

Last month, Guidance Software received the highest ranking (Top 5
Provider) in the eDiscovery Software Providers Category of
Socha-Gelbmann's 2008 Electronic Discovery Survey. Guidance Software
also received the highest possible rating in Gartner's MarketScope for
E-Discovery and Litigation Support Vendors, 2007. The Gartner report is
available, compliments of Guidance Software at www.guidancesoftware.com.

About Guidance Software (GUID)

Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in
digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase(R)
platform provides the foundation for government, corporate and law
enforcement organizations to conduct thorough, network-enabled, and
court-validated computer investigations of any kind, such as responding
to eDiscovery requests, conducting internal investigations, responding
to regulatory inquiries or performing data and compliance auditing --
all while maintaining the integrity of the data. There are more than
28,000 licensed users of the EnCase(R)
technology worldwide, and thousands attend Guidance Software's renowned
training programs annually. Validated by numerous courts, corporate
legal departments, government agencies and law enforcement organizations
worldwide, EnCase is also frequently honored with industry awards and
recognition from eWEEK, SC Magazine, Network Computing,
and the Socha-Gelbmann survey. For more information about
Guidance Software, visit www.guidancesoftware.com.

*Gartner's highest possible MarketScope
rating is "Strong Positive"

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SOURCE: Guidance Software, Inc.

Guidance Software, Inc. 
Ed Essa, 626-229-9191, x247 
ed.essa@guidancesoftware.com

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