<s>
HEAT	B-Protocol
LANrev	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Absolute	B-Protocol
Manage	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
systems	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
software	O
used	O
by	O
system	B-Application
administrators	I-Application
to	O
automate	O
IT	B-General_Concept
administration	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
includes	O
server	O
and	O
client	O
(	O
"	O
agent	O
"	O
)	O
software	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vancouver-based	O
Absolute	O
acquired	O
LANrev	B-Protocol
from	O
Pole	B-Protocol
Position	I-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
in	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
US	O
$12.1	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
500,000	O
shares	O
of	O
Absolute	O
's	O
common	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LANrev	B-Protocol
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Absolute	B-Protocol
Manage	I-Protocol
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Absolute	O
announced	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
divest	O
Absolute	B-Protocol
Manage	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sale	O
of	O
Absolute	B-Protocol
Manage	I-Protocol
to	O
HEAT	O
Software	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
US	O
$11.0	O
million	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
renamed	O
HEAT	B-Protocol
LANrev	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
LANrev	B-Protocol
software	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Lower	O
Merion	O
school	O
district	O
's	O
student	O
laptop	O
program	O
,	O
overseen	O
by	O
network	O
technician	O
Michael	O
Perbix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perbix	O
had	O
previously	O
praised	O
Theft	O
Track	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
feature	O
that	O
lets	O
administrators	O
remotely	O
photograph	O
potential	O
thieves	O
if	O
a	O
computer	O
is	O
reported	O
stolen	O
,	O
noting	O
in	O
a	O
YouTube	O
video	O
he	O
produced	O
that	O
:	O
It	B-General_Concept
’s	O
an	O
excellent	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yes	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
used	O
it	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
yes	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
has	O
gleaned	O
some	O
results	O
for	O
us	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	B-General_Concept
,	O
in	O
and	O
of	O
itself	O
,	O
is	O
just	O
a	O
fantastic	O
feature	O
for	O
trying	O
to	O
—	O
especially	O
when	O
you	O
’re	O
in	O
a	O
school	O
environment	O
and	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
laptops	O
and	O
you	O
’re	O
worried	O
about	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
laptops	O
getting	O
up	O
and	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LANrev	B-Protocol
's	O
new	O
owner	O
,	O
Absolute	O
Software	O
denounced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
their	O
software	O
for	O
any	O
illegal	O
purpose	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
that	O
theft	O
recovery	O
should	O
be	O
left	O
to	O
law	O
enforcement	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absolute	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
update	O
of	O
LANrev	B-Protocol
would	O
permanently	O
disable	O
Theft	O
Track	O
.	O
</s>
