270 APPENDIX A Tools Used in This Research X-WayS FOreNSIC V 155 Sr 4 (FOreNSIC appLICatION) X-Ways Forensic is another industry tool that is gaining in popularity on the world market; it is a dominant force in Europe. The company provides training and forensic applications to the community and is based in Cologne, Germany. X-Ways is one of the products that they offer and is available from www.x-ways.net/. A more accurate description is provided from their Web site: X-Ways is the leading developer and supplier of computer forensics software in Europe. Our software is used for computer forensics, electronic discovery, data recovery, low-level data processing, and IT security. Plus we offer computer forensics training and courses for our software and data recovery services. A special thanks to X-Ways for providing a license for its application for this research. WIeBeteCh WrIte BLOCKerS Wiebetech is a provider of many products, from data storage to write blockers. Its Web site, www.wiebetech.com/home.php, provides a good overview of the products that are offered by the corporation, products that are used by a wide variety of indus- tries and that have been showcased on several television shows. The UltraDock and USB Write Blocker were both used in the research for this book. A special thanks to Wiebetech for providing the UltraDock and USB Write Block- ers for this research. aCCeSS Data'S FOreNSIC tOOL KIt V 1701 (FOreNSIC appLICatION) Access Data's Forensic Tool Kit, or FTK, is available from www.accessdata.com/, and it is yet another industry leading forensic application. A description of its prod- ucts is provided from its Web site: We've pioneered digital investigations for 20+ years. Our Forensic Toolkit ® , cyber security and eDiscovery software solutions allow organizations to preview, search for, forensically preserve, process and analyze electronic evidence. Law enforcement, government agencies & corporations use our digital investiga- tions solutions to address computer forensics investigations, incident response, eDiscovery and information assurance.