Guidance Software to Present at the 2011 Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID) today announced its participation at the 2011 Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference in Dallas, Texas.

Event:	Southwest IDEAS Conference
Date:	Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time:	11:10 AM Central / 9:10 AM Pacific
Location:	Hilton Anatole (Dallas)
Company Participants:	Barry Plaga, Chief Financial Officer
	Rasmus van der Colff, Vice President of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at the conference website, www.swideas.com, or under the investor relations section of the company's website at http://investors.guidancesoftware.com.

About Guidance Software, Inc.

Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase® 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 e-discovery 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 40,000 licensed users of the EnCase® technology worldwide, the EnCase® Enterprise platform is used by more than sixty percent of the Fortune 100, and thousands attend Guidance Software's renowned training programs annually. For more information about Guidance Software, visit www.guidancesoftware.com/.

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