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Advanced Digital Forensic Solutions, Inc. (ADF Solutions) is a computer software company based in Bethesda, Maryland in the U.S. that develops tools for scanning suspect computers to locate and extract digital evidence of a crime or intelligence, a process known as forensic triage. ADF Solutions offers tools for a variety of needs within digital forensic labs, and field operatives in defense, intelligence, border security, law enforcement and other government agencies. The company was founded in 2005 by JJ Wallia and Raphael Bousquet. While working at a former company, the founders came together when they recognized the growth in technology-aided crime evidence that was hidden within computers, and the very specific retrieval needs of law enforcement agencies. Consequently, ADF Solutions launched Triage-ID with a focus on specific computer aided crimes like child exploitation, terrorism, counterfeiting and identity theft, and their first clients being primarily law enforcement agencies. In 2006 the company was awarded funding of $100,000 from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Challenge Program, $75,000 in loans from Maryland Technology Development Corp., and an undisclosed amount of funding from private investors. That same year ADF Triage-Lab was released, a commercial forensic triage tool for laboratory use. Early in 2007, the FBI licensed the ADF Triage technology to evaluate for use to combat against child pornography and sexual exploitation of children. In 2008 the company released ADF-Triage Live, a commercial triage tool that scanned powered-on computers. About the same time there was a growing need in the U.S. military for automated tools to conduct what is called Media Exploitation (MEDEX). ADF began development of tools specifically for MEDEX requirements, and in 2010 released the first version of Triage-G2 which was licensed to U.S. Department of Defense. Triage-G2 is typically deployed on a USB device by field military personnel and requires minimal technical knowledge. The USB devices, known as triage keys, can be prepared in advance or in the field by selecting specific search criteria. Triage-G2 is currently in use by several U.S. Defense and intelligence agencies.[2][3]

Also in 2010 the company released Triage-Examiner for use by state and local law enforcement. Triage-Examiner is forensic triage tool used on computers by forensic examiners in lab environments or on location to scan suspect devices and prioritize them for full forensic examinations. Triage-Examiner is in use by law enforcement agencies worldwide.[4][5][6] In the same year ADF was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Division to develop a universal triage field kit that would aid law enforcement officers with the immediate extraction of information from computers and other devices involved in active criminal or terrorist investigations. As a result of this development effort, Triage-Responder was released in 2012 and likeTriage-G2, requires minimal technical experience. This tool also comes on a USB key and is used to create field reports.

In 2009 ADF Solutions was granted a U.S. patent for its SearchPak® technology, and the second in 2010. SearchPaks is a technology that allows analysts and operators to describe the specific search they want to conduct. The software is designed with various pattern matching and algorithms to perform the search as requested. Using SearchPaks also allows users to automate recurring categories of investigations, and can be shared among the agencies that need them.

Document and Media Exploitation
According to technopedia.com, document and media exploitation is defined as the extraction, translation, and analysis of physical and digital documents and media to generate useful and timely information. Also known as DOMEX, it is a very similar discipline to computer forensics, digital forensics or media expoitation.

Digital Forensic Triage
Digital forensic triage and has been described or highlighted in publications:
 * Insights Into Digital Forensics: Interview with Harry Parsonage
 * Police to speed up e-forensics to bring offenders to justice
 * Popular Mechanics: The Special Operations Forensic Tool Kit
 * New software to help police catch web paedophiles (Nottingham Post)
 * DFI News: Parameters for Selecting a Triage Tool