Last week, LTN's editorial assistant Heather Schultz and I enjoyed a phone interview with Kroll Ontrack's vice president of product strategy, George May, and public relations specialist Andrea Young, to discuss the company's recent release of Ontrack Inview 6.2 web-based document review software. The software creates new workflow options to help provide users with an automated, repeatable and defensible review process.
My colleague Heather Schultz and I recently enjoyed a telephone briefing with Rani Hublou, vice president of marketing for PSS Systems (www.pss-systems.com), and Laurie Gibson, a public relations consultant with Kickstart Consulting.
They discussed with us the recent partnership between IBM (www.ibm.com) and PSS Systems that was created to develop the Atlas Compliance Automation connector for IBM's eDiscovery Manager.
According to Hublou, once an organization's attorneys establish a legal hold, alerts are sent to all relevant parties, including legal, IT, and business users. The alerts are key to making sure employees properly save or destroy documents during the data purging cycle.
The software also provides an automated write-blocker that prevents any data that has been put on hold from being accidentally destroyed.
Release here.
Unify, a data management and migration software vendor, and Daegis an e-discovery and litigation support consultancy, are in the process of merging. The new entity, yet to be named, will focus on data archiving, information governance, and EDD, they say.
Under the accord, Unify will pay $38 million in a combination of cash, seller financing, and stock. So far, Unify has paid $24 million in cash, delivered $6.2 million in convertible promissory notes, and issued approximately 2.1 million shares of its common stock to Daegis shareholders.
Iron Mountain has debuted Stratify Legal Discovery OnPoint. The hosted system helps users load data for early filtering to help legal professionals assess the merits of their cases. It offers metadata-based faceted search, automatic concept organization, and random sampling technologies. At any stage, legal professionals can return to the full volume of restored, unfiltered data to identify additional documents to be included in the review.
CaseCentral introduced its cloud-based CaseCentral eDiscovery Platform 4.1, which includes a new folder creation assistant that automatically creates complex folder structures for large data sets. For the latest news and analysis, visit the EDD Update blog.
Assist: Dan Howley.
Applied Discovery (www.applieddiscovery.com) is partnering with EMC (www.emc.com) in a deal that means AD can offer EMC's SourceOnce eDiscovery Kazeon early case assessment service -- to help users collect, cull, and analyze EDD data, and then move it into AD's processing and review services.
Press release here.
CMS
Cameron McKenna has signed a 10-year, ₤538 million deal with
California’s Integreon to outsource non-billable "middle office"
services.
The services include accounting and finance, human resources and training, marketing and communications, training, library and information services, research, IT, and facilities.
Continue reading "Integreon Outsourcing Deal: New Model? " »
The Sedona Conference (www.thesedonaconference.org) has announced that it is accepting applications or its Second Annual International Programme on Cross-Border eDiscovery & Data Privacy. The event will be held on September 15 and 16 at the Westin Grand Hotel in Washington, D.C. Topics to be cover include the evolving landscape of cross-border discovery conflicts, efforts to reconcile competing notions of privacy and EDD, emerging global EDD and eDiscovery issues, and potential solutions to mitigate risk and cost of cross-border discovery conflicts.
Release here.
Planet Data (www.planetds.com) and Law.com (www.law.com) have scheduled a webinar to discuss current requirements and key issues in early case assessment on June 16.
Release here.
Guidance Software (www.guidancesoftware.com) has acquired computer forensic hardware manufacturer Tableau (www.tableau.com). The acquisition give Guidance Software's clients access to Tableau's line of data-acquisition products including multiple "write blocker" products, which prevent data from being altered while its is being collected during the forensic process, forensic duplicators, and other hardware. Guidance Software has also created a forensic business unit headed by former Tableau president Robert Botchek.
Release here.
CT Summation (www.ctsummation.com) has scheduled a webinar to discuss the various functions and uses of its Enterprise 2.7 EDD software on May 19.
Release here.
Nextpoint (www.nextpoint.com)
has added scrolling and zooming capabilities to its Discovery Cloud and Trial Cloud document reviewer.
Release here.
Release here.
Microsoft's Exchange Team reports that its Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 will feature enhancements to assist users in archiving data and discovery.
Release here.
Nuix has introduced Nuix3, the latest update version of its
e-discovery program.
Release here.
Bridgeway Software has released Bridgeway Legal Hold 2.1, which is used during e-discovery for preservation, collection, processing, review, and production.
Release here.
MasterFile Software has introduced MasterFile Hosted Services, which it says integrates case analysis, an evidence repository, document management, and e-discovery without requiring IT staff or managing servers.
Release here.
Esquire Solutions has introduced EsquireView, a synchronized video and transcript management system.
Release here.
SuperiorGlacier has launched ESI Spy, a Web-based customer portal where users can securely enter case information and provide processing instructions.
Release here.
Zapproved says its Legal Hold Pro e-discovery program has expanded with a new feature for interviewing custodians.
Release here.
Knoll Ontrack has released Ontrack Onsight, a mobile e-discovery program that performs early case assessment, filtering, processing, review, and production.
Release here.
Sfile has announced a new, fixed, price software-as-a-service model for e-discovery.
Release here.
Clearwell Systems has introduced the Clearwell E-Discovery Platform 5.5, which expands support for evidence files and forensic images files.
Release here.
Courtroom Insight has launched a namesake website, designed to help lawyers identify and evaluate expert witnesses and "neutrals."
Release here.
Evident Discovery & Content Analyst have announced a new partnership, and jointly offer a new product, The Evident Discovery review platform.
Release here.
KPMG has created several new partnerships:
* With Kansas-based Archer Technologies (www.archer.com) which provides governance, risk and compliance software and services. The pairing is designed to help organizations improve risk controls. The alliance leverages KPMG's experience with business processes, and Archer's automated services, the two companies note.
* With Thomson Reuters (www.thomsonreuters.com). KMPS now provides Paisley GRC software to clients, helping them manage internal audit, governance, risk and compliance processes.
* With California's Guidance Software. Under the alliance, KPMG offers Guidance’s EnCase eDiscovery software as part of KPMG's Forensic Technology Services. EnCase helps users with early case assessment, identification, preservation, collection and processing of electronically stored information.Cohen & Grigsby has purchased Anacomp Inc.’s CaseLogistix litigation support software to help organize, review, and produce electronically stored information. Kevin Sullivan, the firm’s director of technology, said that the firm chose CaseLogistix based on its ability to manage documents in their native file formats. He also pointed to the advantages of the software’s Unicode capabilities, which will help the firm process foreign language documents for international clients.
The firm also purchased Anacomp's CaseProduction, the system's production module. It helps users manage document production, and can handle native file, image-based or mixed productions. It features formatting options and image endorsements, including the ability to add Bates numbering, redactions or confidentiality statements. It is capable of rule-based, high-volume metadata export into any format.
Anacomp Inc. (www.anacomp.com) is headquartered
in
Minnesota's Avantstar (www.avantstar.com) has announced a partnership with California's Recommind (www.recommind.com). Under the terms of the deal, Recommind will use Avantstar’s desktop file viewing program, Quick View Plus, to provide a viewing feature for its Axcelerate eDiscovery software. The combination will aid the e-discovery process by creating an on-demand window into document review.
Avantstar's Quick View Plus helps users view desktop files, convert content, and publish business information to websites.
California's iConect Development (www.iconect.com) has partnered with Texas-based D6 Consulting, (www.d6llc.com), which offers e-discovery and forensic technology
services. Under the accord, D6 will provide iConect’s ConectnXT software to its clients, helping corporations and law firms with web-based
hosting, review, and collaboration services.
IConectXT features native file and e-mail review tools, bulk tagging, concept searching and clustering. The scalable software can import, search, organize, and review more than 250 languages, including Chinese, Russian, and Arabic.
D6's e-discovery services include processing, productions, and complex data analysis and preservation. It also provides computer forensic examinations and data collection. Press release here.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has introduced the
The litigation unit covers
a variety of resources, including news, federal laws, regulations, and case law.
A "Smart Chart" helps users compare products liability issues across all 50
states, with discussions and links to relevant treatise material. Professionals also can choose to purchase the
Océ Business Services has upgraded its CaseData ASP document review system. Full release here.
Massachusetts' Enterprise Bank (www.ebtc.com) has purchased Mimosa NearPoint, from California's Mimosa Systems (www.mimosasystems.com). NearPoint captures e-mail, files, Microsoft SharePoint content, instant messages, and other data. It can be used to support legal search workflow, employee supervision, mailbox/message recovery, and disaster recovery, Mimosa explains.
Paul Rosseau, the bank's vice president of technology services, said CA and EMC were considered, but ultimately Mimosa won the deal because of ability to support e-mail archiving. The bank, which as 16 branch offices, recently migrated from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange. NearPoint for Exchange was installed in the bank's virtualized infrastructure, and the bank plans to add SharePoint archiving support in the near future, he said. It is being used to provide content archiving, e-discovery (including individual-item level legal holds), and user searches, among other functions.
Continue reading "Enterprise Bank Chooses Mimosa's NearPoint " »
Colorado-based Catalyst Repository Systems has introduced its Fast Track integrated
processing software. With Fast Track, users can submit multi-language Exchange
pst, Lotus Notes NSF, and other electronic files directly into Catalyst CR, the
company’s web-based search and review software, says CEO John Tredennick. Full release here.
Kroll Ontrack has introduced the latest versions of its early case assessment software, Ontrack Advanceview 6.1, and document review program, Ontrack Inview 6.1. The upgraded versions add statistical sampling functions, new analytic reports, and enhanced searching and sorting capabilities. Full release here.
CompuLaw reports that, so far this year, it has added 288 rules updates to its calendar/docket management software. Full release here.
California-based Cognition Technologies says its new Syntactic Parser Module helps users conduct semantic searches. Full release here.
Nuix, based in Washington, D.C., has upgraded
its namesake technology that can be used for
e-discovery and electronic investigations. Nuix 2.20 helps users process
Guidance Software’s EnCase Enterprise collections. Full release here.
Mimosa Systems reports that its Mimosa NearPoint supports
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. NearPoint archives e-mail, files, and
SharePoint content, says the California company. Full release here.
Virginia’s Levit & James has released the latest upgrade of its Table of Authorites production software. Best Authority 2.6 adds several new features, including new options to classify citations based on text matching criteria. For example, users can automatically assign citations to a specific TOA group, such as “Supreme Court Cases. Full release here.
Wave Software’s Trident Pro 6.2 adds interactive searching
and filtering capabilities to help users view search results quickly, and make
earlier decisions on search terms and criteria by providing a report on keyword
lists. Full release here.
Reliable is now using Digital Reef’s software to power its EDD processing services. Full release here.
Kraft Kennedy will provide technology consulting and integration services for Equivio’s products, under a new partnershpi Full release here.
Clearwell has integrated Informative Graphics’ Brava! electronic redaction technology into the Clearwell E-Discovery Platform 5. Full release here.
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