Archive for April, 2011

E-Discovery, My How You’ve Grown!

John Tredennick (founder and CEO of Catalyst) posts about a time when discovery had no “e” in front, when digital mostly meant scanned images of the paper originals. Even the email that existed was printed out to paper and then scanned.  And then it grew up. 

For his full post click here.

Can Technology ‘De-Commoditize’ Document Review?

28 April 2011 — Fact investigation is the bedrock of litigation, and in many cases document review is the bedrock of fact investigation. But in the modern age, when computers create and retain far more information than was ever before thought possible, the old model of manual document review is becoming increasingly unworkable.

Driven by 20th century notions of liberal discovery, that model is typically characterized by broad discovery demands, counsel’s collection of all potentially…

April 28th: our weekly “Vendor Clips” — recent e-discovery vendor news and views

Our  weekly consolidated listing of vendor views — news and views from electronic discovery-centric vendors and commentators  — to catch-up with all the technology that so affects our industry.  Sponsored by Orange Legal Technologies.

This past week’s industry landscape

  • ARMA joins ACEDS in an Association Partnership – http://tinyurl.com/44aqym7 (PRLog)
  • Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists and AccessData Users’ Conference form Alliance - http://tinyurl.com/3w22sdq (PR Log)
  • Autonomy Corp PLC – Q1 FY2011 Results

•E-Discovery Technology: Are Humans Still Needed for Document Review?

A mere decade ago, document review evoked images of people sitting in dirty warehouses sifting through boxes while battling paper cuts and dust allergies. With the advent of email and other electronic documents, the primary focus of document review transitioned from paper to electronic data. At first, the shift to reviewing electronic data changed the medium, but did little to change document review methods. Document reviewers sat at computer terminals and looked through an email inbox chronologically…

April 22nd: our weekly “Vendor Clips” — recent e-discovery vendor news and views

 

Our  weekly consolidated listing of vendor views — news and views from electronic discovery-centric vendors and commentators  — to catch-up with all the technology that so affects our industry.  Sponsored by Orange Legal Technologies.

This past week’s industry landscape

  • AccessData Introduces the “AD Triage” Computer Forensics Field Solution - http://tinyurl.com/6jxllno(Business Wire)
  • Actiance Extends Compliance Controls for Facebook to Mobile and Non-Corporate Devices - http://tinyurl.com/3t8c83j (Press Release)
  • Altep, Inc. Announces Expansion of Research and Development Team

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