Quorum's Award Winning Hybrid Cloud Solution - One-Click Disaster Recovery

The Only One-Click Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery Solution

Your critical applications are ready-to-run (or test) at a moment's notice, while safe and secure in world class SAS-70 certified data centers. The Hybrid Cloud Solution is an extension to our award-winning and patented onQ™ High Availability (HA) appliance solution that provides everything a small to mid-sized company needs for immediate One-Click Recovery™ of all their critical systems after any storage, system or site failure. Our Solution maintains up-to-date, ready-to-run virtual machine clones of your critical systems that can run right on the appliance, or in the cloud, transparently taking over for failed servers within minutes.

By Guest Blogger: Quorum

eMag Solutions surpasses the competition with its unique, iterative approach to full lifecycle EDRM

Company

eMag Solutions is dedicated to providing highly reliable eDiscovery services to corporations, government agencies, law firms and legal services providers. From data acquisition and preparation through collection and processing, eMag Solutions supports a unique, iterative approach to the EDRM lifecycle. Leveraging decades of experience, our innovative managed services solution combines on-site or remote eDiscovery experts and award winning technology delivered via private or public cloud.

• We process any data format from any source, including encrypted data and tape collections and recovery, and we can host the data in any country.
• Our objective and trustworthy eDiscovery experts extend your litigation support team with strong ongoing communication and intense attention to detail.
• We provide an ISO certified environment to ensure secure processing of your sensitive data.
• Our services are available via GSA contract and we are proud to be a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certified vendor.

Solution

eMag Solutions provides full lifecycle EDRM, especially in Big Data environments, with capabilities that cover the complete spectrum from information management, identification, preservation, collection, processing, review and analysis to production.

• We are masters of complex data recovery, restoration and conversion across any data format from any data source including damaged media, corrupted data and proprietary formats.
• eMag Solutions technology leverages our proprietary software as well as strong partnerships with leading software providers and packages such as Kroll, Catalyst, IPRO, StoredIQ, SharePoint and Relativity.
• We help you transcend data silos and speed the overall eDiscovery process with an iterative, adaptable approach to EDRM.
• Our team has the capacity to quickly and thoroughly collect, index, search and cull Big Data leveraging award-winning software delivered via private and public cloud.
• eMag Solutions has an unmatched ability to process data on-site in any jurisdiction around the globe.
• We offer a one stop shop for eDiscovery even in complex multi-jurisdictional cases.
• We provide electronic content management preparedness consulting, gap analysis and planning to ensure compliance with rules and regulations governing Electronically Stored Information (ESI) discovery and retention policies.
• We operate the industry’s first ISO 27001 certified environment complete with multi-zoned security and biometric entry.
• We collaborate with clients to provide either the full lifecycle eDiscovery solution or any of our 6 a la carte services complete with customized pricing

Results

By working with the eDiscovery experts at eMag Solutions you can reduce legal and operating costs while meeting tight deadlines, improving compliance and minimizing risk.

• By leveraging our hosted technology clients reap the benefits of in-house eDiscovery without the high cost of licensing, staffing and supporting the solution.
• Outsourcing to the experts at eMag Solutions safeguards sensitive data and ensures compliance with data collection procedures.
• eMag Solutions takes pride in delivering projects on time and as promised – with open communication every step of the way.
• By working with eMag Solutions, corporations benefit from proactive eDiscovery preparedness that helps minimize operating and legal costs.
• We can quickly provide additional resources for case overflow or staffing shortages.

By Guest Blogger: eMag Solutions LLC

Edge Legal Marketing and ALM Partner to Expand Press Coverage at LegalTech New York 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Edge Legal Marketing and ALM Partner to Expand Press Coverage at LegalTech New York 2013

The Edge Room Opens to Provide Media Kit Materials from LegalTech Exhibitors

Minneapolis, MN– December 18, 2012 – Edge Legal Marketing, a Minneapolis-based marketing and public relations firm serving the needs of companies targeting the legal market, today announced that The Edge Room is open for LegalTech® New York 2013 exhibitors to upload their company logo, press releases, white papers, articles, and company brochures. LegalTech New York, the largest legal technology event of the year, is January 29 – January 31 at The Hilton New York.

ALM and Edge Legal Marketing have partnered to expand press coverage at LegalTech New York. With the invention of The Edge Room™ – an online version of the traditional pressroom – exhibitors can easily upload their company information and post announcements prior to the show for media access. Edge Legal Marketing will send login credentials to its proprietary legal and mainstream media database so that they may have exclusive access to view exhibitor announcements and company information. This affords media the opportunity to plan their on-site media briefings and easily cover breaking news. The Edge Room can be found at www.theedgeroom.com.

The Edge Room also includes additional exposure for exhibitors via its social media outlets including Twitter (#LTNY), LinkedIn and Facebook. Press releases can also be automatically posted on The Edge Room blog, which is optimized for search engine crawlers.

An email with login information was sent to all exhibitors explaining how to submit press releases and media kits to The Edge Room. In January, media will be given secured access to view and download the online information submitted by exhibitors. If you have questions, please email vlabrosse@EdgeLegalMarketing.com. To learn more about The Edge Room, visit www.theedgeroom.com today.

About LegalTech
LegalTech (http://www.legaltechshow.com) is the most important legal technology event of the year. Legal technology is ever changing and LegalTech offers law firms and legal departments the ability to stay on top of this evolving industry to improve their law practice management. When you attend a LegalTech event you can earn CLE credits, learn about the newest advances in technology to help you meet your law firm or legal department's needs, as well as network with industry leaders.

LegalTech is part of ALM Conferences and Trade Shows, a leading producer of educational and networking events for business leaders and professionals.
As a dynamic global business, ALM is committed to the development and success of the people it works with and the communities it serves. ALM aims to deliver the highest standards of integrity, fair dealing and quality in the services it provides. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

About Edge Legal Marketing
Edge Legal Marketing (http://www.edgelegalmarketing.com) delivers marketing and public relations expertise to service, software and hardware providers targeting the legal market. The company helps B2B businesses market and sell their products and services to corporate legal departments, law firms, federal and state courts and legal associations. Edge Legal Marketing services include strategic planning, marketing and e-marketing action plans, alliance building, website development, market research, public relations and advertising (concept and media plans).

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Media Contact:
Erin Jones
Director of Media Relations
Edge Legal Marketing
704.664.2170
ejones@EdgeLegalMarketing.com

The Edge Room Contact:
Vicki LaBrosse
651.552.7753
vlabrosse@EdgeLegalMarketing.com

How to Make the Most of Your Event Investments

Tips for improving event ROI

Like all marketing activities, investing in events can yield terrific results – but can also be a waste of time and money when not well-planned and executed. There are many reasons some events deliver a good return on investment (ROI) and others don’t. While external factors may occasionally determine an event’s outcome, most often we control our own success or failure.

Event selection strategy is guided by marketing goals and those of the company as a whole. Be focused; and choose only investments that will work toward accomplishing your goals. Regardless of what type of events are included in your marketing plans, knowing a few key things can help improve your ROI.

Know your objectives
Establish your objective for every event and select only activities that work toward your purpose in being there. Before spending any money, ask yourself the question, “Will this investment directly help accomplish my primary objective?”

Know your budget
Determine what you’re willing to invest and then manage to that budget. The costs for client dinners and other activities should be estimated in advance or allocated to sales or travel budgets to prevent them from diluting the ROI of the actual event itself.

Know the audience
From communications to in-booth giveaways, consider what you know about the audience. The promotional trinkets coveted by some are often of no interest to others. Know what resonates with the audience to ensure your message speaks directly to them and isn’t lost in the noise.

Know your metrics
Decide how you will measure the success or failure of every event in advance so that you can fairly determine ROI. If no clear objectives were set and no metrics identified, it’s hard to say after the fact whether or not anything measurable was accomplished.

Successful execution of any event also requires the right people representing your company. Participants should know their purpose in being there and stay focused to ensure all activities support that objective to maximize the event’s ROI.

By: Jennifer Marsnik

Top 10 Tips to Enhance Your Website for Google Search

“Movin’ on up!” like George and Weezie

Let’s face it, not everyone can be a star when it comes to creating a website that is visually appealing and ranks high in the search engines. Improving your website for Google search is not about designing with the latest whiz-bang glitz and glam, it is just plain smart business.

Enhancing your website with the goal of ranking higher in Google search is referred to as “optimizing” your website for the search engines, more formally addressed as “search engine optimization.” Getting started on this task will not require shelling out boatloads of your hard-earned money to launch a new initiative. Rather, once you have a better understanding of the critical factors that impact how your site is indexed, ensure your site is solid in those areas.

Google does not care about the visibility of your company when someone searches the Web. Search engines care only about properly organizing information discovered by their Web crawlers, a term they refer to as indexing, which is the analytical process they follow to understand the content on your website. Search engines index your site for the purpose of returning relative search results to anyone searching for anything.

Confidently define the least costly and most efficient path to enhance your website for Google search. Ensuring you have done these things right increases the likelihood that your website will be called up on the Web when a search occurs. Check these items off your list and soon your website will be movin’ on up like George and Weezie!

Top 10 Tips

1. Define your keyword and key phrase list. This list is the cornerstone from which all website page titles, headings, sub-headings and hyperlinks should be derived. If you have not yet defined this list, it should contain approximately 8 keywords and 2-3 key phrases (2-3 word combinations) regarding your product or service offerings.

2. Use a descriptive URL. Search engines and visitors can interact with your website more effectively when you use URLs that describe page content. For example: http://www.company.com/companyinformation.

3. Unique page titles. Every page should have its own unique page title, 10-70 characters long, using your best keywords.

4. Meta descriptions & meta keywords. Every page should have its own unique meta description and meta keywords. Meta descriptions should be concise, 70-160 characters long, and contain your best keywords. Meta keywords are a series of 5-10 of your best keywords and key phrases.

5. Assign Alt text to all images. Every image on your website should be assigned an Alt text, which allows the search engine to index the image and know what the image is.

6. Link using Anchor text. Anchor text includes hyperlinked keywords in body text that link from one page to the next. It identifies for the web crawlers what you have deemed as relevant and important content, which draws the web crawlers deeper into your website.

7. Inbound linking. Having links coming into your website from other high-ranking websites is ideal, adding credibility to your website. Use keywords and key phrases on external websites that link directly back into your site. Inbound links into pages deeper than your home page are most desirable.

8. Outbound linking. Linking to industry resources is common. When given the choice, always use keywords to link versus the more generic “CLICK HERE” as the hyperlink.

9. Fresh relevant content is critical. Adding fresh, relevant content matters to search engines. When search engines return to crawl your site again, fresh relevant content adds credibility to your site and encourages more frequent crawling.

10. Use strategy and restraint with keywords and linking. Resist the temptation to dump keywords and key phrases everywhere. Instead, insist on remaining strategic and intentional in your placement and use.


About the Author
Dr. Leslie Garrett serves Edge Marketing, Inc. as a marketing optimization analyst with expertise in marketing, public relations, and management. She is instrumental in leading Edge's corporate consulting and Search Engine Optimization website analytics services.

Fresh Content is Critical

Content is important, but fresh content is critical. One of the biggest challenges facing companies is producing enough fresh quality content to feed all channels. Read this interesting blog posting-- Heavy-duty content marketers a breed apart

Be More than a Super Marketing Hero

Be More than a Super-marketing-hero

How to establish a clear, measureable plan for 2013

By: Amy Juers, MBA, CEO and Founder of Edge Marketing, Inc.

Marketing spending among B2B companies certainly underwent wild fluctuations during the 2008-2010 time period. Not only did spending change, but tactics changed as well. With online marketing on the rise, should marketers maintain a balanced approach with the budgets they created and deployed?

These are some of the challenges that B2B marketers will need to face as they prepare their 2013 plans. Areas of conversation and close analysis should focus on budget priorities, lead generation effectiveness and growth strategies for the coming year. But, before strategies are determined, there is a higher level of thought that needs to be the starting point.

More often than not, when a prospect comes to Edge they ask “What would you recommend that we do for marketing and PR?” A first response to that question is probably not what they would expect, but a question back, “What are the company’s specific goals and objectives?”

There is a business process hierarchy that is still relevant today. While a plan is something that establishes a foundation for the organization, it should also be reviewed at the vision/goal/strategy level on an annual basis and potentially tweaked at the tactical level on a quarterly basis in order to keep the marketing team on track for success.

The vision statement should be big picture and focus on the “what” of your business. It should describe the ideal perception of what your business will look like under ideal conditions. It should be short (1-2 sentences) and easy to understand and remember.

After the vision statement is established, it is time to set goals. Example goal statements could include these elements:

1. Increase market share by X%
2. Increase sales by X%
3. Increase profitability by X%
4. Reduce client and employee turnover by X%

Once quantitative goals are established, the next step is to effectively link the marketing and PR strategies and objectives to the overall company goals.
For example, rather than saying, “We need to increase our brand recognition…or We want to launch a new product…” instead, answer this question and then you’ll get closer to creating a solid objective that can demonstrate tangible results. “What is the purpose of (insert objective ~ brand recognition)?,” and your answer to that question will help you derive a more solid objective statement. More food for thought…

1. What marketing and PR strategies and tactics have PROVEN success in helping the company achieve its goals?
2. What is the most effective role for marketing and PR tactics in relation to marketing and other initiatives? What can PR do more effectively than advertising, promotions, campaigns, etc.?

When going through this entire process, the biggest obstacle to overcome is reality. Be realistic when plans are developed and be aware of the goal-setters temptation to take over the WORLD! Proper attention, proper planning, get benchmarks in gear and compare notes with industry colleagues who have done similar projects. Use supplemental literature and resources to check in on your expectations and estimates. Some excellent resources include PRSA, Clickz as well as Mashable.

One way to get a CEO or CFO more on board with increasing or maintaining your marketing budget is to provide them with clear objectives, meeting them, and demonstrating accountability by applying measurable objectives that show positive consequences. This may sound like a lot of work, but once the foundation for success is established, there is no other place to go than, up, up and away!

VIA Language’s Legal Translation and Localization Services in High Demand

VIA Language’s Legal Translation and Localization Services in High Demand

 With more and more attorneys dealing with business across borders, this trend will continue

 

Portland, Ore., May 22, 2012 — VIA Language, a preeminent provider of multilingual solutions for global businesses, today announced its VIA Legal, legal translation and localization services, is experiencing an unparalleled rise in demand.  So far this year, the demand for VIA Legal’s services has grown tenfold.

According to recent industry reports, the translation industry is estimated to grow by almost 11% per year over the next 5 years, fueled by demand for business in emerging market lan­guages and expanding online communication. Additionally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that high growth areas of translation are legal, financial, and software localization.

 

“Globalization and the increase of international business are driving the demand for legal translations higher than ever,” said Chanin Ballance, CEO of VIA Language.  “Specialized translations are essential and professional translators need to understand the facets of language as well as the unique nature of legal writing, subject matter and terminology.”

VIA Language also attributes its high growth to its investment in people, technology and outstanding customer service. Customers now using VIA Legal include Caterpillar, Inc., EthicsPoint, Juniper Networks, ReachLocal, ScanSource, Inc., Semtech, Silicon Image, St. Jude Medical, Vesta Corporation and many more.

 

 “As a global online payment solution provider, security and accuracy of all our legal and technical documents is vital. We supply our solutions to financial institutions, online merchants and mobile operators,” said Joshua Creem, Corporate Counsel, Vesta Corporation. “viaLanguage delivers high accuracy legal translations for our contracts.” 

As a leading provider of legal translation and attorney review in over 100 countries, VIA Legal ensures legal communications adhere to governance and regulatory requirements worldwide. Their online portal helps centralize translations – saving up to 60 percent off traditional legal review services. VIA Legal pulls from a network of more than 5,000 professional, legal translators and certified, bi-lingual attorneys to procure the appropriate resources to manage multilingual contracts, patent filings, HR/compliance, employee and litigation documentation that comply with local language, cultural and regulatory requirements.

About VIA Language

VIA Language provides multilingual solutions for the global needs of businesses today. Through the unique combination of its Online Language System (OLS), expert linguists around the globe and technology integration capabilities, VIA Language offers organizations comprehensive, scalable, affordable solutions for meeting today’s increasing global language needs. Since 2000, the company has earned a reputation among its clients for reliability, quality and professionalism. Clients include: Nokia, Microsoft, Cisco, Walmart, Blue Shield California, Regence, Disney, Nike, Citibank; as well as many hospitals, school districts and state governments. Corporate Headquarters are located at 700 SW Taylor Street, Suite 310 Portland, OR 97205-3016. For more information, visit www.vialanguage.com or call us at 503-243-2007.

 

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Media Contact:
Rachel Weikum
Weikum Communications
(503) 636-4762
rachel@weikumcommunications.com

By Guest Blogger: VIA Language

Avoid hidden pitfalls when having legal content translated

With one in five U.S. residents speaking a language other than English at home, and global commerce on the rise, the need for multilingual contracts, forms, M&A, litigation and other legal documents is rapidly growing. Legal translation is absolutely mission-critical. When having legal content translated, it’s imperative that the linguist is not only fluent in the target language, but in legalese as well.  Anything less can cause misinterpretation from the parties, not to mention the risk of severe legal consequences.

The importance of precise legal translation has become a hot topic nowadays, especially when dealing with a vital situation such as finalizing a business overseas, court interpreting, medical research, ensuring compliance and other legal situations. There are some translation services providers that can actually provide and meet the strict deadlines or requirements without ever sacrificing the final product of translation, although unfortunately they are not always used.

Check out VIA Language's whitepaper, Lost in Legal Translation, for tips on avoiding mistakes when having legal content translated. (http://www.vialanguage.com/vl-2009/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/vialegal-whitepaper_lost-in-legal-translation.pdf)

By Guest Blogger: VIA Language

Cloud-based court rule-sets for Outlook, Time Matters, Google. Pass case fee to clients. Pay nothing

About LawToolBox

LawToolBox provides cloud-based court rule-sets for Outlook, LexisNexis Time Matters, Google and more! Use our deadline calculators built by attorneys, or custom build your own. Our cloud-based centralized deadline management system for attorneys and paralegals (i) calculates court rule-based deadlines, (ii) emails weekly deadline reports by paralegal, attorney, department or firm and (iii) sends email reminders for each deadline. Enter a civil litigation trial date, for example, and automatically generate a rule-based deadline chart from our system to review and compare to yours. Before a deadline expires, you will receive email reminders with practice tips about that deadline. LawToolBox also offers software add-ins to synchronize deadlines from LawToolBox to Outlook, Time Matters, Google and more. When rules change or trials are continued clients don’t need to wait for a software update or delete and re-import deadlines; instead LawToolBox deadlines are automatically updated real-time and online.

Free Trial  / Compare Your Deadlines to Ours.

Sign up online or schedule a 10 minute phone demo to get a free benchmark of your firm’s civil litigation deadlines for a civil litigation matter (i.e., LawToolBox will help you and/or the paralegal or attorney responsible for deadlines enter a complaint, answer and/or trial date, for example, to generate deadlines for that matter to review and compare to internally generated deadlines). Firms can start a free trail and LawToolBox will automatically send an email reminder for each deadline and synchronize our rule-based court deadlines into (1) the Outlook Calendar and/or Task List for each user on that matter or (ii) Time Matters as an Event and/or To Do (linked to the client and matter). When users update deadlines (to reflect orders), rules are changed, or users close a matter, Time Matters or Outlook are updated without any user intervention. And for firms using PCLaw or other calendaring software that sync with Outlook, these firms can see their deadlines in both Outlook and the case management software that Outlook syncs with. Law firms using Amicus use their Amicus Short File name as their Nickname in LawToolBox and all the deadlines automatically appear in the Amicus File for each matter. 

VIDEO Tutorials

Rule-Based Court Deadlines for OUTLOOK (7 min video) *
Rule-Based Court Deadlines for TIME MATTERS (6 min video)
Rule-Based Court Deadlines ONLINE SOFTWARE (5 min video)

Our Pricing is a NO BRAINER!!!!

Rule-based court deadlines are charged on a one-time “per matter” fee basis that law firms pass through to their clients (which means law firms typically pay nothing for the deadline calculation, but may qualify for significant discounts on their malpractice premiums). We also offer flat rate pricing based on volume for firms that are not interested in passing our one-time per case fee through to their clients. Synchronization into Outlook or Time Matters is available for a nominal monthly fee based on the number of users, to whom the deadlines are synchronizing, ranging from $3 to $8 per user per month.

Contact Us

Carol-Lynn Grow
VP of Marketing and Sales
LawToolBox.com, Inc.
clg@lawtoolbox.com
Tel: 1-888-958-6657, 303-759-3572

By Guest Blogger: LawToolBox.com, Inc.

Legal Translations: Not a Simple Task, However a Centralized Process Will Help

In today’s multinational business environment the need for foreign legal translations is increasingly critical.  If you’re a law firm, your pain point might be inefficiencies caused by redundant work, incomplete or inconsistent translation, delays and/or poor quality feedback. If you’re an in-house legal department, those same issues might be further compounded by limited budgets and resources to manage content review with expert legal staff. This leaves the company open for risk.

Without a doubt inaccurate translation of legal documents can have destructive consequences.  Therefore global businesses should involve a professional translator that specializes in legal translations and a well managed translation process that is streamlined to help decrease errors and reduce costs.   

See how one company is handling all their legal translation needs such as FCPA compliance, gift policies, FAQ’s and partner code of conduct - 

CASE STUDY - Legal Translations: Not a Simple Task, However a Centralized Process Will Help

By Guest Blogger: VIA Language

Ways to stretch your budgets for legal translations

As you look for ways to stretch budgets and more efficient ways to manage multilingual legal content, consider these tips in the VIA Language whitepaper, Ways to Save on Legal Translations. Download it at http://www.vialanguage.com/vl-2009/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/stretch-your-multilingual-legal-budget.pdf

By Guest Blogger: VIA Language

LLM's 5 Ways to Lower Your Outside Counsel Costs

Use LLM's "5 Ways to Lower Outside Counsel Costs" in conjunction with our Cost Savings Calculators to find out how you can save more money on your matters. See the PDF or follow this link: LiquidLitigation.com/calculators

By Guest Blogger: Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

AmLaw 200 Polsinelli Shughart Chooses IPRO Eclipse

Am Law 200 Polsinelli Shughart Chooses IPRO Eclipse as Firm-Wide Review Platform

Comprehensive Review Software Allows Firm to Migrate from Legacy Systems to a Single All-in-one Electronic Discovery Platform.

Phoenix, AZ (January 31, 2012) - IPRO Tech, Inc., a founder of litigation support technology and a worldwide leader in the design of e-Discovery software, today announced that Am Law 200 firm Polsinelli Shughart has chosen IPRO Eclipse as their firm-wide review platform. Polsinelli Shughart’s litigation team will use the comprehensive web based litigation review software to streamline its eDiscovery processes and gain improved functionality for both case administrators and document reviewers.

“After evaluating several other technologies, we felt IPRO Eclipse provided us with a more complete review and production solution”, said Michael Donlan, Manager of Practice Technologies for Polsinelli Shughart. “The integration with IPRO eCapture provides improved workflow and the imbedded conversion tools allow us to migrate from our legacy review products to a single all-in-one eDiscovery platform.”

IPRO Eclipse is a feature-rich eDiscovery application that allows for collaborative attorney review over a network or internet connection. Cutting edge technology provides virtually unlimited scalability and hundreds of options that enhance both efficiency and accuracy throughout the review process. Additionally, IPRO Eclipse’s patent pending “digital fingerprint” technology keeps a review history of all discovered data, which provides vast insight into potential relevancy for future litigation matters.

“Polsinelli Shughart is a recognized leader in business litigation and we’re pleased that they have chosen to strengthen our relationship by integrating the IPRO Eclipse review tool into their in-house eDiscovery workflow” said Jim King, CEO of IPRO Tech. “By utilizing two of IPRO’s Enterprise products, eCapture and Eclipse, as the firm’s litigation processing, review, and production software, Polsinelli Shughart and their clients will greatly benefit from the streamlined processes, greater productivity, and reduced costs that leveraging a fully integrated eDiscovery platform can provide. We look forward to supporting the firm’s success with these flagship IPRO products.”

About Polsinelli Shughart PC

With 570 attorneys, Polsinelli Shughart (www.polsinelli.com) is a national law firm that is a recognized leader in the areas of business law, financial services, real estate and business litigation. Serving corporate, institutional and individual clients, Polsinelli is redefining the business of law by sharing ideas, goals and outcomes with its clients. The firm builds enduring relationships by creating value through our legal services - with passion, ingenuity and a sense of urgency. The firm has offices located in Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Edwardsville; Jefferson City; Kansas City; Los Angeles; New York; Overland Park; Phoenix; Springfield; St. Joseph; St. Louis; Topeka; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, DE. In California, as Polsinelli Shughart LLP.

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About IPRO

IPRO creates high-speed, scalable, and efficient eDiscovery software tools for early data assessment, database management, review, processing, and production. The IPRO Enterprise Litigation Content Management System is currently one of the only eDiscovery software platforms that allow users to cull, process, review, and produce terabytes of data without the need to import and export between applications. IPRO software is used by thousands in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Currently, 80 of the Am Law 100 rely on IPRO Software in their firms. IPRO clients are found on six continents of the world. To learn more about IPRO, visit www.iprotech.com or call 1-888-477-6463.

By Guest Blogger: IPRO Tech, Inc.

Business Logic Chooses Eclipse to Power In-House Review

Business Logic Chooses IPRO Eclipse to Power In-House Review

Comprehensive Review Software Allows Financial Firm to Reduce Cost and Mitigate Risks Associated With Outsourced ESI Review

Phoenix, AZ (February 1, 2012) - IPRO Tech, Inc., a founder of litigation support technology and a worldwide leader in the design of e-Discovery software, today announced that financial firm Business Logic has chosen IPRO Eclipse to power its in-house review. Business Logic’s legal team will use the comprehensive litigation review software to streamline its eDiscovery processes, reduce costs, and mitigate risks typically involved with outsourcing ESI review.

“After evaluating several options, we feel the IPRO Eclipse review platform’s intuitive interface, robust security features, and flexible production options makes it ideal for our in-house review processes,” Said Bill Patterson, CFO of Business Logic. “We’re confident this implementation will allow us to gain valuable control over our internal ESI while reducing our eDiscovery costs.”

IPRO Eclipse is a feature-rich eDiscovery platform that allows for collaborative attorney review over a network or internet connection. Advanced text analytics, such as categorization, predictive coding, near duping, and email-threading, will allow Business Logic to improve their review process even further using patented LSI technology. Additionally, IPRO Eclipse’s patent pending “digital fingerprint” technology keeps a review history of all discovered data, which provide Business Logic with vast insight into potential relevancy for future litigation matters.

“With eDiscovery costs increasing, the decision for corporations to move aspects of their review process in-house is a savvy one,” said Jim King, CEO of IPRO Tech, Inc. “We’re pleased to see forward-thinking companies like Business Logic choose to gain control of their organization’s data by incorporating the IPRO Eclipse review platform into their internal ESI strategy.”

About Business Logic

Business Logic has been building clear, powerful finance tools for the last 14 years. The world’s largest financial institutions work with us to help their customers understand, organize, and manage investments.

About IPRO

IPRO creates high-speed, scalable, and efficient eDiscovery software tools for early data assessment, database management, review, processing, and production. The IPRO Enterprise Litigation Content Management System is currently one of the only eDiscovery software platforms that allow users to cull, process, review, and produce terabytes of data without the need to import and export between applications. IPRO software is used by thousands in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Currently, 80 of the Am Law 100 rely on IPRO Software in their firms. IPRO clients are found on six continents of the world. To learn more about IPRO, visit www.iprotech.com or call 1-888-477-6463.

By Guest Blogger: IPRO Tech, Inc.

Case Study: Levi & Korsinsky Increases Productivity and Gains Stability With IPRO Eclipse

Case Study: Levi & Korsinsky Increases Productivity and Gains Stability With IPRO Eclipse

A Case Study of Migrating from Concordance to Eclipse

For law firm Levi & Korsinsky, having up to ten reviewers working simultaneously on several large databases in Concordance 9 & 10 was resulting in data corruption, packet loss, slow down, and other issues. By switching to IPRO Eclipse, the firm was able able to enjoy fast data migration, a short learning curve, endless customization, and top-notch support which resulted in a much more productive and stable review environment.

To download the full case study, click here.

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About IPRO

IPRO creates high-speed, scalable, and efficient eDiscovery software tools for early data assessment, database management, review, processing, and production. The IPRO Enterprise Litigation Content Management System is currently one of the only eDiscovery software platforms that allow users to cull, process, review, and produce terabytes of data without the need to import and export between applications. IPRO software is used by thousands in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Currently, 80 of the Am Law 100 rely on IPRO Software in their firms. IPRO clients are found on six continents of the world. To learn more about IPRO, visit www.iprotech.com or call 1-888-477-6463.

By Guest Blogger: IPRO Tech, Inc.

Nasuni solves the file storage and access challenges facing IT teams in the legal industry

Nasuni gives legal IT the ability to easily absorb large amounts of data on-demand and provide access to these files for as long as needed across all offices in the firm.

By Guest Blogger: Nasuni

IPRO Announces Litigation Review Software Trade-In Program

IPRO Announces Litigation Review Software Trade-In Program

Program designed to provide competitive trade-in pricing, training, and free maintenance for one year

Phoenix, AZ (March 12, 2012): IPRO Tech, Inc., a leader in the design of enterprise eDiscovery software, today announced plans to provide a competitive trade-in pricing program for companies looking to replace their current litigation review software. As part of the program, companies will receive aggressive trade-in pricing, base training and the first year’s maintenance at no cost.

Many of today’s litigation review software companies are forcing clients to upgrade or face receiving no support, and are upping renewal costs in some cases by 400%, while still using technology and code bases over 10 years old. With Eclipse, IPRO’s litigation review solution, clients get a feature rich platform built on leading edge technology that can be accessed behind the firewall or over the Internet. They will also receive customer service that is unmatched in the industry and a clear path for migrating data from any common review database.

"We know there are organizations currently using outdated litigation databases disguised as full-featured review platforms and many who are frustrated with the lack of updates and support coming from their current review software provider," says Jim King, CEO of IPRO Tech. "This program gives them the ability to improve their eDiscovery workflow by upgrading to IPRO at a very competitive trade-in cost. They will immediately gain access to a review product that will streamline their workflow, relieve their current pains and put them in a position to win.”

IPRO offers two versions of its flagship review product: IPRO Eclipse, a SQL based online review platform ideal for large scale document review and IPRO Eclipse SE, a flat file database and review application perfect for firms who need all the features of a web-based tool without the SQL backend.

Key features found in Eclipse and Eclipse SE include:

- State of the Art Code Base (WPF/WCF)
- Drag and Drop Document Capability
- Smartfolders based on tags and file types
- Document and Page Level Tagging
- Fully Unicode Compliant Multi-Language Support
- Search Wizard
- Dashboard Monitoring
- Fully Customizable Interface
- Full Analytics such as Predictive Coding, Email Threading, Concept Searching, and Clustering (Eclipse Only)
- Online Web Based Review (Eclipse Only)


The Litigation Review Software Trade-In program will run until May 31st. For more details or to request a personalized Litigation Review Software Trade-In proposal, complete with cost-effective pricing, free base training, painless data migration, and free maintenance and support for an entire year, visit www.upgradetoipro.com.

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About IPRO

IPRO creates high-speed, scalable, and efficient eDiscovery software tools for early data assessment, database management, review, processing, and production. The IPRO Enterprise Litigation Content Management System is currently one of the only eDiscovery software platforms that allow users to cull, process, review, and produce terabytes of data without the need to import and export between applications. IPRO software is used by thousands in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Currently, 80 of the Am Law 100 rely on IPRO Software in their firms. IPRO clients are found on six continents of the world. To learn more about IPRO, visit www.iprotech.com or call 1-888-477-6463.

By Guest Blogger: IPRO Tech, Inc.

Case Study: Brooks Pierce Increases Processing Speed and Review Productivity w/IPRO eCapture & Eclip

Case Study: Brooks Pierce Increases Processing Speed and Review Productivity with IPRO eCapture and Eclipse

Mid-sized North Carolina-based law firm and long time advocate of technology to streamline and improve litigation, Brooks Pierce was looking to modernize their review platform and streamline their eDiscovery process. The firm was able to increase their speed and productivity by leveraging IPRO eCapture for high-volume, cost effective eDiscovery processing and IPRO Eclipse for advanced, sophisticated Native File Review.

To download the full case study, click here.

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About IPRO

IPRO creates high-speed, scalable, and efficient eDiscovery software tools for early data assessment, database management, review, processing, and production. The IPRO Enterprise Litigation Content Management System is currently one of the only eDiscovery software platforms that allow users to cull, process, review, and produce terabytes of data without the need to import and export between applications. IPRO software is used by thousands in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Currently, 80 of the Am Law 100 rely on IPRO Software in their firms. IPRO clients are found on six continents of the world. To learn more about IPRO, visit www.iprotech.com or call 1-888-477-6463.

By Guest Blogger: IPRO Tech, Inc.

Research Report: Legal Translation and Localization Trends

According to a recent report by Ernst and Young, 25% of all M&A  transactions are now cross-border. In fact, in today’s globalized economy, the rate of cross-border transactions of all natures is on the rise. This means legal teams are increasingly tasked with having to translate a contract from one party’s language to that of  another. To uncover some of the current trends in legal translation and localization, viaLanguage polled legal professionals of Fortune 500 legal departments.  Check out the results in the VIA Legal Research Report:  Legal Translation & Localization Trends. (http://www.vialanguage.com/vl-2009/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/legal-research-report-translationtrends-q2-2012.pdf)

By Guest Blogger: VIA Language

How to Select a Legal Translation and Localization Agency

As we know, businesses are becoming increasingly global and, the overall U.S. population is becoming more and more ethnically diverse. The need and the demand for high-quality legal translation services are greater than ever before. Professional translators with in-depth experience translating legal agreements and documents are especially in demand. Law firms, lawyers and legal professionals at some point will require translation services. How do you go about choosing a translation agency? What are the key considerations and expectations and how do you ensure quality translations while saving on costs? 

For answers to these questions and other helpful tips, read the Law Practice Today article, How to Select a Translation Agency, written by viaLanguage's CEO, Chanin Ballance. (http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/TECHSHOW/PublishingImages/lpt/mgt0611-1.html)

By Guest Blogger: VIA Language

Visit ILS Technologies at Booth 522 LTWC. www.ilstech.com

Innovative Litigation Services has been in business since 2004, but our expertise goes back over twenty years. ILS has handled matters for the Federal Government, Fortune 50 companies and also high profile matters such as the Exxon Valdez crash. Out these humble beginnings ILS has evolved into a software developer with Discover FY and also a service provider with custom solutions tailored to the customer’s needs. We can handle the largest matter down to the smallest matter and our service and our unique pricing structure are second to none.

We are looking forward to attending LegalTech Los Angeles 2012 and make sure to visit us at booth 522 to let us help you with your matters.

By Guest Blogger: ILS Technologies

MFPs could pose security and compliance issues for the legal industry.

According to Konica Minolta’s Chris Bilello, Director, Business Solutions and Market Development, MFPs could pose security concerns for the legal industry.  Chris was recently invited to write an article for the award-winning Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) New York Chapter newsletter on this topic and can be viewed at: http://read.uberflip.com/i/63071/33 and, has been posted on Radar “ALA NY Chapter Chris Bilello Security Article.”

 

By Guest Blogger: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U. S.A., Inc.

Konica Minolta's Automation Software Addresses Legal Documentation Challenges

 

 

Automation Software Addresses Legal Documentation Challenges

 

By Catherine Brill, Technical Writer
Solutions Engineering Center
Konica Minolta

 

 

 

In today’s fast-paced and demanding legal environment, a massive amount of information needs to be processed every day. Whether it’s complying with new document archiving requirements, following corporate-wide security standards, redacting sensitive information from important legal documents, or converting scanned image files to popular Microsoft Office formats -- the challenges facing legal documentation processing continue to grow as the volume of electronic data significantly increases.

The need to preserve data for longer periods of time has escalated due to new regulations and legislation. Along with converting scanned documents to digital archive formats, law professionals also need electronic documents with full text search capability for quick keyword searching. Additionally, some law firms are now requiring scanned documents to be sent directly to email for security purposes.

Redaction of confidential material is another main requirement for legal documents. When performed manually, it can involve hiring temporary staff to search through paper documents and block out any confidential material with a marker pen or tape. And, typically, law firms prefer a highlighted copy of redacted documents, which adds more time to the process. For legal professionals who go through volumes of documents at a time, this error-prone process is slow and inefficient. Likewise, applying manual Bates stamps to documents using a handheld device, preprinted label, or an external appliance with software is another labor-intensive and costly process for the legal market.

These rising challenges have coincided with budgetary constraints throughout the legal services market. While still needing to streamline workflows and optimize operational workloads, law firms throughout the country are under pressure to do more with less.

 

This is where the power of a workflow automation software solution comes in. Streamlining operations through automation eliminates the possibility of errors and improves the effectiveness of an organization’s workflow, producing an overall cost savings. By using software, what used to take three people to do in four days can be accomplished in under an hour -- with greater accuracy. Also, information becomes both easier and faster to retrieve and put in a document management system.

 

Konica Minolta’s newly released Dispatcher Phoenix Legal software application is a prime example of an electronic document workflow processing solution that improves the efficiency of law firms’ operations while decreasing costs and tightening security. With Dispatcher Phoenix Legal, scanned image files are automatically collected from an MFP (and other sources) for quick conversion to Microsoft Office documents and PDF, including PDF Searchable and PDF/A. Sensitive information can be intelligently redacted and/or highlighted. Dispatcher Phoenix Legal also includes a full-featured Advanced Bates Stamping process, which places an unlimited number of Bates stamps anywhere on the page with text annotations. To address security requirements that eliminate all methods of scanning from MFPs except for email, Dispatcher Phoenix Legal offers a unique “email listener” and Email Parser process that automatically captures emails sent from an MFP into the workflow, with their attachments extracted for further processing.

 

To learn more about how Dispatcher Phoenix can automate your document workflows, please visit Konica Minolta’s Solutions Engineering Center (SEC) website at www.sec.kmbs.us or contact your local Konica Minolta sales representative.

By Guest Blogger: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U. S.A., Inc.

Konica Minolta is a leader in providing state of the art document solutions and IT Services.

Legal Data Management & Record Management

Keeping legal records organized and at the tip of your fingers can be an arduous task. Research has shown that content can increase by up to 100% each year, making legal data management more important than ever. For decades, Konica Minolta has been working to help law firms, corporations and government agencies achieve efficiencies. Our technologies are designed to streamline legal data and record management in a secure way that helps to achieve immediate goals.

Konica Minolta bizhub office MFPs and bizhub PRO production MFPs are designed to deliver high-speed, high-quality output at speeds ranging from 20 to 250 ppm in color and B&W to keep your legal documents moving. In addition, a built-in print controller improves print/copy productivity and reduces expenses.

The power of the Emperon print system provides PCL and PostScript interpretation and our TIFF "blowback" function can print files more quickly and at higher quality that more closely resembles original documents without opening additional software programs.

Konica Minolta makes it easy to handle content in any form including hard-copy and electronic document images. Universal real-time TWAIN drivers scan directly to multiple locations and interface with legal scanning solutions including: IPRO COPY+ and LAW 5.0 PreDiscovery.

Integrating your bizhub with 3rd party software is seamless with bizhub OP (Open Platform) and bEST (bizhub Extended Solutions Technology) which allows hardware and software to work together to maximize your system capabilities. In addition, Konica Minolta offers full support for eCopy document imaging solutions helping your law firm with legal data management.

You can count on Konica Minolta to help you create professional documents in less time. Several bizhub devices allow tab printing direct from their standard print drivers which can save you time and money when producing legal binders with tab pages, folded inserts and post-inserted cover sheets.

Confidentiality is critical for legal record management and Konica Minolta offers the most advanced solutions for legal professionals. All bizhub devices are ISO 15408 certified at EAL 3 which is the highest level of certification for commercially available products. Security options are vast and include: keyword password, standard PIV/CAC identification card, HID Card, Biometric Authentication, HDD overwrite, Copy Guard Kit and Unity Desktop Professional software that offers a full range of legal printing capabilities including watermarks, stamping, overlays and more.

Manage your costs using a built-in "Vendor Port" on bizhub devices. Information is communicated directly to standard legal cost recovery and client billing systems including both Equitrac and Copitrak terminals and usage can be tracked at the page level.

To learn more about legal and record data management with Konica Minolta, click on the links above.

By Guest Blogger: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U. S.A., Inc.

LLM, Inc. Cost Savings Calculators

Figure out how much you could be saving with Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.'s Cost Savings Calculators!

How much could concept search and clustering save you? How much is training costing you? How much is downtime costing you?

Find out with our calculators!

By Guest Blogger: Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

LLM, Inc. Free White Paper on Concept Search Best Practices

Liquid Litigation Management (LLM), Inc. partners with Content Analyst to provide ground breaking concept search tools that help cut your review time and costs by up to 50%! Read our free White Paper on the inner workings of concept search and best practices of use.

Review is not always a linear process. A key document discovered during review may lead a user to look for documents with similar concepts. With LLM's tools, reviewers are rapidly connected to related documents through the “More Like This” feature and concept search capabilities by phrase or passage. Experience fast issue resolution and a proactive, intelligent platform that makes your job easier.

By Guest Blogger: Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

LLM Presents: Keys For Successful Inside-Outside Partnerships

In an age when the Internet and technology reign supreme and data is increasing exponentially, the future of litigation is changing. Corporations don’t have time or money to waste on stagnant legal plans and murky details; everyone is now operating in real time and decisions need to be reached faster. With these rapid changes, inside and outside counsel can no longer afford to simply work together; it is imperative that they work well together. Corporate counsel must forge strong working relationships with both outside counsel and services providers – relationships that are both dynamic and fluid as well as powered by effective communication. In this article we will outline a three-point process and two accompanying cycles that – if followed proactively – corporations will find helps their litigation efforts gain efficiency and effectiveness.

 

Published in the April issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

By Guest Blogger: Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

LLM, Inc.'s Best Practices: RFP Considerations for GC Stakeholders

Responding to an RFP can cost a service provider between $3,000 and $5,000 for writing and production. It can cost the issuer far more when you factor in the time to generate, distribute and review all of the proposals. However, RFPs are a beneficial tool for your business if properly utilized and implemented. The process allows you to gain insight into the available options and evaluate the criteria that are most important. So how do you make sure that issuing an RFP is worth your while? In this article, I will outline five areas of best practice to help ensure that you get the right product or service for your company or matter.

By Guest Blogger: Liquid Litigation Management, Inc.

ActionStep - The workflow-managed practice. Creating a world of possibilities.

Though a recent entrant to the U.S. market, ActionStep has been architecting true workflow-based business management systems since 2005.  ActionStep has won several rewards, and received a glowing review in the December 2011 blogpost of PracticeHacker.

It was one of the world's earliest web-based (SaaS) offerings in the market.  Now in the U.S. and Canada, ActionStep has been building its roster of qualified, first-rate certified consultants and resellers, and adding to its growign list of customers from Small, Medium and even Large legal practices.

ActionStep's practice management system for law firms boasts a rich suite of integrated features that include:

 

• Pre-configured workflows such as estate planning, personal injury and bankruptcy
• Powerful yet easy-to-use tools to build and customize workflows
• Matter files
• One of the best document assembly offerings in the market
• Easy and fast migration of existing contact and matter files
• Trust accounting - accrual and cash-based
• Time billing
• Financial accounting and budgeting
• Integration with other accounting systems like Quickbooks and Zero
• Calendar management
• Synchronization with Google Calendar and Outlook
• Email
• HotDocs integration
• Editing in Google Docs

Ted Jordan, ActionStep's CEO, will be at the the company's booth at Legal Tech West.  Drop by to chat, or ask for a demo or free trial.

 

By Guest Blogger: ActionStep

Nuix investigations on Big Data

Jim Kent, Managing Director of Nuix Europe explains how Nuix handles investigations on Big Data. Learn how Nuix provides a comprehensive window into your entire data set.

By Guest Blogger: Nuix

Guide to Corporate Investigations and Information Security

Growing volumes of data stored in an increasing number of digital storage devices and formats have made the traditional methods of electronic investigation unsustainable. Corporate and government investigators can’t keep pace with the number and size of issues they are asked to investigate, even after making large investments in personnel. For each individual under scrutiny, investigators must often handle large numbers of devices, including multiple computers, mobile devices and a variety of digital storage media. Data stored in corporate systems is even more challenging because it is often kept in a variety of difficult-to-access formats and storage systems. In light of these challenges, the traditional methods of analyzing each data repository individually using traditional forensic tools is immensely time consuming and often ineffective for today’s Big Data investigations. Further, it relies on human memory and brain power to extract intelligence and find links between multiple data sources. Nuix’s advanced electronic investigation technology is engineered to find key information within Big Data. It is designed to index, triage, identify, analyze and bring to the surface critical evidence, bridging entire data sets regardless of the geographical location, repository, file type or size. In addition, Nuix can automatically identify key intelligence items such as names, email addresses, phone and credit card numbers. For investigators, Nuix’s advanced approach saves considerable time and effort, a major benefit in itself. Nuix tools can automatically organize, highlight and cross-reference intelligence across multiple data sources and investigations. This will often bring to light connections that human investigators miss. Traditional methods are not sustainable ...corporate and government investigators can’t keep pace with the number and size of issues they are asked to investigate. INVESTIGATE VAST DATA SETS RAPIDLY TO CORRELATE AND EXTRACT INTELLIGENCE Nuix Guide to Corporate Investigation and Information Security Designed for big data Nuix software is designed to handle the largest and most complex electronic investigations. It can thoroughly index more than 2.5 terabytes of data per day on a single high-end server. Investigate multiple sources at once As well as physical devices such as hard drives, smartphones and memory cards, Nuix can extract data from cloud services such as Hotmail and Gmail accounts, and corporate repositories such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange email systems. Extract and correlate intelligence Nuix investigation tools automatically highlight and extract intelligence items such as names, phone numbers, email addresses and credit card numbers. Nuix automatically correlates these data points to show how people or numbers are connected across multiple data sources and even multiple investigations. Quickly understand the case with forensic triage Email and user-created documents often provide a rapid understanding of a potential case and avenues for further investigation. Nuix’s Evidence Pre-Filter can quickly examine tens or hundreds of terabytes within days, enabling investigators to triage and find the most critical information first, even among masses of data. Used by leading global investigators Nuix electronic investigation solutions are used by the world’s leading advisory firms, litigation support providers, law firms, enterprises, government departments, law enforcement agencies, and all of the world’s major corporate regulatory bodies. Powerful and interactive visual analytics Nuix’s interactive data visualization and workflow framework enables investigators to visually interrogate case information using a variety of dynamically generated graphics such as time based frequency, culling, pivot charts, search hits, and location reports based on geospatial information stored in metadata. Precise skin tone analysis to find inappropriate images Nuix extracts all images from the data set, even those that are embedded many levels deep or have been modified to hide their identity. Investigators can then use Nuix’s skin tone algorithm to flag potentially inappropriate pictures. Rapidly and defensibly collects data from anywhere Nuix’s easy-to-use and forensically sound collection tools enable rapid collection of data, wherever it resides. They can automatically collect information from laptops, desktops, enterprise file shares and common computer forensic file formats. They can also collect data in the field and even extract evidence from online or cloud services such as webmail and hosted Microsoft SharePoint.

By Guest Blogger: Nuix

Guide to Law Enforcement Inveestigation and Information Security

Growing volumes of data stored in an increasing number of digital storage devices and formats have made the traditional methods of electronic investigation unsustainable. Law enforcement investigators can’t keep pace with the number and size of issues they are asked to investigate, even after making large investments in personnel. For each individual under scrutiny, investigators must often handle large numbers of devices, including multiple computers, mobile devices and a variety of digital storage media. Data stored in corporate systems is even more challenging because it is often kept in a variety of difficult-to-access formats and storage systems. In light of these challenges, the traditional methods of analyzing each data repository individually using traditional forensic tools is immensely time consuming and often ineffective for today’s Big Data investigations. Further, it relies on human memory and brain power to extract intelligence and find links between multiple data sources. Traditional methods are not sustainable ...law enforcement investigators can’t keep pace with the number and size of issues they are asked to investigate. INVESTIGATE VAST DATA SETS RAPIDLY TO CORRELATE AND EXTRACT INTELLIGENCE Nuix’s advanced electronic investigation technology is engineered to find key information within Big Data. It is designed to index, triage, identify, analyze and bring to the surface critical evidence, bridging entire data sets regardless of the geographical location, repository, file type or size. In addition, Nuix can automatically identify key intelligence items such as names, email addresses, phone and credit card numbers. For investigators, Nuix’s advanced approach saves considerable time and effort, a major benefit in itself. Nuix tools can automatically organize, highlight and cross-reference intelligence across multiple data sources and investigations. This will often bring to light connections that human investigators miss. Nuix Guide to Law Enforcement Investigation and Information Security Designed for big data Nuix software is designed to handle the largest and most complex electronic investigations. It can thoroughly index more than 2.5 terabytes of data per day on a single high-end server. Investigate multiple sources at once As well as physical devices such as hard drives, smartphones and memory cards, Nuix can extract data from cloud services such as Hotmail and Gmail accounts, and corporate repositories such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange email systems. Extract and correlate intelligence Nuix investigation tools automatically highlight and extract intelligence items such as names, phone numbers, email addresses and credit card numbers. Nuix automatically correlates these data points to show how people or numbers are connected across multiple data sources and even multiple investigations. Quickly understand the case with forensic triage Email and user-created documents often provide a rapid understanding of a potential case and avenues for further investigation. Nuix’s Evidence Pre-Filter can quickly examine tens or hundreds of terabytes within days, enabling investigators to triage and find the most critical information first, even among masses of data. Used by leading global investigators Nuix electronic investigation solutions are used by the world’s leading law enforcement agencies, and all of the world’s major corporate regulatory bodies, as well as advisory firms, litigation support providers, law firms, enterprises and government departments. Powerful and interactive visual analytics Nuix’s interactive data visualization and workflow framework enables investigators to visually interrogate case information using a variety of dynamically generated graphics such as time based frequency, culling, pivot charts, search hits, and location reports based on geospatial information stored in metadata. Extract embedded images and use precise skin tone analysis Nuix extracts all images from the data set, even those that are embedded many levels deep or have been modified to hide their identity. Investigators can then use Nuix’s skin tone algorithm to flag potentially inappropriate pictures. Rapidly and defensibly collects data from anywhere Nuix’s easy-to-use and forensically sound collection tools enable rapid collection of data, wherever it resides. They can automatically collect information from laptops, desktops, enterprise file shares and common computer forensic file formats. They can also collect data in the field and even extract evidence from online or cloud services such as webmail and hosted Microsoft SharePoint.

By Guest Blogger: Nuix

Traditional methods for electronic investigation are unsustainable.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Growing volumes of data and an increasing number of digital storage devices have made the traditional methods for electronic investigation unsustainable. For example, when dealing with an individual’s home, investigators and law enforcement officers must deal with large numbers of devices, including multiple computers, mobile devices and a variety of digital storage media. Investigations that involve data stored in corporate systems are even more challenging, with a larger number of devices and high volumes of data stored in a variety of difficult-to-access formats. In light of these challenges, the traditional methods of analyzing each data repository individually using forensic tools is immensely time consuming. Further, it relies on human memory and brain power to extract intelligence and find links between disparate data sources. Nuix’s approach involves collecting all available data in a single storage location, then analyzing it all using Nuix’s advanced electronic investigation tools. Investigating across all data sources simultaneously, rather than one at a time, is a much more efficient and sophisticated method to extract points to prove or intelligence across large volumes of data. Nuix tools were designed to thoroughly and efficiently analyze vast data sets. In addition, they can automatically highlight intelligence items such as names, email addresses and phone and credit card numbers. In the small number of areas Nuix software is unable to investigate, it can compile a list of data sources that investigators need to examine in even greater depth using complementary forensic tools. For investigators, this approach saves considerable time and effort, which is a benefit in itself for many overworked and cash-strapped law enforcement agencies. Nuix tools can automatically highlight and cross-reference intelligence across multiple data sources and investigations. This can bring to light connections that human investigators, however brilliant, can easily miss. The number of devices containing data involved in a typical investigation doubles each year, and the volume of data grows even faster.

By Guest Blogger: Nuix

aff, Defensible deletion can save up to $20 million in storage costs according to IT analyst ESG

Katey Wood from IT Analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group has quantified the cost reductions organizations can achieve by deleting the data they store that is redundant, obsolete or trivial. These savings amount to $1 million for small organisations, $4.75 million for medium-sized organisations and nearly $20 million for very large enterprises, over five years.

By Guest Blogger: Nuix

Proof Finder 2 powered by Nuix

Proof Finder 2 is a limited edition investigation and eDiscovery software tool that enables investigators and lawyers to thoroughly interrogate small cases at virtually no cost. All proceeds from the sale of Proof Finder 2 will be donated to Room To Read, which helps to educate children in developing countries

By Guest Blogger: Nuix

Nuix Brings Back Proof Finder to Reach $100,000 Goal for Global Non-Profit Room to Read

Proof Finder 2 is an advanced eDiscovery software tool for lawyers and investigators, priced at $100 per year, with 100% of proceeds going to Room to Read.

Nuix, a worldwide provider of eDiscovery and information management technologies, today released Proof Finder version 2 to continue its philanthropic goal to raise $100,000 for Room to Read. The first release successfully raised $35,000 for Room to Read, and will be utilized to build a new school in Nepal.

 

The release has two major product enhancements:

 

• The case size limit has been increased allowing users to undertake any number of small cases up to 15GB per case
• Inclusion of Nuix Visual Analytics, a sophisticated reporting tool which allows investigators to conduct interactive and intuitive visual analysis of case data, enabling discovery of trends, time gaps and anomalies in seconds. Nuix Visual Analytics is also available for Proof Finder 1 customers

Proof Finder 2 is an annual license that brings the same processing, search and analysis capabilities as other Nuix eDiscovery and electronic investigation solutions to small cases. Proof Finder 2 makes finding evidence in email and other unstructured data simple and fast, helping to solve electronic investigation and eDiscovery challenges that normally require expensive technology.

 

By Guest Blogger: Nuix

A Law Department Solution For In-House Counsel, By In-House Counsel.

The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Editor interviews Patrick Deleau, CEO and Founder, Legal Suite Group.

By Guest Blogger: Legal Suite USA, Inc

RDC Analytics to Present on Accelerated Review at Women in eDiscovery meeting

RDC Analytics Headlines Presentation on Accelerated Review and Predictive Coding for Women in eDiscovery

RDC Analytics, a content analytics consulting firm, today announced that its Director of Analytics Market Development, Hope Swancy-Haslam, J.D., will be leading a CLE discussion for the Atlanta Chapter of Women in eDiscovery on May 9. The presentation, titled “Accelerated Document Review - Concept and Predictive Coding,” will examine current best practices for expediting document review in a timely and cost-conscious manner.

With the recent case law and media coverage, review is a key topic for corporations with large corpuses of ESI that need to be effectively reviewed for privilege and production. There are a number of technologies available that position themselves as formidable solutions for this expensive process, but there are also weaknesses as well. The presentation will take the time to talk about the pros and cons of the most common technologies and then recommend an approach for minimizing risk that focuses on defensibility and transparency.

The discussion will include:

• An overview of predictive coding
• The pros and cons of typical predictive coding tools
• The key blind spots of predictive coding
• Alternatives to artificial intelligence-based predictive coding
• Best practices for leveraging predictive coding

 What:   Accelerated Document Review - Concept and Predictive Coding

 

 When: Wednesday, May 9

            Noon – 1 p.m. ET

 Where: Alston & Bird

             One Atlantic Center

             1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 4200

             Atlanta, GA 30309-3424

Cost: Complimentary

Registration: No registration is required.

About Hope Swancy-Haslam

Hope Swancy-Haslam, J.D., director of analytics market development at RDC Analytics, has more than a decade of experience in eDiscovery technology and legal education. She regularly hosts CLE presentations tackling subjects that range from eDiscovery basics to complex and in-depth examinations of the latest legal developments. At RDC Analytics, Hope is responsible for educational outreach related to eDiscovery and content analytics.

A published author and the former publisher of ALM’s Texas Lawyer, she has supervised the development of many highly respected practice guides and treatises for attorneys. While at ALM’s Texas Lawyer, Swancy-Haslam helped create Executive Lawyer (now In-house Counsel), a monthly supplement to the publication focused on general counsel. Her previous experience includes serving as director of electronic discovery services for a Dallas-based consulting firm, as a regional director at Merrill Corporation and as the vice president of business development for Engenium Corporation.

Hope received her B.A. in Communications from Baylor University in 1987 and graduated from Mississippi College School of Law in 1991.

About RDC Analytics

RDC Analytics is a content analytics consulting firm that specializes in lowering the cost and risk associated with investigating large volumes of data for legal, regulatory and business purposes. Its team of forensic linguists, mathematicians, librarians, and attorneys has deep domain expertise in eDiscovery and investigations, as well as broad experience applying language-based methodologies and tools to quickly analyze document collections and methodically narrow results with optimum transparency and defensibility. For more information on RDC Analytics, visit www.rdcanalytics.com, email inquiries@rdcanalytics.com or call toll free 855-599-RDCA (7322).

RDC Analytics is a division of RenewData, a venture-backed eDiscovery service provider that has been in business since 2001.  

 

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By Guest Blogger: RDC Analytics

RenewData Introduces Non-Native Encrypted Tape Extraction

RenewData^® Introduces Non-Native Encrypted Tape Extraction

 New service expedites process, reduces costs and insures maximum defensibility for eDiscovery data

RenewData, a kCura® ‘Best in Service’ Relativity Premium Hosting Partner and leading provider of review acceleration and media restoration solutions, today announced that it now offers the non-native extraction and restoration of encrypted tapes. With the addition of this capability, clients can quickly react to legal matters or regulatory investigations in a timely and very cost-effective manner.

This new offering bolsters RenewData’s comprehensive solution for the extraction and restoration of data from virtually all varieties of media, software, email, and data types. With the company’s proprietary “non-native environment” technology, files are extracted directly from media without the need to re-create the native environment. Files that span across more than one tape can be extracted or restored without multiple reads or having to process each tape in the original sequence. This is made possible by the company’s patent-pending “single-pass” processing technology. Both of these capabilities streamline the number of steps and the amount of time required for processing media while also reducing costs.  

“Extracting information from encrypted tapes is further testament to our core mission: Organizing, storing and expediting the analysis of unstructured data for its efficient use by law firms, businesses and government agencies,” said Rich Cohen, president of RenewData. “All of our solutions – from our newly launched Relativity-based review accelerator DART to our industry-leading tape extraction and data processing – are focused on lowering the risk and expenses associated with electronic discovery.”

RenewData’s tape service benefits include:

• Ability to process a high volume of email in all known formats.
• Dynamic file listing reports that provide specific details about individual files on delivered media.
• Extraction technology that streamlines the process and reduces expenses.
• Proprietary filtering tools that maximize the relevancy of the resulting data.
• Capacity to process more than 10 terabytes of data per day.
• Data secured in an ISO/27001 certified, state-of-the-art data center that maximizes security and offers tremendous scalability.  

With over a decade of experience spent analyzing more than 140 petabytes of information, RenewData has processed billions of documents for some of the world’s largest and most demanding legal organizations. To learn more about RenewData’s tape services, visit http://renewdata.com/solutions-services/tape-services.

About RenewData

RenewData expedites the analysis and organization of unstructured data for the most demanding law firms, corporations and government agencies, allowing for quicker and more informed legal and business decisions. The company helps organizations manage eDiscovery review and analysis through its kCura Relativity platform consultation and project management expertise and its fully integrated, proprietary language identification technology DART (Defensible Auditable Review Tagger). Combined, the services help attorneys efficiently analyze data for quicker review and more accurate audit decisions.  RenewData also provides complementary eDiscovery services such as tape extraction, processing and collection to deliver defensible, accessible and manageable data in a cost-effective and timely manner. For more information, visit www.renewdata.com or call 888.811.3789.

 

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By Guest Blogger: RenewData

RenewData Recognized as Relativity Best in Service Partner

RenewData^® Recognized as Relativity Best in Service Partner

 

Certification Emphasizes RenewData’s Advanced Client Support and Technical Expertise with Relativity

 

RenewData, a Relativity Premium Hosting Partner and leading provider of review acceleration and media restoration solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as a Relativity Best in Service partner. The program recognizes companies that consistently provide high-quality client experiences and demonstrate advanced technical aptitude with Relativity.

This announcement underscores RenewData’s recent press release outlining the company’s new strategic focus on Relativity. In addition to the Best in Service certification, RenewData has achieved all other available certifications for Relativity, including Relativity Certified Administrator, Certified Reseller and Certified Sales Professional.

Relativity Best in Service status is the highest recognition that kCura awards to their Relativity Premium Hosting Partners. The evaluation includes a rigorous qualification process and encompasses a series of performance audits of the partner's technical expertise and environment, volume of data and cases under management, and client references. RenewData is uniquely equipped to deliver high-performance hosting of Relativity in a secure ISO/27001 certified facility.

“The Best in Service program recognizes partners like RenewData who demonstrate their commitment to delivering a great end user experience by providing the highest-quality support and services for Relativity,” said Andrew Sieja, president and CEO of kCura. “This distinction, along with their other Relativity certifications, makes it clear that RenewData has a comprehensive understanding of the software.”

“Over the last decade, RenewData has analyzed billions of documents – more than 140 petabytes – for some of the world’s largest and most demanding organizations. Our goal is to expedite the analysis of data so that our clients can make quicker and more informed legal and business decisions. Relativity has proven that it can meet and exceed our performance expectations in terms of managing, tracking and reporting on substantial amounts of data. This award serves to underscore both our commitment to our clients and their success, as well as to Relativity,” said RenewData’s President Rich Cohen.

When clients come to RenewData for Relativity they recognize that they are going to the experts.  RenewData has recently released its DART ^TM (Defensible – Auditable – Review – Tagger) offering which is fully integrated with Relativity. The offering, exclusively available through RenewData, provides case teams with review acceleration, consistent tagging, reviewer decision auditing capabilities, and more insight into document review than has ever been available. All of these functions enable review teams to make quicker and more informed legal decisions.  In addition to DART, RenewData offers their clients the option to employ a predictive coding solution using Relativity’s Review Assist workflows. Clients can also take advantage of RenewData’s industry-leading tape or eDocs services for a “one-stop shop” experience.

For more information on RenewData and Relativity, visit http://renewdata.com/expertise/relativity.php.

About RenewData

RenewData expedites the analysis and organization of unstructured data for the most demanding law firms, corporations and government agencies, allowing for quicker and more informed legal and business decisions. The company helps organizations manage eDiscovery review and analysis through its kCura Relativity platform consultation and project management expertise and its fully integrated, proprietary language identification technology DART (Defensible Auditable Review Tagger). Combined, the services help attorneys efficiently analyze data for quicker review and more accurate audit decisions.  RDC also provides complementary eDiscovery services such as tape extraction, processing and collection to deliver defensible, accessible and manageable data in a cost-effective and timely manner. For more information, visit www.renewdata.com or call 888.811.3789.

 

 

By Guest Blogger: RenewData

Reed Smith LLP Selects Equivio Zoom

Reed Smith LLP Selects Equivio Zoom for Predictive Coding and Analytics

Leading international law firm adopts Zoom to bring “best-of-breed” e-discovery analytics software in-house

 

Kensington, MD – Equivio, a provider of analytical solutions for e‑discovery, today announced that Reed Smith LLP, one of the world's foremost commercial law firms, has licensed the Equivio Zoom platform for e-discovery analytics and predictive coding. Zoom will be deployed at Reed Smith in a fully integrated manner with kCura's review platform, Relativity.

 

"Our goal is to offer our clients an end-to-end e-discovery solution combining the best available technologies for analytics and review," said David Cohen, Leader of the Records & E-Discovery (RED) Team at Reed Smith. "The Equivio Zoom analytics platform, is a key component of this approach.  Zoom allows us to significantly reduce the number of documents that require human review, thereby enhancing the efficiency of our process. By integrating Zoom into our e-discovery workflows, and focusing our attorneys on the relevant non-duplicative material, we are able to substantially reduce review costs for our clients."

 

Equivio Zoom is an integrated web platform for e-discovery analytics and predictive coding. Combining Equivio's best-of-breed near-duplicates, email threads and relevance components, together with data import, early case assessment and powerful search capabilities, Zoom provides law firms and corporations with the tools they need for easier, faster and smarter e-discovery.

 

"In a market characterized by spiraling litigation costs, business-driven firms such as Reed Smith are bringing e-discovery in-house in order to create a competitive advantage," said Amir Milo, CEO of Equivio. "Designed for easy implementation within the law firm's IT environment, Zoom allows Reed Smith to build advanced analytics into its standard e-discovery workflows. This provides attorneys with fast access to relevant documents, resulting in a smarter and more focused e‑discovery process."

 

About Reed Smith

Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with nearly 1,700 lawyers in 23 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, and education. For more information, visit www.reedsmith.com.

 

 

About Equivio

 

Equivio develops text analysis software for e-discovery. Users include the DoJ, the FTC, KPMG, Deloitte, plus hundreds of law firms and corporations. Equivio offers Zoom, an integrated web platform for analytics and predictive coding.  Zoom organizes collections of documents in meaningful ways.  So you can zoom right in and find out what’s interesting, notable and unique. Request a demo at info@equivio.com or visit us at www.equivio.com.  Zoom in. Find out.  

 

 

By Guest Blogger: Equivio