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George J. Socha, Jr., Esq 651.690.1739 george@sochaconsulting.com |
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Back to 2005 Survey | Market Size and Growth | Top-Ranked Providers | Top-Ranked Software Programs | Search Provider Rankings | Disclosure | Sample | Purchase | Contact Us |
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| The overview results of the 2005 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey Report are available here in summary form. The full report - 235 pages long - is available for purchase. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Size and Growth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our survey covered the calendar year 2004. Based on our research, we estimate that 2004 domestic commercial electronic discovery revenues were in the range of $832 million - a 94 percent increase from 2003: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consumers expect the market to continue to grow at a slower but still substantial rate from 2005 to 2007, increasing at between 50 percent to 60 percent each year: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Top-Ranked Providers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We ranked providers based on a set of five criteria:
To arrive at our ranking, we gathered information for each of the criteria, rated the information, and weighted the results. Weighting of each of the five criteria is based on our judgment of relative importance of each factor, with the goal of providing a result that rewards the “well rounded” providers. We used a blend of criteria because we felt it would provide a more nuanced ranking than could be had using any single criterion, such as revenue. According to our survey results, the top five market leaders in 2004 were, in alphabetical order: |
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| The next five after that were, in alphabetical order: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking 11-20 were, in alphabetical order: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| It is important to note that our evaluation model relies heavily on information provided through interviews or questionnaires (spreadsheets). We recognize that there are other vendors with the qualifications to rank within the top 20, however the data on them was not available to us. Some providers, including prominent ones, did not respond, or failed to timely provide promised information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top-Ranked Software Programs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We asked consumers to identify the software programs they used to work with electronically stored information obtained through discovery. The top nine programs in 2004, in order of popularity: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Of all the products, Attenex and CaseMap received the most praise from users. But satisfaction levels for software products in aggregate were higher than last year, and in general, software usage and satisfaction levels were both at a high level. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disclosure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In the two years before the report, Socha Consulting has provided paid consulting services to (or has been reimbursed for travel expenses) by nine of the top 20 providers named in this report, and has provided paid consulting services to (or has received software at no charge) from six of the nine listed software providers. Additionally, Socha Consulting has provided consulting services to a number of services and software providers not ranked in this report, including potential electronic discovery providers, electronic discovery consumers, venture capital groups, private equity firms, and others. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sample | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To go to a PDF file containing the 2005 Survey report table of contents, table of tables and table of figures, as well a sample page from the report, click here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The discounted price for the 2005 Survey is $1,000. This is available as a PDF file. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To purchase a copy of the full survey or to find out more about the survey, please send an email message to 2005survey@sochaconsulting.com or call 651.690.1739 (George) or 651.483.0022 (Tom). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Survey is for internal usage only and not for redistribution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thank you, George and Tom |
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| George J. Socha Jr., Esq. Socha Consulting LLC 1374 Lincoln Avenue St. Paul MN 55105 Tel 651.690.1739 Cell 651.336.3940 Fax 651.846.5920 george@sochaconsulting.com http://www.sochaconsulting.com |
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