Link to news article by Dave Raffo posted on SearchStorage.com, November 17, 2007:

Index Engines Inc. is rolling out a data extraction feature that customers and analysts said makes it easier to find files on tape and comply with the year-old Federal Rules for Civil Procedures (FRCP).

One of the changes to the FRCP that went into effect last Dec. 1 mandates that corporations are able to produce relevant electronic documents in the case of litigation and should have that capability in place before receiving a request for specific information. That sent corporations scrambling to put such capabilities in place, especially for email records stored on tape, which is more difficult to search and retrieve information from than disk….

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Article by Jerry F. Barbanel and Daryk Rowland posted on The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 2007:

U.S. multinationals that are making efforts to comply with data protection and e-discovery laws, rules and regulations in both the U.S. as well as other international jurisdictions face a multitude of challenges. If they are not in compliance, multinationals also bear the additional risk of significant sanctions, including monetary penalties. By identifying the appropriate experts within an organization and through proper planning, multinational organizations can ensure that they are in compliance….

Press release:  Partnership provides law firm and corporate legal professionals in Canada expedited electronic discovery processing for litigation and regulatory response

ORLANDO, Florida (November 13, 2007)—Orlando-based Wave Software, an innovator in the de-duplication, re-generation and export of native e-mail files, and Platinum Legal Group, a Canadian litigation support company, announced today they have formed a strategic partnership to provide faster, more cost-effective processing for electronic discovery and regulatory response.  Platinum Legal Group will use internally and also resell Wave Software’s flagship e-discovery software, Trident Pro, to assist law firms and corporate law departments in expediting the discovery process. Read the rest of this entry »

Article by Brian Larsen posted on Law.com, November 8, 2007:

As most e-discovery vendors will happily tell you, 99 percent of all new business information is being created and stored electronically, and an estimated 60 billion e-mail messages are sent daily in the U.S. Sifting through all this data in a meaningful manner requires strategic thinking. On one hand, parties have an obligation — and courts have created incentives — to be fully forthcoming on electronic discovery requests. On the other hand, processing and reviewing data collected from hundreds of desktops and servers can become very expensive….

Press release:  Leading E-Discovery Consulting Firm to Adopt Innovative New Legal Hold and E-Discovery Solution

Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 2007 – DiscoveryBox announced today that its integrated legal hold and e-discovery software product has been selected by Strategic Discovery, Inc. (Strategic Discovery) to be implemented on a beta test basis.  Strategic Discovery, a consulting firm that provides litigation and records management services to global Fortune 500 companies, is interested in the ability of DiscoveryBox to assist its clients in streamlining their e-discovery processes and in reducing e-discovery costs. Read the rest of this entry »

Article by Bobby Malhotra, Esq., Senior Project Manager, Professional Services Group, Encore Legal Solutions, posted on Encore Legal Solutions:

INTRODUCTION

In the days preceding electronic discovery, a large corporation may have had to produce several thousand documents during the course of a typical litigation.  Today, that same organization may have to produce several million documents because relevant data may exist in many forms, locations, and on various media and devices.  This may include data from email messages, databases, home computers, PDA’s, corporate voice recordings, and instant messages. As the volume of electronic discoverable information expands, the need to cull–or select out only the useful information from–data sets becomes a critical component to a successful electronic document review project.  However, an accurate and defensible culling process is not simple. The best practice is to leave data culling to the experts who can collect and filter data in a forensically sound manner utilizing tools that have been vetted and tested in the litigation industry in order to significantly decrease the possibility of altering or omitting relevant electronic data.

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Article by Mary Jander posted on Byte and Switch, October 3, 2007:  RenewData is the latest to offer services that help users move data off tape storage

Let’s be blunt: Tape doesn’t cut the mustard when it comes to e-discovery. While industry experts consider tape a viable alternative for enterprise backup, when it’s time to retrieve stored data during litigation proceedings, tape’s a no-go.

“You’re basically asking for disaster if you rely on backup tapes for long-term preservation of business records and documents for search and retrieval,” says Mark Diamond, CEO of IT consultancy Contoural. Very few companies, he says, have the facilities to recover specific items of data from 100 to 2,000 backup tapes — especially with expensive lawyers waiting in the wings.

In an effort to avoid the kind of needle-in-the-haystack nightmare the above scenario conjures, organizations are turning to service providers for help. And, in turn, they’re getting assistance in moving years’ worth of data stored on tape to disk — or deleting it altogether….

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Article by Jerry F. Barbanel and Thomas W. Avery posted on Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, October 2007:

Throughout every phase in the electronic discovery process, it is inevitable for counsel to encounter the proverbial fork in the road. Making the wrong decision can have many repercussions - from missing critical deadlines and higher than expected electronic discovery fees to influencing the outcome of a case. The processing phase of an engagement can be particularly harrowing for those not fully informed about the potential issues that may arise. By taking a proactive approach during this phase, counsel can eliminate much of the risk and complexity often associated with data processing….

Electronic discovery webinar: 2:00 - 2:45 pm Eastern. Index Engines. Read the rest of this entry »

Article posted on SearchStorage:

This research guide on data retrieval strategies covers it all — retrieving data from backups, archives, email, databases, as well as document/records management and discovery tools….