Learn about the EDRM XML Schema at LegalTech

DATE: Tuesday 2/5/2008 or Wednesday 2/6/2008 (select one)
TIME: noon to 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Hilton Hotel, Concourse F Read the rest of this entry »

Learn about the EDRM XML Schema at LegalTech

DATE: Tuesday 2/5/2008 or Wednesday 2/6/2008 (select one)
TIME: noon to 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Hilton Hotel, Concourse F Read the rest of this entry »

On January 15, 2008, we broadcast the first EDRM XML webinar. Although we were not able to record it at the time, we have re-created and posted the content at edrm.net/200801webinar/player.html: Read the rest of this entry »

Link to press release: Company Will Also Present Keynote on Best Practices for Overcoming Human Errors in Records Management and eDiscovery

PASADENA, Calif., Jan 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID), whose customers include Bank of America, Wal-Mart, Amgen, Ford, and GE, as well as over half of the Fortune 50, today announced it will demonstrate the new version of its industry-leading EnCase eDiscovery product at LegalTech New York 2008, which takes place at the New York Hilton & Towers between February 5-7. It will also present a keynote focused on best practices for overcoming human error in records management and eDiscovery on February 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the West Ballroom.

Guidance Software will showcase EnCase eDiscovery’s new groundbreaking processing capabilities, such as EDRM-compliant XML load-file creation, global de-duplication and rolling production–features that allow organizations to process electronically stored information in-house and eliminate outsourced processing fees. The Company will also highlight new connectors for leading archiving and content management solutions and enhanced connectors for live messaging servers (Exchange and Domino) that drastically expand the market-leading search, collection, and preservation capabilities of EnCase eDiscovery. These game-changing capabilities will be available for attendees to evaluate in Booth 426 in the exhibit hall. Read the rest of this entry »

A revised EDRM XML Validation Tool package is now available for download registration required*:

• EDRM XML Validation Tool, Version 1.0.6, Jan 9 2008
  zip file containing XMLValidationTool.msi
  • 6,712 KB
  • Executable file
  • The install package has been updated to include the latest XML schema
  • The program expects the schema (xsd) to exist in the C:\Program Files\EDRM\XMLValidationTool folder for validation
  • Developed by the EDRM XML 2 Validation Tool Working Group

The revised package includes the latest EDRM XML schema.

If you downloaded the Jan. 8 package, please replace it with the Jan. 9 package.

Comments about the EDRM XML materials can be posted on the EDRM Bulletin Board (registration required) or sent to mail@edrm.net

Thank you.

* Why do we require registration? More information here.

The EDRM XML Validation Tool is now available for download - registration required:

• EDRM XML Validation Tool, Version 1.0.6, Jan 8 2008
  zip file containing XMLValidationTool.msi
  • 6,712 KB
  • Executable file
  • Developed by the EDRM XML 2 Validation Tool Working Group

Why do we require registration?  More information here.We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please send feedback to us at mail@edrm.net

Thank you.

An updated set of EDRM XML materials is available for download at http://edrm.net/xml_distrib/

The materials are in a downloadable .zip file containing:

• Updated EDRM-XMLSchema.xsd
• EDRM-MetadataTags.xls
• Compliance data set folder containing edocs, email and TIFF
• 20071218tree.xls listing contents of compliance data set folder
• readme.txt

Please note that with the current schema and data set, 8 hash codes do not match.  We are working on correcting that.

These materials should replace any previously downloaded materials.

Under development:

• Validation tool
• Refinements to and potentially additional test data sets
• Documentation

We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please send feedback to us at mail@edrm.net

Thank you,

Link to white paper by David Baskin, vice president of product management, Recommind, December 7, 2007:

Table of Contents

1. Reducing the Cost, Time, and Effort of E-Discovery, While Increasing Data Quality and Security
2. What the Schema Includes
3. Compliance with the EDRM XML Standard
4. Validating Compliance with the Standard
5. Next Steps for the EDRM XML Project

Link to electronic discovery webinar: Join us on Friday, December 7th at noon CST for a educational Webinar on EDRM’s new XML standard for e-discovery. The Web seminar will be hosted by EDRM founder George Socha and will feature a presentation from a member of the EDRM’s XML Project team, David Baskin of Recommind. To register for the Web seminar, please visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/655968366.

Press release: Industry Leaders to Discuss How New Standard Will Improve Interoperability and Data Transfer throughout Discovery Process

St. Paul, MN (December 3, 2007) – The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (“EDRM”), an industry group created to develop and establish practical guidelines and standards for electronic discovery, today launches its Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard, now available for download at the EDRM Website (www.edrm.net). The standard allows for the easy transfer of electronically stored information (ESI) to and from applications involved in different phases of the discovery process.

E-discovery vendors, consultants, law firms, in-house counsel or corporate IT departments that are interested in learning more about the XML standard are invited to an educational Web seminar presented by EDRM at noon CST on Friday, December 7th. The Web seminar will be hosted by EDRM founder George Socha and will feature a presentation from a member of the EDRM’s XML Project team, David Baskin of Recommind. To register for the Web seminar, please visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/655968366. Read the rest of this entry »