Backup and Archiving: A Perspective on the Future

Link to report by CXO Media, sponsored by Iron Mountain, posted at Iron Mountain Knowledge Center: Why many CIOs are treating backup and archiving strategies separately—and saving bundles of money

With all eyes on the future, smart CIOs are taking a long, hard look at their backup and archiving strategies—and asking a lot of tough questions.

What [...]

A Response to “Top E-Discovery Software Vendors” Blog Entry Posted by Aaref Hilaly

Rarely do I comment on the items I post on this blog, but in this case Tom Gelbmann and I felt a response was necessary.

We appreciate the attention paid to our survey results in Aaref Hilaly’s Dec. 14, 2007 blog entry, “Top E-Discovery Software Vendors” posted on e-discovery 2.0.

We disagree, however, with the conclusions.

We do [...]

Top E-Discovery Software Vendors

Link to blog entry posted by Aaref Hilaly on e-discovery 2.0, December 14, 2007:

There are two independent analyst reports identifying the top e-discovery software vendors.

The first, published in June 2007, is the Socha-Gelbmann Annual Electronic Discovery Survey. The authors, George Socha and Tom Gelbmann, probably know more about e-discovery than anyone else you are likely [...]

Legal Field To Be Most Affected By E-Discovery, Globalization In Next Five Years, Survey Shows

Link to press release:  MENLO PARK, CA — Technology changes everything. When asked recently what they felt would have the biggest impact on the practice of law over the next five years, one in four (25 percent) attorneys polled said electronic discovery (e-discovery). Globalization followed closely, cited by 23 percent of attorneys surveyed.

Business Leaders Face Severe Risk from Lack of Ownership Of ESI Policies

Link to press release, December 12, 2007:  A new independent study highlights gap between those who set electronically stored information (ESI) policies and those who bear responsibility; opening companies to risk of brand reputation damage and substantial financial loss

MINNEAPOLIS – CEOs and other business leaders are likely to bear business risk when their organizations lack [...]

CommVault Survey Highlights Disconnect Between Legal and Information Technology Departments Over FRCP Ammendments

Link to press release: One Year Later, IT Departments Still Struggling to Address FRCP Requirements

OCEANPORT, N.J. — December 11, 2007 — It’s been one year since the US government overhauled the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) on December 1, 2006 in an effort to streamline the electronic discovery of information. A new study [...]

One year later – forty-four percent of corporate counsel report companies being unprepared for onset of revised federal rules for e-discovery

Press release:  LexisNexis Corporate Counsel Survey highlights challenges, lingering misperceptions in complying with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) since implementation a year ago

New York, NY – November 29, 2007 – Forty-four percent of corporate counsel attorneys revealed their companies were not prepared when the revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) for e-discovery came [...]

Chief Legal Officers Putting High Priority on Records and Information Management Compliance Programs for 2008

Press release: 91% of Corporate Counsel View Records Management Compliance as Important, but 75% Still Lack Auditable Standards for E-Discovery Processes

WEST ORANGE, NJ–(Marketwire – November 1, 2007) – Since the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took effect last year, organizations have been looking to outside resources for more assistance in managing information capture [...]

Litigation Trends Survey Results

Blog entry by Robert D. Owen posted on Slaw.ca, November 4, 2007:

My firm, Fulbright & Jaworski, has released the findings from our Fourth Annual Litigation Trends Survey. It’s the largest survey of its kind, and this year over 300 general counsel or heads of litigation responded to our questions. I am a principal architect of [...]

New Survey On Email Management Reveals Employee Habits Increase Potential Litigation Exposure For Many Organizations

Press release: Findings also Suggest that Costly Storage Resources are Wasted Archiving Messages that are Deemed ‘Unimportant’

SAN FRANCISCO, October 9, 2007 – Recommind, a leading provider of enterprise search, automatic categorization and eDiscovery systems for law firms and enterprises, today released the findings of a recent study conducted with analyst firm Osterman Research, which [...]