ediscovery & Forensics

Deleted documents still discoverable through technology

One of the most onerous parts of litigation for a party is undertaking discovery or disclosure of documents relevant to the dispute. This involves collating, reviewing and determining the relevance of those documents and is a time- and resource-consuming process; one that becomes that much harder when dealing with documents that may have been archived, deleted or destroyed.

Sonasoft upgrades email archiving and ediscovery software solution

Sonasoft has announced the release of SonaVault 5.0, a major upgrade to its email archiving and eDiscovery software. SonaVault 5.0 now features a performance boost that archives email and produces complex eDiscovery searches eight times faster than previous versions. 

The Lifecycle of Grey Data

Organsations habitually over-retain information, especially unstructured electronic information, for many reasons. However, many organisations simply have not addressed what to do with this data so fall back on relying on individual employees to decide what should be kept and for how long and what should be disposed of.

Ayfie intelligence promises lightning fast text analytics

Ayfie has unveiled a new text understanding engine that the company claims can quarry volumes of structured and unstructured content at lightning speed, with near-human accuracy, saving time and money.  

Kroll Ontrack launches Communication Insight

Kroll Ontrack has released Communication Insight, a new application within ediscovery suite Relativity that combines an intuitive view of email conversations with powerful visual cues to help users more efficiently review communication data to draw immediate insight. This release focuses on email data, with forthcoming releases allowing users to review Bloomberg chat, transcribed audio, video and social media data.

BlackBar assists Excel discovery and review

Xact Data Discovery (XDD), a provider of eDiscovery, data management and managed review services for law firms and corporations, has launched BlackBar, a new Excel native redaction tool designed to improve the workflow of discovery review involving Microsoft Excel files. BlackBar allows legal review teams to redact and produce Excel files in their native format, minimizing time, cost and errors.

Magnet Forensics unveils Axiom platform

Magnet Forensics, a developer of digital forensic software, has launched Magnet AXIOM, a complete digital forensics platform that builds on the its previous IEF solution by adding acquisition capabilities, new in-depth analysis tools, and enhanced reporting.

New eBook outlines legal, compliance challenges

AccessData Group the provider of integrated digital forensics and e-Discovery software, has published a free guide to help corporate information technology executives with strategic technology planning that addresses the needs of legal, compliance, human resources and investigative teams across the organisation.

Forensic boost for Belkasoft Evidence Center

Belkasoft has announced a major update to Evidence Center, the company’s flagship digital forensic solution. The new release brings a revamped user interface, improved search and enhanced analytics.

Nuix partnership adds speech transcription and voice analytics

Australian technology company Nuix and voice analytics provider Voci Technologies have announced a partnership in which Nuix will license and distribute Voci’s V-Discovery speech analytics platform. The two companies will integrate Voci’s V-Discovery engine with the Nuix Engine and Nuix’s products for ediscovery, investigation, information governance, cybersecurity, and intelligence.

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