‘From The Blogosphere’ Archive
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- May 14th
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TREC on Hiatus for 2012, Recommind Already Out
With a new data set not yet ready and its 2011 results nearly two months late and counting, TREC Legal Track’s annual document review project for testing new systems has been canceled for 2012, reports Evan Koblentz. In related news, Recommind confirmed that it’s been asked to leave the project for prematurely blowing its own horn about the 2011 results. Part of the U.S. Text Retrieval Conference, TREC Legal Track is used by researchers from academic and corporate sectors to test the precision and recall of newly developed technologies. Read the full story on LTN online. Image by Tilman Piesk
posted at 9:00am on May 14th
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ZyLAB eDiscovery Company Appointed to KMWorld’s Hall of Distinction – DigitalJournal.com (press release)
ZyLAB eDiscovery Company Appointed to KMWorld's Hall of DistinctionDigitalJournal.com (press release)MCLEAN, VA, May 14, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — ZyLAB, a leading provider of eDiscovery and information management solutions, today announced that i…
posted at 4:41am on May 14th
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Forbes: Google and Facebook Will Be Obsolete in Five Years. Really?
When researching the impact of web tycoons like Google and Facebook, every once in a while you come across an article that’s so out of left field that it bears mentioning. Forbes contributor, Eric Jackson’s article “Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years,” is an excellent example of one [...]
posted at 12:03am on May 14th
- May 12th
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BeyondRecognition: Disruptive Technology Structures the Unstructurable Data
Beyondrecognition ANNOUNCES IMAGE-BASED DOCUMENT CLUSTERING TECHNOLOgy Technology groups documents based on an image, not textual, analysis, permitting rapid development of cluster-specific, location-based data extraction rulesGERMANT…
posted at 10:27am on May 12th
- May 11th
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The burdens of e-discovery – Point of Law
The burdens of e-discoveryPoint of LawBy Ted Frank on May 11, 2012 9:03 AM | No Comments Marc Herrmann notes that judges have unrealistic expectations regarding e-discovery. Of course, they're encouraged to have such unrealistic expectations by pla…
posted at 9:14am on May 11th
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Employer access to personal e-mail case demonstrates need for internal controls on IT searches
Employers who are regulated by privacy legislation need to reckon with privacy commissioner oversight in conducting searches of their work systems for evidence of misconduct. This is the clear lesson from the recent and much-discussed Calgary Police Service order of the Alberta OPIC that dealt with the service’s unauthorized access to an employee’s personal e-mail [...]

posted at 8:45am on May 11th
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LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters Release New Tools for Corporate Counsel
LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters recently announced new tools for corporate counsel that focus on simplifying access to relevant information.
posted at 4:23am on May 11th
- May 10th
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Conference topics indicate the important eDiscovery and eDisclosure themes
That part of my life which involves speaking has four elements – preparation, travel, delivery and reporting. The month of May always has a full diary of events, and this year has more than usual. Of the four elements, the only one which is optional …
posted at 10:08pm on May 10th
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Can Twitter Protect Your Data?
Twitter is fighting to shield a Wall Street Occupier from demands for his network data, as the company campaigns to protect user privacy despite increasing government opposition. The social media company seeks to overturn a subpoena demanding account …
posted at 11:51am on May 10th
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Federal courts scuffle in face of digital information overload
Federal courts scuffle in face of digital information overload "Digital information overload isn’t just for large companies, apparently the Federal court system is having issues with it too. This week…
posted at 3:12am on May 10th