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  • Case Studies from Disney, AMEX, NASA, Monster.com and eBay Show Applications of Text Analytics on the Rise

    BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The application of text analytics continues to grow at a rapid pace, delivering business insights across a wide variety of industries. Hear case studies from Disney, AMEX, NASA, Monster and eBay



  • 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…



  • The Real Winners In Technology-Assisted Review Are…

    It’s time to make a call: the biggest winner in Technology-Assisted Review (TAR) will be…wait for it…expert witnesses. For those of you not familiar with the role of an expert witness, according to Federal Rule of Evidence 702, “A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if: (a) the expert’s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue;(b) the testimony is based on sufficient facts or data; (c) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and(d) the expert has reliably applied the principles and methods to the facts of the case.” When TAR is involved, such an expert must understand software, review processes and approaches, and advanced statistics – a tall order that will likely lead to hourly rates of over $1,000 for those willing to appear in court and show off their knowledge.



  • Syngence Announces Breakthrough ‘All-You-Can-Process’ License for Under $10K for Near-Duplicate Clustering Software

    LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Ed Horton, President and CEO of Syngence Software LLC, announced today that SynthetixND™ near-duplicate clustering software would be licensed on an "all-you-can-process" …



  • A Review of the iCONECT Global Summit 2012 – Day One

    I was pleased to participate in day one of iCONECT’s Global Summit in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida last week.  The Summit, designed for iConect’s clients and partners, was well done and very educational.  The program consisted of sessions featuring iCONECT’s Xera product, as well as keynotes, presentations and panels on hot eDiscovery topics led by industry experts. As one of the early (1999-ish) users of iCONECT, I am excited to see how the product has evolved over the years.  It is a challenge for early-to-market software to maintain the “latest and greatest” market perception that consumers are looking for.  iCONECT appears to be working diligently to stay fresh, relevant and focused on customer needs as is demonstrated by its launch of iPad review capabilities and an increasingly intuitive user interface.  Further, the iCONECT roadmap introduces advanced analytic capabilities. iCONECT designed its Summit [...]



  • OpenText Offers Content Auto Classification Solution

    Open Text recently reported on a new transparent and defensible auto-classification designed for records managers in the article release “Open-Text Auto Classification.” According to the article, very few companies a sound information governance strategy with appropriate records management services in place and therefore fail to dispose of their unstructured content that is no longer in [...]



  • IBM and Its Analytics Roll Up

    IBM created WebFountain. In 2004, Searchblog posted a lengthy discussion of a system which would make sense out of the World Wide Web. “WebFountain, the Long Version” was a result of information provided by IBM’s engineers at its Almaden research facility. In 2004, WebFountain was one consequence of “ten years of work at Almaden on [...]



  • Kleen Products vs Da Silva Moore: Measurement vs Method

    I have read more eDiscovery caselaw and commentary on these two matters in the last month than I ever wanted to. Although the issues around Technology Assisted Review (TAR) are important, it appears that the fervor and hype is being driven primarily by a wide variety of parties who are attempting to capitalize on the matters. Call me naïve, but it astounds me that any eDiscovery consultant or provider participating in an active case would publicize hearing transcripts, create press releases or otherwise put their own interests ahead of their clients. In Da Silva Moore the parties demonstrated laudable cooperation and agreement prior to the first hearing. They agreed to a relatively transparent protocol to tackle a massive collection. All of that has broken down and now there appears to be what could be a concerted effort to discredit magistrate judge Peck and force a recusal. Wow. Would this promising case have turned so acrimonious without the heavy publicity and marketing budgets of TAR providers? Possibly.



  • Mobile Discovery – Are You Ready For It?

    A good friend shared an interesting story over the weekend about how the Michigan State Police routinely collect forensic snapshots of mobile phones during traffic stops. Apparently the American Civil Liberties Association (ACLU) is investigating the MSP’s use of the CelleBrite UFED kit during minor traffic stops without a warrant. At first, this seems outside the arena of civil electronic discovery. However, the story headline claims that the CelleBrite UFED only takes 2 minutes to image a mobile phone. The fact that they are being used by a state patrol officer during a traffic stop certainly backs up this time frame, but I could not find any performance information on the CelleBrite site. I see the new generation of mobile forensic technologies breaking down corporate ‘unduly burdensome’ arguments that have managed to exclude these devices from the discovery scope of many/most cases. After all, a plaintiff can now point to this article and ask, “Why can’t you use a similar device to preserve all custodian phones during your initial interviews?” Widespread use by non-geeks on roadside traffic stops certainly makes that a tough argument to fight.



  • Open Source Analytics Information Service Now Available

    ArnoldIT has rolled out The Trend Point information service. Published Monday through Friday, the information services focuses on the intersection of open source software and next-generation analytics. The approach will be for the editors and researchers to identify high-value source documents and then encapsulate these documents into easily-digested articles and stories. In addition, critical commentary, [...]