Broadening access to ediscovery workflow via Web-based remote access and role-based security for external reviewers is one of the new features of version 4 of Nuix’ ediscovery and forensic investigation software.

The new release delivers more flexible searching and production options, including item sets and improved handling of near-duplicates.

Support has been added for Skype, Google Chrome, and Evernote databases, Mac OS email and iWork documents, and images of Apple iPhones and iPads, as well as the ability to process and extract data directly from EMC EmailXtender and Symantec Enterprise Vault archives.

Information governance workflows are provided for for defensible deletion, cleaning up file shares, managing email risks, finding rogue contracts, investigating fraud, migrating data and remediating archives

A light metadata scan to quickly triage large amounts of data with the ability to reprocess the same files for more rigorous analysis

“eDiscovery and investigation involve ever-larger and more complex data sets, so we’ve added solutions for much bigger cases, expanded the range of file formats and made it easier to search, manage, compare and export documents,” said Stephen  Stewart. Chief Technology Officer - Nuix

“We’ve also provided tools and workflows to help organisations manage information proactively. They can identify risks and remove garbage from their data, and use information to generate business value.”