ediscovery & Forensics

Forensic tool recovers cloud-based evidence

The recovery of evidence hed in popular cloud storage services Dropbox, Google Docs, Google Drive, Skydrive, and Flickr is now able to be performed by Internet Evidence Finder (IEF) software.

Forensic tool discovers iCloud backup

ElcomSoft has updated its  Phone Password Breaker tool with the ability to retrieve user content from password-protected backups created by Apple iOS devices and BlackBerry smartphones, as well as the ability to retrieve iPhones’ user data from iCloud.

AccessData launches free mobile phone forensics

AccessData Group has announced  a free version of its Mobile Phone Examiner Plus (MPE+), dubbed MPE+ Investigator, aimed at users looking to evaluate the software as well as lawyers, case investigators and others who may not have advanced forensics expertise.

Software speeds the job of applying metadata

Are you drowning in paper?  An Australian company, QCAT, believes the software it has developed for objective coding can help organisations that need to analyse and manage large archives of hard copy.

EnCase Forensic V7.03 stands alone

Guidance Software has announced EnCase Forensic version 7.03, the latest version of its computer investigation software, that now includes a stand-alone evidence processor that increases forensic processing capacity because it doesn’t tie up an EnCase Forensic license.

ASIC signs three year deal with Nuix

Nuix has extended its relationship with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in a three-year multi-million-dollar agreement to supply ediscovery and electronic investigation software. This contract will expand the Australian corporate regulator’s ability to investigate the largest and most complex data sets.

Google Apps dives into ediscovery

An ediscovery application has been launched for Google Apps known as Vault aimed at reducing the costs of litigation, regulatory investigation and compliance actions.

DocSolid releases KwikTag Legal

An enterprise document scanning solution for the legal industry has been launched by US firm DocSolid, called KwikTag Legal, including features such as PDF/A conversion, colour document input, and advanced scalability.

KwikTag integrates with with Autonomy iManage, Open Text eDocs, Worldox, Aderant, Elite and other document management systems.

Quick View 12 reveals hidden content

Litigation support staff and eDiscovery professionals now can unlock hidden content quickly and cost-effectively with Version 12 of the Quick View Plus file-viewing software. Avantstar, a provider of desktop-file-viewing, content conversion and Web content management software, introduced the latest version at LegalTech New York 2012.

Black Saturday continues to burn

A  multi-million dollar dollar class action lawsuit over the 2009 Victorian “Black Saturday” bushfire has thrown up some major ediscovery challenges

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