ediscovery & Forensics

BlackStone Claims Fastest Redaction Technology for eDiscovery

BlackStone Discovery has developed a native redaction tool with the promised ability to review and redact entire spreadsheets in a matter of seconds.

NuLegal acquired by global player in ediscovery and lit support

DTI, a global legal process outsourcing (LPO) company providing eDiscovery, management services, litigation support and court reporting, has acquired Australian firm NuLegal.

Ringtail releases Version 9.2 of ediscovery platform

Social network analytics have been introduced to version 9.2 of the Ringtail e-discovery platform, as well as a pre-configured workspace designed to accelerate the speed and accuracy of early case assessments and investigations.

Metaspike releases Forensic Email Collector

The new Forensic Email Collector (FEC) from Metaspike, Inc. is promoted as a robust and full-featured email preservation tool that is also remarkably intuitive. It allows digital forensics and eDiscovery practitioners to follow industry best practices without the associated extra effort.

ASIC invests $A60M in analytics and e-discovery

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced it is investing around $A60 million on data analytics, IT systems as well as its surveillance and enforcement capabilities to be a more data-driven, intelligence-led law enforcement agency.

OpenText acquires Guidance Software for $US240 million

ECM giant OpenText has made a further two enterprise software acquisitions, forensic security and eDiscovery vendor Guidance Software for $US240 million, and Covisint, a Cloud platform for building digital identity management, Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and automotive and transportation supply chain.

Facial recognition patent for eDiscovery

Advanced Discovery, a global eDiscovery and risk management provider, has filed a patent covering facial recognition technology in eDiscovery workflows. This most recent patent is designed to automate the review of large volumes of photographic images to identify an individual’s presence and prioritise documents within document reviews.

AccessData updates eDiscoveryPlatform

AccessData Group has announced the release of AD eDiscovery 6.2, a new version of its software platform that helps corporate customers better mitigate risk, ensure compliance, improve incident response efficiency and reduce overall data processing costs.

Guidance Software announces Tableau TX1 Forensic Imager

Guidance Software, the makers of EnCase forensic security, has announced the release and availability of a new generation of Tableau Forensic Imagers. Model TX1 offers a tablet-sized screen and features a new design, a colour display and intuitive user-interface for improved ease of use.

Corrs launches patented legal search technology

Australian law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has received a patent from IP Australia for a new optical character recognition (OCR) analysis technology. The technology identifies documents with low quality searchable text and will be used as part of a new service being launched by Corrs called JustOCR.

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