Ringtail(R) Legal(TM) Named to KMWorld Magazine's 'Trend-Setting Product Award


NEW YORK, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN),
the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect
and enhance their enterprise value, today announced that its Ringtail Legal
e-discovery software has been named to KMWorld Magazine's "Trend-Setting
Product Award of 2009" list. KMWorld editors, industry analysts, vendors, and
knowledge management (KM) practitioners assessed over 800 products and
selected Ringtail Legal as one of the top solutions demonstrating clearly
identifiable technology breakthroughs to serve clients.


"E-discovery is an especially complex process, and corporations are struggling
to take control of their data in a cost-effective and legally defensible
manner," said Hugh McKellar, editor in chief of KMWorld Magazine. "With this
year's Ringtail Legal launch, FTI Technology clearly demonstrates a spirit of
innovation and focus on providing clients with a single system of record for
taking control of e-discovery."


The Ringtail software recognized by KMWorld was announced in February of 2009
and integrates two market-leading and award-winning applications to deliver a
single e-discovery platform, combining the visual analysis and rapid review
capabilities of Attenex® with the enterprise-class case management, redaction
and production features of Ringtail Legal. This single solution, available
both on-premise and on-demand, provides significant advancements in the speed,
flexibility and cost-effectiveness of e-discovery and document review. With
these efficiency improvements, Ringtail offers corporations the ability to
control more of the e-discovery process with fewer tools and at a lower total
cost.


"Innovation in e-discovery means providing a software platform for clients to
streamline the process, reduce its cost and risk, and gain more control over
their most sensitive data," said Eddie OBrien, senior managing director and
head of research and development of FTI Technology. "The Ringtail product has
been serving the legal market for the last fourteen years and we're honored to
be recognized by KMWorld Magazine for continuing to deliver innovative and
flexible solutions that provide measurable results for our clients."


For more information on the KMWorld award, please visit www.kmworld.com. For
more information on FTI Technology, please visit www.ftitechnology.com.
 

Upcoming Digital Forensic Industry events




Mark your calendars for some upcoming Digital Forensic Industry events (listing courtesy of DFI News - you can subscribe to their great newsletter here):


April 13-15, 2009

Cell Phone Forensics I Washington, DC

h11-digital-forensics.com

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April 15-16, 2009

8th Annual Security Conference

Las Vegas, NV

security-conference.org

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April 27-29, 2009

The Computer Forensics Show

Washington, DC

computerforensicshow.com

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April 27-29, 2009

eDiscovery

San Francisco, CA

ediscoveryevent.com

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May 5-7, 2009

Cell Phone Forensics

Pittsburgh, PA

bkforensics.com


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May 12-14, 2009

Cell Phone Forensics

(Law Enforcement Only)

Allentown, PA

bkforensics.com

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May 17-20, 2009

CEIC 2009

Orlando, FL

www.ceicconference.com

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May 17-21, 2009

CSI SX 2009

Las Vegas, NV

www.csisx.com

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May 20-22, 2009

ADFSL Conference

Burlington, VT

digitalforensics-conference.org

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May 22, 2009

SADFE

Oakland, CA

conf.ncku.edu.tw/sadfe/

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May 26-30, 2009

Mobile Forensics World

Chicago, IL

mobileforensicsworld.com

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May 31-June 3, 2009

Techno Security Conference

Myrtle Beach, SC

www.techsec.com

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July 7-9, 2009

Cell Phone Forensics II Washington, DC

h11-digital-forensics.com

June 28-July 3, 2009

FIRST Kyoto Japan

www.first.org/events/first

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July 25-28, 2009

USA 2009 Black Hat

Las Vegas, NV

www.blackhat.com


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August 3-5, 2009

Computer Forensics Show

San Jose , CA

computerforensicshow.com

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August 13-14, 2009

Third International Workshop on Computational Forensics

The Hague, The Netherlands

iwcf09.arsforensica.org

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August 17-19, 2009

Digital Forensic Research Workshop

Montreal, Canada

www.dfrws.org

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August 23-26, 2009

2009 HTCIA International Training Conference

Lake Tahoe, CA

www.htcia.org

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October 23-24, 2009

A National Symposium on the Collection, Analysis and Legal Applications of Digital Evidence - The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law

Pittsburgh, PA

www.forensics.duq.edu

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October 26-28, 2009

2009 Techno Forensic Conference

Gaithersburg, MD

www.techsec.com


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November 8-11, 2009

PFIC 2009

Park City, UT
www.pfic2009.com


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Did you know that TERIS offers Digital Forensic services as well? You can contact us to learn more!

Handy Helper Product Review

(photo from Law Technology Review)

Law Technology Review just posted a product review written by Donna Payne (of the Payne Consulting Group here in our hometown of Seattle, WA) for the "Handy Helper" projector - made by Dell.

The projector weighs less than a pound and is tiny at 3.64 x 4.12 x 1.46 inche - Donna points out that many wallets are bigger than the size of this piece of technology. It is plug-and-play compatible with USB ports, erasing fears and concerns of having it work when you need it for a big presentation.

Check out Donna's full review here.

New Find: A Paralegal's Blog



We just came across this incredibly well organized blog for the Paralegal Community (appropriately named "A Paralegal's Blog"). It includes personal stories and bios of others in the profession, professional tips and news from the industry. Definitely worth checking out and following if you are a Paralegal.

ONSITE3 Files for Reorganization and Plans to Be Acquired by Integreon



ONSITE3(TM), a leading global provider of electronic evidence solutions for law firms and corporations, today announced that it has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code, and that it plans to be acquired by Integreon (www.integreon.com), the global leader of knowledge and legal process outsourcing (KPO and LPO). The Company also announced today that Integreon has completed the acquisition of ONSITE3's outstanding pre-bankruptcy secured debt and has agreed to provide debtor-in-possession financing to assure ONSITE3's continued operation throughout the reorganization process.

The full announcement can be found here.

Are future eDiscovery solutions in the "clouds?"



Wall Street Technology reports today that:

With the amount of infrastructure required to support e-discovery capabilities, firms are looking to cloud computing's utility model as a way to rein in storage and retrieval costs while improving their regualtory response.

The full article can be found here

Leading E-Discovery and Digital Forensics Industry Veteran Terry Tao Joins ALC Legal Technologies


Leading E-Discovery and Digital Forensics Industry Veteran
Terry Tao Joins ALC Legal Technologies

Appointment of industry veteran solidifies firm's expertise in the practices of computer forensics, electronically stored information discovery, document production and management

Seattle, WA - September 2, 2008 - ALC Legal Technologies (ALC) announced today that leading E-Discovery and Digital Forensics industry veteran Terry Tao joined the firm as its new Director of Electronically Stored Information. Highly experienced in the E-Discovery and Digital Forensics areas, Terry comes to ALC with more than 10 years of experience in litigation data management and trial support technology systems. He specializes in the practices of computer forensics, electronically stored information discovery, document production, and trial technologies.

"We are excited to have a professional of Terry's caliber and proficiency join ALC," said Stefan Wikstrom, Founder and CEO of ALC Legal Technologies. "His addition is a valuable step in our evolution as we continue to build upon our considerable expertise and success to serve an ever-growing market requiring unique knowledge in e-discovery and digital forensics."
In addition to performing computer forensics by analyzing drives for deleted information and other activities, Tao coordinates the gathering, searching, and processing of e-mail and electronically stored data. He has designed and trained legal teams on the use of online web-enabled data review applications. With his diverse technology background, Terry has designed and managed the architecture and methodology of numerous complex litigation cases in almost every facet of the process from initial concept and strategy to implementation.

Tao frequently consults with major corporations and law firms on a wide range of technical matters including data gathering, electronic discovery, and forensic data recovery. Terry graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. in Computer Science.

About ALC Legal Technologies
ALC Legal Technologies is an industry leading document and data services company providing innovative software solutions, state-of-the-art hardware technologies, and highly experienced personnel to deliver top quality and consistent results to the legal and corporate communities. The company provides products and services across several disciplines; including Consulting & Project Management, Electronic Discovery, Repository/Hosting, Imaging, and Traditional Reprographics.

ALC supports clients throughout the US and internationally, through its six offices - Seattle, San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Diego, Phoenix and Austin.

Media Contact:
David R. Kaufer
Director of Marketing
206.521.8717
david@alcweb.com

Companies don't know where their information lives - ediscovery drives costs up


From CMS Wire today.

It seems companies are confused (and becoming more so) about document storage and management and and this is having a profound impact on their e-discovery capabilities.

The article points to a study from the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.

Turns out, many companies are still not in the habit of retaining and organizing their documents in a logical structure. In fact, it's so hard to uncover materials related to the legal cases that costs are rising as a result. Out of the 1,400 lawyers surveyed, 87% said that electronic discovery is too costly and driving up the price of litigation.

Companies who want to avoid these rising costs need to work with expert consultants and partners to develop best practice plans and processes.

Tech Firms Pitch Tools For Sifting Legal Records



In case you missed it, last Friday the Wall Street Journal published a great article about the rise of technology solutions being created and pitched to companies who are feeling overwhelmed by the growing demands of e-discovery.

It is interesting to see how law firms are positioning themselves in this development. It seems to be a classic case of yet another service-oriented industry that is feeling the impact of technology solutions. As is the case in all markets (including our own), those who don't or won't evolve will eventually go the way of the dinosaur...