ONSITE³ has started an online software support forum (http://onsite3.com/software) for its free eDiscovery Estimator and EDRM XML Converter tools. The forum is essentially a message board which provides a place where users can share their experiences and tips regarding usage of these free eDiscovery tools.

About eDiscovery Estimator:

ONSITE³ developed an eDiscovery Estimator to assist current and potential clients in scoping the processing requirements of potential e-discovery projects and consequently the cost that may be involved in processing data for e-discovery. For a free, no obligation estimate of your next e-discovery project, ONSITE³’s eDiscovery Estimator can help determine - in real-time - the potential amount of output data likely to be processed from your CDs, Hard Drives, Tapes, or other network accessible media.

eDiscovery Estimator operates independently of eDiscovery vendor selection and is designed to ensure that no data is removed from your computer or network in the estimation process. You can use eDiscovery Estimator as often as you like at no cost.

About EDRM XML Converter:

The EDRM’s XML standard provides a universal load file format for the transfer of electronically stored information (ESI) during any stage of the electronic discovery process. ONSITE³ is compliant with this standard and supports an extensive library of other data delivery formats as well, including the ability to deliver data in custom formats to meet client unique specifications.

To assist our clients in utilizing the EDRM’s new XML load file format in conjunction with existing Concordance Opticon and other delimited text load file formats, ONSITE³ provides a free downloadable conversion tool, which fully supports the EDRM’s XML 1.0 standard.

ONSITE3’s XML Load File Converter is designed to facilitate the import and export of load files from one system or application into another during the eDiscovery process. Available as freeware, there is no cost or other obligation required in order to use ONSITE3’s XML Load file Converter.

While the tool is certified by the EDRM as compliant with the EDRM’s XML 1.0 standard, ONSITE³ assumes no responsibility or liability for any damages and/or lost or corrupted data resulting from the use of Microsoft’s .NET Framework 2.0, the EDRM’s XML 1.0 standard, or ONSITE³’s XML Load File Converter, except as required by law. In addition, it is the user’s responsibility when using ONSITE³’s XML Load File Converter to ensure any and all converted load files are complete, accurate, and otherwise suitable for the intended purpose.

ONSITE³ Software Support Forum:

For details on how to register to join ONSITE³’s online software support forum, visit http://onsite3.com/software.

ONSITE³ and Index Engines are taking a short survey on eDiscovery. By completing and submitting this survey, you could have a chance to win a Bose Noise Reduction Headset.

For additional details about how to participate in our eDiscovery survey, click here.

Index Engines and ONSITE³ have also partnered to bring you the Advanced Tape Discovery™ solution. This technology allows the search of data archived on backup tape without the “noise” associated with traditional tape restoration methods.

As a member of Index Engines’ Litigation Readiness™ program, ONSITE³ can help you assess how this revolutionary technology can help your organization. ONSITE³ project managed the utilization of this technology for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a federal corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. PBGC needed to perform comprehensive data indexing for 45,000 tapes containing offline data retained over a 10 year period. ONSITE³ was selected by PBGC to manage the project, enabling PBGC to speed the electronic discovery process by rapidly indexing archived data without requiring the time consuming process of full tape restoration, thus significantly saving time and money.

The buzz around this new technology has drawn a lot of interest from other corporations and law firms looking to minimize their burden for discovery requests involving backup tapes. A recent article published by the Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP) provides some nice insight into the value and benefits that this solution can provide during the litigation process.

To learn more about the Advanced Tape Discovery™ service, click here.

To learn more about the technology behind this revolutionary technology, click here.

The April 2008 edition of the ALSP Update newsletter (Volume 2, Issue 4) includes an article by Joe Howie about Index Engines‘ revolutionary tape discovery technology, available from ONSITE³ under its Advanced Tape Discovery service.

Jeff Fehrman, President of Electronic Evidence Labs (a Division of ONSITE³), is quoted in regards to ONSITE³’s utilization of the Index Engines’ technology for clients with potentially hundreds or thousands of backup tapes that need to be searched. The technology can save customers both time and money because traditionally it was necessary to restore all the data from backup tapes before searching could even begin. Now, it is possible to identify which tapes actually have relevant data and then surgically restore the required data from specific tapes. According to Fehrman, ONSITE³ has handled projects where the cost savings compared to a normal restoration procedure are in the range of 70-80 percent.

To read the full article, click here.

To learn more about ONSITE³’s Advanced Tape Discovery service, download our data sheet or take a look at the press release.

The April 2008 edition of Law Technology News features ONSITE³’s new vice presidents for eDiscovery Technology and Human Resources in the People section of the magazine. Previously on Feb. 28th, ONSITE³ announced the promotions of Christopher Jurkiewicz to Vice President of eDiscovery Technology and Cristal Kurtz to Vice President of Human Resources.

To read the news feature in Law Technology News, click here.

The upcoming AMS Users’ Group 32nd National Conference is a premier industry event known for providing an unparalleled educational opportunity to insurance agencies of all sizes, typically drawing close to 2,600 participants. The AMS Users’ Group represents more than 11,000 independent insurance agencies that use AMS Services agency management systems. This year’s event is being held April 13-16 in Reno, Nevada, and will focus on using available real-time and automation tools to improve service quality. The 2008 conference offers a mix of more than 250 sessions - including an executive track designed to help agency owner/managers run their businesses better.

During the AMS event, ONSITE³’s Jeffery Fehrman will be teaching a two-part course on Discovery Readiness: The Balancing Act of Legal and IT Requirements under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

For additional details about the conference or registration information, click here.

The upcoming ITechLaw Annual Meeting & World Conference is a two-day educational conference for technology lawyers and professionals from around the world. The conference is being held April 24-25, 2008, in Las Vegas and provides a forum to meet, learn, network, and forge mutually beneficial business relationships. Founded in 1971, ITechLaw represents lawyers in the field of technology law and enjoys worldwide membership from 55 countries. Operating as a non-profit organization, ITechLaw is dedicated to providing quality education and networking opportunities for technology law professionals and students.

ONSITE³ is a Silver Sponsor for this year’s ITechLaw Conference. To request a meeting with ONSITE³ during the event, click here.

For additional details about the conference or registration information, click here.

This issue of ONSITE³’s Compressed Discovery newsletter presents recent articles about how to prepare for discovery and the importance of considering expert testimony for keyword search terms. Also highlighted is a revised IDC report indicating explosive growth in the digital universe, more than the research firm had previously forecast.

As a preview, you can take a look at the new review management features for ONSITE³’s eView 2.0 release, which is expected to become available later in March. The document review platform was showcased during the ABA TechShow held in Chicago earlier this month.

To read these and other announcements, see our recent newsletter.

To see earlier issues of our newsletter, visit our Newsletter Archive.

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ONSITE³’s Electronic Evidence Labs (EELabs) is one of the world’s largest providers of computer forensics services. EELabs has the resources to run multiple large-scale forensic examinations simultaneously. Small cases, large cases, and complex cases all receive rapid and complete processing, including cost-effective solutions for the challenges associated with enterprise collections, and even so-called “inaccessible” data.

ONSITE³‘s experts can extract forensically sound copies of data from PDAs, laptops, desktop systems, servers, external drives, or legacy backup tapes. Captured data feeds into eDiscovery, eReview, and production processes with a defensible chain of custody. ONSITE³ can give you access to all available evidence because we specialize in the recovery of hidden or deleted files, damaged and corrupted files, password protected files, encrypted files, email and Web mail correspondence, Web browsing history, and Internet chat data.

Interested in a cost effective way to review content on backup tapes without having to restore the tapes first? Click here to learn about our Advanced Tape Discovery service.

Our forensics experts each have years of experience and are qualified with a range of certifications, including: EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE); Computer Certified Examiner (CCE); Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist (IACIS); Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Security+; and many more. In addition, our computer forensics manager and also our vice president of consulting are actually both former senior computer forensic examiners for the SEC.

When working on a project, ONSITE³’s forensics experts focus strictly on what electronic evidence can be found and where it is located. During analysis, we never attempt to judge the relative value of our findings as legal evidence. We leave this to the legal professionals, who rely upon the impartial nature of our services.

Have passwords been forgotten or destroyed? Any time password protection becomes an obstacle, ONSITE³‘s password recovery services can help. ONSITE³‘s extensive library of software, advanced techniques, and password cracking resources go beyond traditional password discovery methods. To learn more, click here.

Want to learn more about computer forensics in general? Click here to listen to a free podcast from Jeffery Fehrman, President of EELabs. No time to listen? You can also download a copy of the transcript for this podcast.

For a quick overview about computer forensics and other services available from EELabs, read our services overview brochure or visit our website at www.onsite3.com/services/eforensics.

Did you know we offer automated eDiscovery solutions? Click here to find out about our Intelligent Collections service.

Need a solution for making early case assessments prior to moving into the full eDiscovery process? Click here to learn about our First Line Analysis service.

Attending ABA TechShow this week? Stop by our booth (#416) to learn more about our range of services.

ONSITE³ Previews eView 2.0 at ABA TechShow

Features New Productive Review^(TM) Process for Increased Efficiency and Greater Return on Investment during eDiscovery Document Review

Arlington, Virginia (March 11, 2008) - ONSITE^3(TM), a leading global provider of litigation support and electronic evidence solutions for law firms and corporations, today announced that it will preview new review management capabilities - including workflow customization and productivity metrics - for its upcoming eView^(TM) 2.0 release during the ABA TechShow, being held in Chicago, March 13-15, 2008. The new release of ONSITE³’s leading document review platform is expected to become available in late March 2008.

“ONSITE³’s new eView release demonstrates our commitment to providing clients with increasingly more effective electronic evidence solutions for better management of the risk and cost associated with complex litigation and regulatory compliance,” said Robert Ballou, chief executive officer, ONSITE³. “eView’s improved review management capabilities will allow attorney review teams to operate more efficiently and collaboratively than with other review solutions on the market today.”

“eView offers our clients many important features they need but cannot find in other review tools, such as flexible and client customizable workflow management capabilities,” said Debra Rozier, vice president of ASP services, ONSITE³. “By working closely with our clients, eView 2.0 is now set to deliver even more innovative functionality and performance that clients need for addressing their document review and repository hosting requirements.”

New workflow features that will be available in the upcoming eView 2.0 release include:

• Highly Flexible Review Workflows: eView 2.0 enables clients to manage multiple review teams and allows for added depth in the levels of review beyond the traditional 1^st and 2^nd levels, extending to 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, and so on. This multi-team functionality can support parallel style reviews where different teams can review the same set of documents simultaneously for different kinds of issues. In addition, these workflows can be utilized in sequential, non-sequential, or bi-directional order for a fully customizable and flexible approach to the review process.
• Improved Filtering Capabilities: Clients now have full control over what documents are included or excluded from review; this can also be customized by 1^st or 2^nd level review teams.
• Improved Folder Prioritization: Clients gain much greater flexibility when assigning documents to reviewers. For example, higher priority documents can be set up so that reviewer assignments will pull from these documents first.
• Customizable Batch Sizes: The new release permits clients to customize batch sizes for each 1st or 2nd level review team. This capability can facilitate larger batches for 1^st level teams that tend to review documents more rapidly, while also providing smaller populations of documents for 2^nd level teams that generally conduct more focused reviews.
• Enhanced Tagging Template: eView 2.0 offers enhancements to the pre-defined tag template to enable clearer categorization of review calls and easier determination of which teams reviewed which documents. The release also provides the ability for reviewers to tag documents without disrupting the review workflow.
• Expanded Productivity Metrics: We have added several new metrics and methodologies for tracking review progress across an entire project, for specific levels or teams and even down to the individual reviewer.

Participation at ABA TechShow

ONSITE³ is exhibiting at ABA TechShow, being held March 13-15, 2008 at the Hilton Chicago hotel. ONSITE³ will preview new review management capabilities for its eView review platform as well as show the latest additions to its full range of electronic evidence management services, including its recently announced Intelligent Collections^(TM) and Advanced Tape Discovery^(TM) services. ONSITE³ is exhibiting at booth 416 in the exhibition hall during the event.

A recent report, The eDiscovery Vendor Landscape, from analyst Barry Murphy of Forrester Research indicates that ONSITE³ differentiates itself from other eDiscovery providers based on its “breadth of offerings” and “speed of execution”. Stop by our booth during ABA TechShow to learn more about how ONSITE³ can solve for your organization’s complex litigation and electronic discovery requirements.

For additional information about ONSITE³’s eView review platform or its full range of electronic evidence solutions, visit us online at www.ONSITE3.com.

ONSITE³, the ONSITE³ logo, Electronic Evidence Enterprise, E3, Electronic Evidence Labs, the Electronic Evidence Labs logo, EELabs, Advanced Tape Discovery, First Line Analysis, Intelligent Collections, Smart Analytics, Productive Review, eView, and the eView logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ONSITE³. All rights reserved. All other product names mentioned are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations.

ONSITE³’s partnership with California’s Tricom Document Management is mentioned in the Partners & Alliances section of the March 2008 edition of Law Technology News. Under terms of the partnership, Tricom is now offering ONSITE³’s eView for document review and repository hosting.

To read the news story, click here.

In addition, Tricom Document Management recently issued a press release about their relationship with ONSITE³ as well as about the eView offering that is now available to Tricom’s clients worldwide.

To read Tricom’s press release, click here.

To request an online demonstration of eView, click here.