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eDiscovery Legal Minefield Migraines

With compliance discovery typically averaging out at a million US dollars per legal case, the whole area of retrieving all digital dialog around a dispute is the time and money sink that stresses IT staff and slows line of business technology adoption. Legal...

Tags: Software, Information Technology, Electronically Stored Information, E-mail, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-04-28

The Business & Technology Challenges of Electronically Stored Information (ESI)

No organization is immune to the explosive growth in the volume of Electronically Stored Information ESI. The rapid growth of ESI is having a tangible impact upon organizations in three primary areas, the volume of ESI upon the IT infrastructure, the legal implications and regulatory compliance. The impact of ESI...

Tags: Nayatek, Electronically Stored Information, Regulatory Compliance, E-mail, Strategy, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Online Communications, Management

White papers 2009-02-16

New electronic discovery rules pose challenge

New federal rules on electronic discovery have cleared the Supreme Court and are expected to be passed by Congress by the end of the year, Law Technology News notes. To the extent a large one that government agencies will have to comply with discovery requests and FOIA requests, they'll need...

Tags: electronically stored information

Blog posts 2006-06-13

Additional Resources

Implementing an In-House eDiscovery Solution That Maps to the eDRM: A Guide to AccessData eDiscovery, Its Components and How It Addresses the Entire eDiscovery Lifecycle

Traditionally, electronic document production "eDiscovery" was considered a manual, time-consuming task - and an expensive one. During the eDiscovery process, companies must identify, collect, preserve, process, review, analyze, produce and present any and all Electronically Stored Information ESI that might be relevant to a specific matter. The Electronic Discovery Reference...

Tags: Process, AccessData, Business Services, Litigation, Business Operations

White papers 2009-09-18

Regulatory Compliance: The Art of Being Prepared

In the paper-based world of yesteryear, producing documents quickly on demand was complicated, with damaged, destroyed, or unreadable files due to fire, water leaks, humidity, illegible writing, or deteriorated microfiche. Search was cumbersome - for businesses, but also for auditors. In the digital age, where enforcement is commonplace and penalties...

Tags: Optical Image Technology, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Finance

White papers 2009-09-01

Strategic Thinking before Operational Actions: The Enterprise 2.0 Tool Cargo Cult Problem

Three posts about 'failure' in the 'Enterprise 2.0' space in the last few days from Sameer Patel ('Five ways to avoid Enterprise 2.0 failure' guest blogging on Michael Krigmans' 'IT Failure blog here on ZD Net), Dion Hinchcliffe (14 Reasons Why Enterprise 2.0 Projects Fail) and now Dennis Howlett (Enterprise...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Strategic Thinking, Dennis, Morten Hansen, Morten, Superstructure, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-27

When Collaboration is Literally Life or Death...

For those who think collaboration technology simply breaks down rigid command and control management hierarchies, consider the origins of the term: the military. The US military have had a significant online presence with various online forums for rank and file, commanders and other...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Network, Leader, Forum, CC, Case History, Software As A Service (SaaS), Collaboration, Groupware, Managed Hosting, Social Networking, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-03

IT Security: Context is King

One of the big blockers for enterprise collaboration uptake is ediscovery and compliance - and depending on the business entity the familiarity, processes and confidence in dealing with legal issues. This is a broad topic, but you can simplify it down into two broad camps: companies that are set up...

Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, Strategy, Security, Internet, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Tomorrow's World

By now you will probably have digested the initial information about Google Wave, strategically announced on the same day as Microsoft's Bing search engine last week. Two not quite ready for prime time products - one open source, the other arguably a partially walled garden -...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Yahoo Search Monkey, Channel Management, Wiki, Productivity, Marketing, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-05-31

Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to a problem that doesn't exist

Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to a problem that doesn't existI won't buy this, but you know what I WOULD buy?I would buy a lightweight, feature-rich, electronic replacement for my leather-bound notepad. In fact, I've been searching for this mythical device since the first PowerBooks, always to be disappointed....

Tags: Wireless LANs, Tablets, Desktops, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Cybersecurity Review: Background, Threatscape, Best-Practices and Resources

The target of cybercrime centers on information - the data that is electronically stored for retrieval and subsequent use. To get an idea of the scale of the threat of cybercrime, it takes a look at the overall use of the Internet, theft or exposure of personal data through data...

Tags: Cybercrime, Eset, Cybersecurity, Phishing, Internet, Cyberthreats, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2009-05-01

Re: Re: Winning the Battle but Losing the War

Larry Dignan wrote here about the reality that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 & 7 are the official, formal web browsers for 78% of companies, a figure arrived at by Forrester research. The simple reason for this is basically security and software compatibility. Many...

Tags: Firewall, Collaboration, Information Technology, IT Department Budget, Strategy, E-mail, Security, Management, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Preparing for e-Discovery: Your Road Map to Compliance

Electronic discovery, also known as e-discovery, is the process of identifying, preserving, collecting, reviewing and producing electronically stored information needed for litigation. This includes paper or physical documents that have been imaged either scanned or digitized and stored electronically. One can find data repositories in numerous locations, including share drives,...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Compliance, Enterprise Content Management, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Document Management, Content Management, Finance, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-04-01

Data Centric Security

Data is a critical, intangible asset to any organization. Data is stored on paper, electronically, and can also be retained by humans. It flows in many forms as well (electronically, through paper reports, forms, and letters, and by word of mouth). Protecting information assets presents multiple challenges. Traditionally, information security...

Tags: Information Security, Reclamere, Asset Management, Security, Operational Planning, Business Operations

White papers 2009-04-01

Lawyers and Data Security - Why They Just Don't Get It!

One common misconception is that data is protected if it is secured with a password, as was the case for over 90% of the misguided lawyers consulted during this survey. Robert Schifreen ex-hacker, and now an IT security consultant, is of the opinion that "Passwords alone are inadequate if confidential...

Tags: Password, Lawyer, Data Security, CREDANT Technologies, Security

White papers 2008-11-19

Happy Birthday...I've stolen $2500 from your account

Identity theft is a fast-growing problem, and I've taken it seriously for quite awhile. I pay to have people monitor my credit to ensure someone doesn't open accounts in my name, and I try to use temporary credit card numbers when I make online purchases. I shred personally identifiable information that I receive...

Tags: Bank, Security, Card, Payment, ATM, Network Technology, Networking, Financial Services, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-27

E-discovery: How prepared are IT leaders?

When electronically stored information ESI is subject to discovery, it is referred to as e-discovery, and it must be located, secured, and searched for use as evidence in a trial. In August 2008, we conducted a Web-based survey of 711 TechRepublic members to better understand how companies...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Leader, Marketing Research, Marketing

Download resources 2008-09-02

CIO Strategies for Retention and Deletion of Email and Electronic Information

Over the past two years, major changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure FRCP and the increase in state and federal compliance regulations have created new challenges for companies as they struggle to manage email retention and deletion policies. To successfully maintain compliance and protect their...

Tags: Strategy, Compliance, MessageOne, E-mail, Online Communications

Webcasts 2008-07-10

YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose

Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...

Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., IP, Video, Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

The Windows Manager's Guide to e-Discovery: What Is e-Discovery and Why Should IT Shops Care?

FOR IT EXECUTIVES, the shift away from paper recordkeeping to the widespread use of electronic sources has been the biggest historical change in the enterprise during the past two decades. Corporate intellectual property and other crucial information about businesses reside in email and electronic databases. But only in the past...

Tags: Symantec Corp., Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Windows Manager, E-mail, Intellectual Property, Strategy, Security, Online Communications, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management

White papers 2008-07-02