Weekly Top Story Digest – August 3, 2011

Compiled by ComplexDiscovery from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

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eDiscovery News
Content and Considerations

• Assessing The Risk And Setting Strategy – The True North Of Document Review - http://t.co/Z936ezu (Thomas Svoboda)
• Cloud Cover: Cloud-Based eDiscovery is Easier, Cheaper, and Improves Quality and Efficiency - http://tinyurl.com/3wfla3h (Craig Ball)
• Controlling Data In A Social Media World - http://t.co/CnUPXnA (Jason Ray)
• Customers, Service Providers May Have eDiscovery Gap – http://t.co/xMjVK17 (Evan Koblentz)
• Deadliest eDiscovery: When Cameras, Hard Drives & Fishing Boats Collide – http://t.co/QhSdhjP (Josh Gilliland)
• Dispute Arises Over Attempt to Delete D.C. Police Data in Civil Rights Suit - http://t.co/BReiSxA (Mike Scarcella)
• E-Discovery Certification Holds Promise for Legal Professionals – http://tinyurl.com/3zs72de (David Kearney)
• Certification: Sham Exams? – http://tinyurl.com/3oocvpe (Patrick Oot)
• E-Discovery in the Amazon Cloud? Welcome to the Jungle – http://tinyurl.com/3jxqnyd (Katey Wood)
• E-Discovery is (Not) Only for Large Law Firms – http://tinyurl.com/3kdezxy (Serena Lim)
• E-Discovery Process, Policy More Important Than Tools – http://t.co/zhV6ETx (Sharon Fisher)
• E-Discovery Self-Collection Tools - http://t.co/KDXSrRG (Sean Doherty)
• eDiscovery Trends: OLP Response to LTN Article Regarding eDiscovery Certifications - http://tinyurl.com/3tjgt32 (Doug Austin)
• Email Authentication: More Than Reading an Email – http://tinyurl.com/3spgvak (Josh Gilliland)
• Employee Misuse Of Social Networking Found At 43 Percent Of Businesses - http://t.co/q3R61iN (Daniel Ornstein)
• Filling Potholes on the E-Discovery Highway: Assessing and Improving Discovery Response - http://tinyurl.com/3w7kap4 (Dennis Kiker)
• Foreign Applicant’s Request for Secret Access to Foreign Debtor’s Emails Contrary to U.S. Policy - http://tinyurl.com/3t6rtgn (K&L Gates)
• Gann Law Books Sued in Federal Court for Sending Unsolicited Faxes - http://t.co/XusumDc (Charles Toutant)
• Honeywell Alleges Major eDiscovery Abuses by US Justice Department - http://tinyurl.com/3gg5x8l (Robert Hilson)
• How Legal and IT Can Work Together to Prevent an eDiscovery Crisis - http://t.co/PMQ6PD4 (Lorrie Luellig)
• Illinois Bar Journal – Social Media: To Tweet or Not to Tweet? – http://tinyurl.com/3j5tpd7 (Helen Gunnarsson)
• Judge Peck and Predictive Coding at the CarmeleDiscovery Retreat – http://t.co/NXv0bij (Chris Dale)
• Keeping the Genie in the Bottle - http://tinyurl.com/3crwwgb (Maureen O’Neill)
• Machine-Assisted eDiscovery Processes For Cost Reduction, Defensibility And Quality Control - http://t.co/uUzSo6C (Mary Mack)
• Man And Machine: A Look Forward Into The Future Of eDiscovery - http://t.co/boXTKgw (Erik Laykin)
• Managing The Scope Of eDiscovery Requests In Antitrust Matters - http://t.co/tjlewjN (Rob Hellewell)
• Match Point With Recommind’s Predictive Coding – It’s “Man With Machine,” Not “Man vs. Machine” http://t.co/pjQ6w6z (Howard Sklar)
• Open Letter Response to ALM’s Question About “Certification Debate” and eDiscovery Team Training - http://tinyurl.com/42orgdf(Ralph Losey)
• Predictive Coding: Bragging Rights or Blowing Smoke? http://t.co/rd64HrI (Evan Koblentz)
• Robot Review: Will Predictive Coding Win the Trust of the Courts? http://t.co/R82iCuF (Farrah Pepper)
• Sham Exam? The Controversy over eDiscovery Certification (Podcast) http://tinyurl.com/42mr626 (Legal Talk Network)
• Social Networking, Mobile Devices And The Cloud: Newest Privacy Law Frontiers - http://t.co/ApSGnTC (David Goldstone, Daniel Reagan)
• The Brave New World Of Predictive Coding – http://tinyurl.com/3r9n4u5 (Alitia Faccone)
• Tom O’Connor on eDiscovery and the ‘Ernie’ Challenge – http://t.co/oQ3F5Ta (Monica Bay)
• Twitter + Libel = “Twibel” http://tinyurl.com/44kmyek (Keith Schrodt)
• When Can Employers Lawfully Fire an Employee for an Offensive Facebook Post? Ask the NLRB - http://t.co/ikWZtTc (Philip Gordon)
• When You Don’t Need an Army: EDD for Everyday Lawsuits – http://t.co/179yy8w (Tom O’Connor)

Reports and Resources

• Bytes in Brief | August Edition - http://tinyurl.com/3q4acug (Sharon Nelson, John Simek)
• Educational Programs, E-Discovery Certifications & In-House Counsel Sanctions (Podcast) http://tinyurl.com/3p4mz2r (Legal Talk Network)
• Ethisphere Launches Online Anti-Corruption Resource Center – http://tinyurl.com/3e5c52s (Sue Reisinger)
• International Electronic Discovery (Podcast) http://tinyurl.com/3qre8wn (Karl Schieneman, George Rudoy, Ron Hedges)
• Report: Sanction Requests Rise But Awards Hold Steady for 2011 – http://tinyurl.com/3ony5kp (Bob Ambrogi)
• Seven Steps to Client Success – Understanding the Flow of eDiscovery (PDF) http://t.co/ffDGUBi (Orange Legal Technologies)
• Star Trek Meets e-Discovery: Episode One – Captain Kirk is Ordered into the Neutral Zone - http://tinyurl.com/3z6pyb5 (Ralph Losey)
• Star Trek Meets eDiscovery: Episode Two – The Ferengi Vendors – http://tinyurl.com/4xptoor (Ralph Losey)
• Where Is Your Law Firm On The Technology Curve? http://tinyurl.com/3olo9um (Total Attorneys)

Technology and Tactics

• 11 Tips To Help You Avoid Inbox Overload - http://t.co/SqFohtF (Ed Fisher)
• Advantages and Drawbacks to Public Cloud Services – http://t.co/QhR7dzD (Stephen Bigelow)
• Clippings Ruling Could Derail Much Online Publishing, Says Expert - http://t.co/1b02XoW (Kim Walker)
• Device-based Authentication Creates New Possibilities for Fast, Secure Access to Data in the Cloud - http://t.co/PjzHBVe (Ben Maas)
• Doing e-Discovery / Message Retention / Legal Recovery in Exchange 2010 – Office 365 - http://t.co/MUB4ss7 (Rand Morimoto)
• GAO Says Agencies Need Social Media Best Practices, Security Policies - http://tinyurl.com/3fqu7mu (Lora Bentley)
• How to Choose A Cloud Storage Provider: Availability – http://t.co/ZLORSLj (George Crump)
• ISPs Agree to Deliver Copyright Alerts, Establish Information Center - http://tinyurl.com/43w282z (Lora Bentley)
• Lawyers: Don’t Be Late to the Google+ Party – http://tinyurl.com/42vzn2l (Steve Matthews)
• Microsoft: Cloud Need Only Be Open Surface, Not Open Source – http://tinyurl.com/3zos4h7 (Paula Rooney)
• Navy: Cloud, Consolidation To Cut IT Costs 25% – http://t.co/ROc2xPk (Elizabeth Montalbano)
• NSA General Counsel Questioned About Cell Phone Tracking – http://t.co/jzdXzFc (Brian Glaser)
• Pentagon Seeks a Few Good Social Networkers – http://tinyurl.com/3m6unt4 (David Streitfeld)
• Russia Enacts Amendments to Data  Privacy Law http://bit.ly/owNOlN (Hunton & Williams)
• Social Debris: Implications of Moving Off One Social Platform to a New One - http://tinyurl.com/3d7drfn (Lauren Vilders)
• Social Media Engagement: Feds Need Better Policies – http://tinyurl.com/3cud3jl (Elizabeth Montalbano)
• Social Media In The Workplace: The New Frontier – http://t.co/Fc2vHlz (Patrick Collins, Norris McLaughlin)
• The Virtual Workplace: Next Frontier of Employer Liability – http://t.co/drefxpv (Beverly Garofalo, Tokunbo Akinbajo)
• There is No Such Thing as Anonymous Online Tracking - http://tinyurl.com/3qocwaq (Arvind Naraynan)
• UK: Government Drops Website Blocking – http://tinyurl.com/3cy3bmy (BBC)

Twitter Hashtags of the Week

• #ILTA11
• #IEDC11

Vendor Views
Industry Landscape

• 26-F LLC Launches MEETandCONFER.COM for Discovery and Litigation Support - http://tinyurl.com/42zdkft (PR Web)
• Autonomy Announces Interim Results For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 - http://tinyurl.com/3b6tbpg (Autonomy)
• Autonomy ‘Banks’ $30 Million Order - http://tinyurl.com/4xr88zk (Business Weekly)
• Datacert Empowers Corporate Counsel to Optimise e-Discovery Spend Management - http://tinyurl.com/3bjz9zn (Marketwire)
• Document Technologies, Inc. Announces Upgrades, Expansion to Boston Operations - http://bit.ly/oOedzG(Press Release)
• Epiq Systems Announces 2011 2Q Results Led by E-Discovery Operating Revenue Growth of 96% - http://tinyurl.com/3dzbwf9(Marketwire)
• Fruit Of CA Cloud Acquisitions Adds Up - http://tinyurl.com/3zoe3x7 (Charles Babcock)
• Guidance Software Reports Q2 2011 Financial Results – http://tinyurl.com/3rgvvfa (Business Wire)
• Huron Consulting Group Announces Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results - http://tinyurl.com/3lmcovk (Business Wire)
• Intermountain eDiscovery Conference 2011 - http://tinyurl.com/3v3goyj (Orange Legal Technologies)
• Ipro Refocuses On Data Reuse and Reporting – http://tinyurl.com/3bcf26k (Evan Koblentz)
• Iron Mountain Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results – http://tinyurl.com/3zwv6pz (Business Wire)
• ISYS Search Software Launches Text Extraction and Text Rendering with Document Filters 10.0 - http://tinyurl.com/3h6f73z (Business Wire)
• kCura Releases Relativity 7.1 - http://tinyurl.com/3z2beba(Relativity)
• Kroll Ontrack Partners with ACEDS - http://t.co/9JnA2xu (Press Release)
• Legal Talk Network Releases Sensei’s Digital Detectives Podcast: Is It Possible to Secure Law Firm Data? http://tinyurl.com/3mqyrly (PRN)
• LexisNexis Introduces Concordance Native Viewer Functionality foreDiscovery Review - http://tinyurl.com/3zm3l7b (Business Wire)
• Metalogix Releases Archive Manager 5.0 for Exchange, Files and Sharepoint - http://tinyurl.com/4yyssh6 (Marketwire)
• PIP Enhances Complex Data Investigation – http://tinyurl.com/3opucym (Digital Forensics Investigator)
• PwC Buys Technology Law Firm Chetty Law – http://tinyurl.com/3n5k8xa (Brindaveni Naidoo)
• Quest Software Reports Second Quarter 2011 – http://tinyurl.com/3gucfho (Business Wire)
• Reed Elsevier Sales Decline - http://tinyurl.com/3kjwf75 (Amy Thomson)
• Rosen Tech Announces Use Of Polaris Near-Duplicate Technology and ALCoder Autocoding By Organizations – http://tinyurl.com/3cl3z39 (PR Web)
• SFL Data Launches LitAudit Service for Customized eDiscovery Process - http://tinyurl.com/3wss3ym (PR Web)
• Smarsh Recognized as “Top Player” Among Hosted Email Archiving Vendors by Analyst Research Firm – http://tinyurl.com/3mpcj9b (Press Release)
• StoredIQ Growth Fueled by Increased Market Demand in Unified Approach to Information Governance - http://tinyurl.com/3h6g38g (Press Release)
• Symantec’s CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript - http://tinyurl.com/3q8vvnb (Seeking Alpha)
• Symantec Enterprise Vault 10 Reduces the Risks of Using Social Media Tools for Business - http://tinyurl.com/3w2tw6t (Press Release)
• The Dolan Company Reports Second Quarter Results (Discovery Ready) http://tinyurl.com/3opo3vn (Marketwire)
• UBIC Establishes Footprint in Nation’s Capital – http://t.co/NFKnAW4 (PR Web)
• Venio FPR: How Should Early Case Assessment Tools Be Utilised? http://tinyurl.com/3feldob (Serena Lim)
• WebLOQ Makes Secure Email Simple with LOQMail 2.2 – http://tinyurl.com/3odzsb4 (PR Web)
• What is the PurpleBox? In-Place ESI Collection & Assessment for IT & Legal Professionals - http://tinyurl.com/3rkr9no (PurpleBox Systems)
• Xact Data Discovery Launches Classroom for Ralph Losey’s eDiscovery Team Training Program - http://tinyurl.com/43r7pu5 (Marketwire)
• XLS Leverages Man And Machine For Defensible And Accurate E-Discovery - http://t.co/vvjsqDj (Amanda Jones)

eDiscovery Events

AUGUST

ILTA 2011 Annual Conference
August 21-25, 2011
Nashville, TN
Click here for more information.

SEPTEMBER

Legal Technology Leadership Summit
September 6-8, 2011
Amelia Island, FL
Click here for more information.

E-Discovery Readiness for the Federal Government
September 19-21, 2011
Washington, DC
Click here for more information.

Third Annual Intermountain eDiscovery Conference
September 22, 2011
Salt Lake City, UT
Click here for more information.

For Complete Events Calendar Visit – http://tinyurl.com/24cbckg

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