E-Discovery
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E-Discovery is the identification, preservation, collection, preparation, review and production of electronically stored information associated with legal and Government proceedings.
E-Discovery technology can be provided as a stand-alone application, embedded in other applications or services, or accessed as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering.
“Increasingly, more organizations are being confronted with litigation regarding bribery and corruption, foreign corrupt practices, securities and financial fraud, government contracting abuses and healthcare fraud,” said Tom Eid, Research Vice President at Gartner. “Such unplanned events underscore the need for more-effective enterprise information strategy and information governance policies.”
The importance of electronic records, as a form of evidence, has increased significantly in recent years, to the extent that electronic records are now central to many lawsuits, criminal cases, employment disputes and government investigations. An ability to exploit digital evidence is becoming a key factor in the success of legal actions, yet many organisations are struggling with the complexities of digital evidence and the required changes in technology and business processes.