Information Governance (InfoGovernance) is the specification of decision rights and an accountability framework to encourage desirable behavior in the valuation, creation, storage, use, archiving and deletion of information. It includes the processes, roles, standards and metrics that ensure the effective and efficient use of information to enable an organization to achieve its goals. Information governance should be an element in planning an enterprise's information architecture.

(Gartner Hype Cycle for Legal and Regulatory Information Governance, 2009, December 2009).

An Engagement Area (EA) is an area where the commander of a military force intends to contain and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons systems.

(FM 1-02, Operational Terms and Graphics, September 2004).

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - January 18, 2012

Compiled 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

  • 5 Key Considerations When Litigating Cloud Computing Disputes - bit.ly/w33nPM (Gerry Silver)
  • 2012: The Year Of Technology-Assisted Review In eDiscovery - onforb.es/A5Y2FM (Barry Murphy)
  • Advancing the Technology Assisted Review Discussion - bit.ly/wHaKdD (Mark Michels)
  • Are Lawyers Getting in the Way of Machine-Assisted Review? http://bit.ly/wWqUYV (Sharon Nelson)
  • Bottom Line Driven Proportional Review - bit.ly/xzONUI (Ralph Losey)
  • Cloud Computing Architecture and eDiscovery – bit.ly/vZ6HS3 (Charles Skamser)
  • Delaware Provides Default e-Discovery Limits - bit.ly/AixAvd (Matt Miller)
  • Digital Ubiquity: Social Media and eDisclosure - bit.ly/y48mn4 (Greg Wildisen)
  • Don’t Get Caught With Your Head in the Clouds – Cloud Computing and E-Discovery - bit.ly/xxqfkb (Ben Barnett, Regan Hunt Crotty)
  • E-Discovery Rules Applied to Social Media: What This Means in Practical Terms for Businesses – bit.ly/wTOnR9 (Michelle Sherman)
  • First Circuit Decision Opens The Door For Data Breach Suits – bit.ly/zo7skY (Bruce McDonald, Kirk Nahra)
  • How Crime-Fighters Can Order You To Preserve Data – Four Key Points - bit.ly/AiTbnv (Mike Conradi)
  • How to Prove Contributory Online Trademark Infringement - bit.ly/xa6ayH (Richard Raysman, Peter Brown)
  • Legal Hydra? Top Ten Tips To Become More Proficient With Machine-Assisted Review - onforb.es/zUch8X (Karl Schieneman)
  • Litigation: When “Linking” Creates Liability for Direct Copyright Infringement - bit.ly/x02L0S (Anthony Lanthrop)
  • Magistrate Sanctions Ceglia in Facebook Case - bit.ly/AoA4eZ (Alison Frankel)
  • Modern Day Copying: Recovery of Costs for eDiscovery Under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 (PDF) t.co/f6HHAi9a (Latham & Watkins)
  • No Resolution Reached in Pippins v. KPMG Discovery Dispute - bit.ly/yYYjg1 (Evan Koblentz)
  • Non-Party eDiscovery Obligations in New York – A Question of Proportionality - bit.ly/zqgvUc (K&L Gates)
  • Recovering E-Discovery Costs: A Potential Trend - bit.ly/xZqal1 (Cooley)
  • Score One for Plaintiffs in Battle Over Discoverability of Facebook - bit.ly/wyIp0x (Calli Varner)
  • TalkingPoint: Legal Challenges In Cloud Archiving And eDiscovery – bit.ly/z1Hcoy (Michelle Reyes, Neal Lawson, Wayne Matus)
  • Taxation of eDiscovery Costs in Federal Cases Being Played Out in Murky, No Roadmap Field – bit.ly/wQenyX (Robert Hilson)
  • The Case of the Missing Acronyms, Or How to Avoid Having to C.Y.A. in Search – bit.ly/ySw22l (Bob Ambrogi)
  • Third Circuit Holds That Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue for Data Breach Where Harm is Only Speculation – bit.ly/zO2Rru (K&L Gates)
  • Via Rule 45 Subpoena, Plaintiff Allowed to Search Non-Party Personal Hard Drive - bit.ly/A2iGfa (Doug Austin)
  • When ESI Doesn’t Make It In The Door - bit.ly/yOX2Cf (Eric Robi)
  • When Might a Private Email Account Become ‘Public Property’? | Reed Smith - bit.ly/xV8VII (Rosanne Kay)
  • Whose Account Is It Anyway? Social Media Employment Blog - bit.ly/A55EKT (Michael Schmidt)
  • Will the Supreme Court Have the Last Word on GPS Tracking? bit.ly/wHwcNF (Joshua Engel)
Reports and Resources
  • A Look Back at 2011 eDiscovery News and Hot ESI Trends for 2012 (Podcast) bit.ly/xOkwXz (Legal Talk Network)
  • ALA – PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act Quick Reference Guide - bit.ly/wsnhSB (Corey Williams)
  • Authentication of Primary Legal Materials and Pricing Options - bit.ly/ypBDNF (Sabrina Pacifici)
  • e-Discovery Consulting Services in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld – bit.ly/zdUPof (PR Web)
  • Experts Discuss New York’s Complex eDiscovery Model Order (Podcast) bit.ly/ytE1uq (Karl Schieneman, Ariana Tadler, Maura Grossman, Chris Dale)
  • Knowledge Discovery Resources 2012 – An Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation - bit.ly/ynne0O (Marcus Zillman)
  • The New Year is the Right Time for a Fresh Look at Your ESI: eDiscovery Newsletter – January 2012 – bit.ly/z2yTNf (Baker Hostetler)
  • The Sedona Conference® Issues “International Principles on Discovery, Disclosure & Data Protection” bit.ly/y6awT7 (K&L Gates)
Technology and Tactics
  • 2 Storage Management Trends To Watch In 2012 - bit.ly/wz0mFj (George Crump)
  • 5 Prerequisites to Implementing an Affordable, Viable Disaster Recovery Solution - bit.ly/zsl413 (Jerome Wendt)
  • 10 Tips to Protect Your Company From Social Media Fallout - bit.ly/yClOjX (Darin M. Klemchuk)
  • Add Google+ to Your Law Firm as a Client Portal - bit.ly/wzpwvJ (Eric Hunter)
  • Digitizing Health Records, Before It Was Cool - nyti.ms/zickzU (Milt Freudenheim)
  • EPIC to FTC: Google Search + Google+ = Competition and Privacy Concerns – bit.ly/AbDVAn (John Horan)
  • European Data Protection Supervisor Releases “Inventory” of 2012 Priorities - bit.ly/yAbajW (Bret Cohen)
  • Federal Government Unveiling New Security Standards for Cloud-Based Service Providers (PDF) – t.co/JWADfbc2 (Redgrave LLP)
  • Feds Refine Cloud Security Standards - bit.ly/wlEE3B (Elizabeth Montalbano)
  • FTC Seeks Public Comment on Agency’s Rules of Practice - 1.usa.gov/wNzwsw (Federal Trade Commission)
  • HIPAA Electronic Transaction Standards Make Progress – bit.ly/wlespP (Ken Terry)
  • Harnessing Unstructured Data Requires New Thinking, New Solutions - bit.ly/zQknyN (Seiji Shintaku)
  • How to Take Control Over Your Social Media Proliferation - rww.to/z5YaZY (David Strom)
  • The Information Governance Balancing Act: A Firm Hand, or a Light Touch? bit.ly/zMb1Ud (Brian Dye)
  • Law Technology News Announces Winners of 9th Annual LTN Innovation Awards – http://reut.rs/z1Q2cJ (Reuters)
  • Patient Data Theft Sends IT Specialist To Jail - bit.ly/zHkSS8 (Nicole Lewis)
  • SharePoint is a ‘Document Coffin’, says IBM - bit.ly/w7xLX2 (Sim Ahmed)
  • SOPA: What’s All the Fuss About? bit.ly/yPzrTl (Jack Newton)
  • Spanish Data Protection Authority Launches Public Consultation on Cloud Computing - bit.ly/yiMVy9 (Gonzalo Gallego)
  • Symantec Backtracks, Admits Own Network Hacked, Warns pcAnywhere Users of Risk | Computerworld – bit.ly/x5VJ3Y (Gregg Keizer)
  • The New Way Twitter Will Dominate Online Journalism - onforb.es/yZ4usJ (Ben Kerschberg)
  • Troubleshooting Exchange Networking: Active Directory (Part 2) bit.ly/yccX1D (Casper Manes)
  • When Your Data’s in the Cloud, is it Still Your Data? bit.ly/wiHlQO (Thomas Trappler)
  • Windows 8 Offers New Password Features - bit.ly/ySufKM (John Mello)
  • Zappos Breach: 8 Lessons Learned - bit.ly/y8Oiq1 (Mathew Schwartz)
Twitter Hashtags of the Week
Vendor Views Industry Landscape
  • 20% Year-Over-Year Growth for OrangeLT - bit.ly/yAu0Mi (Orange Legal Technologies)
  • 2011 A Year of Innovation for E-Discovery Firm Document Solutions, Inc. (DSi) bit.ly/A01nlD (PR Web)
  • 2012: TV Antennas, Big Data Cleansing, Social Mashups of Content, Mobile First Applications – bit.ly/xhr4W1 (Joshua Konkle)
  • 2nd Generation EnCase® Evidence File Technical Specification Now Available - bit.ly/ArcOWJ (Guidance Software)
  • AccessData Announces 451 Research Analysis of Redesigned Summation Product Line - bit.ly/yU5TRL (PR Log)
  • Automated Predictive Review (Predictive Coding | Technology-Assisted-Review) - bit.ly/zzXJCK (Orange Legal Technologies)
  • Bloomberg Vault Adds Cloud Archiving for IBM Message Software - bit.ly/zjbGzZ (Business Wire)
  • Dave P. Darner Named Vice President of Discovery Services - http://bit.ly/A53duA (BlackStone Discovery)
  • Digital WarRoom Predicts Continuing Growth in Demand for Mainstream eDiscovery Solutions in 2012 – bit.ly/y8Mfwd (PR Web)
  • Document Technologies, Inc. Announces Market and Services Expansion - bit.ly/xToXS6 (PR Web)
  • Excelerate Discovery Announces Specialized Japanese Document Review Services - bit.ly/wGcIK7 (PR Log)
  • Forensic Systems International, LLC (FSI) Launched by IT and Legal Industry Veterans - bit.ly/yaiMCW (PR Web)
  • Global Relay: Alteva and USA Datanet Add Compliance Archiving to Unified Communications Offerings – mwne.ws/xaIdhR (Marketwire)
  • Guidance Revamps Decade-Old Evidence File Format - bit.ly/xQ99IB (Evan Koblentz)
  • Guidance Software Reports Record Number of New Customers of EnCase® Enterprise Platform in Q4 2011 - bit.ly/wtAQcM (Business Wire)
  • IBM to Launch IBM Docs with a Collaborative Service Similar to Google Apps - bit.ly/zFvDK8 (Alex Williams)
  • IGC Launches Redaction Survey Today to Benchmark Electronic Redaction Software Need and Usage – bit.ly/xj8c2F (Press Release)
  • Open Source E-Discovery Finds Scalability - bit.ly/zOgYgx (Evan Koblentz)
  • Liquid Litigation Management Releases New iPad App for Deposition & Questioning - bit.ly/xxWOkK (Product Release)
  • Logica and Datawatch Sign Worldwide Agreement to Deliver Cloud-based Analytics for Enterprise Content Management – prn.to/x4FRWh (PR Newswire)
  • ManageEngine Adds Device End-of-Life Management to DeviceExpert - bit.ly/ygsbIW (Press Release)
  • Major US Government Agencies Implement Nuix Software for Faster Electronic Investigations – bit.ly/Ajyah7 (PR Web)
  • MessageSolution Showcasing at IBM Lotusphere 2012, with Expanded eDiscovery Features - bit.ly/yjqfoX (PR Web)
  • Nextpoint Introduces New Customizable Review Features on Discovery Cloud Platform – bit.ly/zUW0XU (PR Log)
  • Nuix Accelerates European Momentum by Appointing Dr James Kent as Managing Director for Europe – bit.ly/ysjC2D (Press Release)
  • Nuix eDiscovery: Where Are We Going in 2012? bit.ly/z0gKPr (Eddie Sheehy)
  • OpenText Positioned as Enterprise Content Management Leader by Two Independent Research Firms – bit.ly/ysfti9 (Global Research)
  • OrcaTec Unveils eDiscovery at a Flat Monthly Fee - bit.ly/yevEVV (PR Web)
  • PA Consulting Group Acquires 7Safe Ltd to Enhance its Cyber Security Service - yhoo.it/yZ6kiA (PR Newswire)
  • Platinum Legal Group Diversifies Review Platform Offerings with iCONECT - bit.ly/xLIgL1 (Press Announcement)
  • Proofpoint Extends Enterprise Archiving and Governance Solutions With Proofpoint Enterprise Governance - bit.ly/zq2Ebz (Marketwire)
  • PwC and MetricStream Form Joint Business Relationship to Integrate GRC Solutions - bit.ly/yqPovu (PR Newswire)
  • Recommind Names 451 Research Cofounder Nick Patience Director of Product Marketing and Strategy – bit.ly/zJJIio (Press Release)
  • Regional EDD Service Providers Take Center Stage in 2012 - bit.ly/xX1VCv (Albert Barsocchini)
  • SHMsoft is Putting the “e” in Discovery with Hadoop Big Data Platforms - bit.ly/wN1zTE (PR Log)
  • Symantec Buys Into The Cloud With Acquisition Of LiveOffice - bit.ly/xjDNdz (Barry Murphy)
  • Symantec Buys LiveOffice for $115M in Clearwell Cloud Plan - bit.ly/xddi7k (Evan Koblentz)
  • STW Group Selects CommVault Simpana Software for Management of Critical Customer Data – bit.ly/wUZJuz (Press Release)
  • UnitedLex Strengthens Management Team with Appointment of Executive Vice President - bit.ly/zGzFrs(Business Wire)
  • Xerox ACS To Build Iowa Health Information Exchange - bit.ly/A3LSWe (Nicole Lewis)
2012 eDiscovery Events

JANUARY

5th International Conference on Computers, Privacy & Data Protection
January 25 - 27, 2012
Brussels, Belgium

LegalTech New York 2012
January 30 - February 1, 2012
New York, NY

8th Annual Law Firm Chief Information & Technology Officers Forum
January 31 - February 1, 2012
New York, NY

MARCH

LegalIT Business Show March 6 - 7, 2012
London, UK

IP Counsel Forum
March 7 - 8, 2012
San Jose, CA

AIIM 2012 Conference
March 20 - 22, 2012
San Francisco, CA

The Sedona Conference Institute's 6th Annual Program on Staying Ahead of the eDiscovery
Curve
March 22 - 23, 2012
St. Louis, MO

ABA TECHSHOW 2012
March 29-31, 2012
Chicago, IL

APRIL

ACEDS 2012 Conference
April 2 - 4, 2012
Hollywood, FL

12th Annual Super Conference
April 23 - 24, 2012
Chicago, IL

MAY

2012 World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting
May 3 - 4, 2012
Washington, DC

INSIGHT 2012 Law Firm IT - Conference and Exposition
May 8 - 9, 2012
London, UK

EDRM 2012 - 2013 Kickoff Meeting
May 16 - 17, 2012
St. Paul, MN

CEIC 2012
May 21 - 24, 2012
Summerlin, NV

LegalTech West Coast 2012
May 22-23, 2012
Los Angeles, CA

JUNE

ILO Global Counsel Congress
June 14, 2012
New York, NY

JULY

Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat
July 22 - 24, 2012
Carmel, CA

AUGUST

ILTA Annual Conference 2012
August 26 - 30, 2012
Washington, DC

SEPTEMBER

Intermountain eDiscovery Conference 2012
September 13, 2012 (Planning)
Salt Lake City, UT

ACC Annual Meeting
September 30 - October 3, 2012
Orlando, FL

OCTOBER


EDI Leadership Summit 2012
October 17 - 19, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL