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, July 18, 2012

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - July 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
  • 2nd Circuit Rejects Key Litigation Hold Standard - http://bit.ly/NFI9EM (John Jablonski)
  • A Quick Forensics Lesson: The Smart Phone Is Much More than Just a Hard Drive - http://bit.ly/Q1N9tR (Greg Buckles)
  • An Uncertain Standard for Cost Shifting Can Restore a Level Playing Field - http://bit.ly/NgYZxk (Matthew Prewitt)
  • Are Seed Sets the New Keyword? http://bit.ly/PgY9Cj (Howard Sklar)
  • Attorney-Client Privilege Claim Backfires on JPMorgan in FERC Case - http://bit.ly/NFNL26 (Alison Frankel)
  • Audio Search Accuracy Part I: From Here to Utopia - http://bit.ly/LiJjdT (Jeff Schlueter)
  • Court Imposes Sanctions for Discovery Violations, Orders Appointment of Special Master to Investigate – http://bit.ly/ODxV9e (K&L Gates)
  • Days Three and Four of a Predictive Coding Narrative: Where I Find that the Computer is Free to Disagree – http://bit.ly/OHK6lt (Ralph Losey)
  • Defensible Deletion Gaining Steam - http://bit.ly/LiUzqA (Barry Murphy)
  • Despite No Spoliation Evidence, Court Orders Up To $70K In Sanctions For Preservation Failures Anyway – http://bit.ly/LQ7rBz (Brad Harris)
  • eDiscovery Best Practices: Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control - http://bit.ly/OCJNsa (Doug Austin)
  • eDiscovery: Just the FAQs - http://bit.ly/LeS4pt (David Cohen)
  • eDiscovery Tools Aid Compliance, Save Money – http://bit.ly/MiHDCE (Tony Kontzer)
  • eDiscovery Traffic Control – Merging on the Litigation Superhighway - http://bit.ly/ODzC6D (Dennis Kiker)
  • eDiscovery Trends: TREC Study Finds Technology Assisted Review More Cost Effective - http://bit.ly/M2Ie6U (Doug Austin)
  • Electronic Evidence Is Threatened By Computer’s Normal Use And What Attorneys Can Learn from Monkeys - http://bit.ly/LPMKpp (LexisNexis)
  • Ethics Committee Cracks Down on Unauthorized Practice of Law by eDiscovery Vendors - http://bit.ly/MtC7gx (Reed Smith)
  • Failure To Issue Litigation Hold Despite Notice Of Claim Does Not Per Se Constitute Gross Negligence – http://bit.ly/M3JEht (Gregory Joseph)
  • Florida Supreme Court Juices Up eDiscovery Requirements - http://bit.ly/LPoVhk (William Hamilton)
  • Firms and Terms: A Snapshot Of Technology Assisted Review Providers And Terminology - http://bit.ly/HKRvOE (@ComplexD)
  • FOIA Matters! — 2012 Information Governance Survey Results for the Government Sector - http://bit.ly/NsdOxk (Allison Walton)
  • Judge Scheindlin Issues Strong Opinion on Custodian Self-Collection http://bit.ly/Q2UUzC (Ralph Losey)
  • ILTA Developing Law Firm Security Model - http://bit.ly/OBspE1 (Evan Kobletz)
  • Internet Evidence Not Offered for Truth Sufficiently Authenticated on Summary Judgment by Affidavit – http://bit.ly/Mk0E7D (Gregory Joseph)
  • IT-Lex and The Sedona Conference® Provide Real Help to Learn eDiscovery and Technology Law – http://bit.ly/NgfZDT (Christy Burke)
  • Legal Hold Management: Are Manual Processes Still the Norm?  http://bit.ly/MGu5uA (Andrew Bartholomew)
  • Legal Technology Observer Concludes Today, Inviting You to Continue the Conversation - http://bit.ly/LRn3EO (Christy Burke)
  • Making Sense of ‘Kleen Products’: Is it Really about Predictive Coding? http://bit.ly/LPLQcg (Bob Ambrogi)
  • Model Behavior: Federal and State Court Rules on eDiscovery - - http://bit.ly/Mk6eHa (Jessica Mederson)
  • Phase 2 of Discovery Pilot Provides Glimpse into Future of eDiscovery – - http://bit.ly/Oxc1V6 (BLLAWG)
  • Robots Are Not Replacing eDiscovery Lawyers - http://bit.ly/MkKifa (Jason Krause)
  • Rules for eDiscovery Vendors in D.C.: Taking A Step Back - http://bit.ly/Lt2hP4 (Cynthia Courtney)
  • Plaintiffs v. Peck – A Worthy Addition to Your Summer Reading List – http://bit.ly/Oxk9F5 (Leah R. Glasofer)
  • Search Warrants, Smartphones and Text Messages - http://bit.ly/LPkUJX (Josh Gilliland)
  • Second Circuit Rejects Per Se Gross Negligence Standard for Failure to Issue Hold Notice - http://bit.ly/Q2DjHS (David Kessler)
  • Shifting the eDiscovery Paradigm with Defensible Data Reduction -  - http://bit.ly/LiejuF (Andrew Bartholomew)
  • Social Media in eDiscovery: Public or Private Information? http://bit.ly/LS4LDw (Michael Hamilton)
  • Squeaky Kleen | Millnet - http://bit.ly/Q1PNj4 - (Charles Holloway)
  • Technology-Assisted Review Boosted in TREC 2011 Results - http://bit.ly/LWkd1n (Evan Koblentz)
  • The Importance of Review Management Expertise - http://bit.ly/OCvYK1 (Kevin Chang)
  • The Lawyers Are Ready! http://bit.ly/Q36Xga (Jon Dawson)
  • The Myth of Non-Repudiation – http://bit.ly/M2HBu7 (John Gregory)
  • The Rise of Unified Information Governance - http://bit.ly/NFHhAc (George Socha)
  • The Role of Project Managers in eDiscovery - http://bit.ly/LkJJ3u (Mark Yacano, Cat Casey)
  • Trimming Legal Costs and Jobs: A Predictive Coding Unintended Consequence? http://bit.ly/Q2DxPi (Whitney Grace)
  • “Tweets” Are Public and Must Be Produced, Judge Rules - http://bit.ly/NGPHay (Doug Austin)
  • Ups and Downs in a Dismal Summer - http://bit.ly/PgZUPQ (Charles Holloway)
Reports and Resources
  • ARMA International Maturity Model for Information Governance - http://bit.ly/LronwD (ARMA)
  • Assisted Review Technologies: eDiscovery’s ‘Brave New World’ of Predictive Coding and TAR (451 Research Subscribers) http://bit.ly/Mt6nbx (David Horrigan)
  • Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Completely Updated – July 2012 - http://bit.ly/wx6TVd (Sabrina Pacifici)
  • Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2010 - http://1.usa.gov/NFJMlZ (U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Department of Defense Cloud Computing Strategy (PDF) - http://1.usa.gov/Mk07Th (Teresa Takai)
  • EDRM XML White Paper Now Available -The Electronic Discovery Reference Model - http://bit.ly/LlybwU (George Socha)
  • Infographic: How to Escape Being a Cybercrime Victim - http://bit.ly/MiYUf3 (Kim Davis)
  • The Air Force Guide to Effective Social Media Use (PDF) http://bit.ly/Mt8Vq1 (U.S. Air Force)
  • The Litigation Hold Letter - http://bit.ly/NFOdND (White and Williams LLP)
  • Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) 2011 Proceedings - http://1.usa.gov/LkRQgt (NIST)
  • TREC-Legal 2011: Learning to Rank from Relevance Feedback for eDiscovery (PDF) http://1.usa.gov/NyEuMh (Peter Lubell-Doughtie, Kenneth Hamilton)
  • Updated Technology Assisted Review Backgrounder (Links From 2.1.2012 Thru 7.16.2012) http://bit.ly/IiTGtb (@OrangeLT)
  • Zubulake’s eDiscovery: The Untold Story of my Quest for Justice - http://bit.ly/LwUJL8 (Laura A. Zubulake)
Sight and Sound
Technology and Tactics
  • Are Desktop Email Clients On Endangered Species List? http://bit.ly/MiHqzt (John Mello)
  • As Expert Witnesses, Industry Experts Play Key Roles In Litigation Cases - http://bit.ly/Q1KW1u (Rick Arnett)
  • Big Win for Bloggers: TechnoBuffalo Court Victory Shields Source of Leaked Photos - http://bit.ly/LroLLy (Eric Johnson)
  • Firewalls Between Exchange Servers? Not On My Network! http://bit.ly/M3Jirh (Casper Manes)
  • Five Initial Steps to Take to Meet the Governance, Risk and Compliance Obligations - http://bit.ly/OCJuNW (Charles Skamser)
  • Five Steps To Stop More Than 85% of Hacker Attacks On Your Network - http://bit.ly/NGQCYv (John Mello)
  • How Instant Mobile Commerce Will Disrupt The Way You Do Business - http://onforb.es/Q2cvYu (Ben Kerschberg)
  • Is Your Internet Provider Now Spying on You? http://bit.ly/MtCqrH (Sharon Nelson)
  • Law Firms and Cloud Computing: Ethics Guidelines - http://bit.ly/M3LhvC (Richard Granat)
  • Legal Challenges Arise to ‘Bring Your Own Device’ – Policies http://bit.ly/Mt5TC6 (Philip Berkowitz)
  • Microsoft Office 2013 Bolsters eDiscovery - http://bit.ly/NFLi7P (Evan Koblentz)
  • Microsoft Updates Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer – http://bit.ly/Llfdq5 (John Mello)
  • Microsoft Windows 8 to Ship in Late October - http://bit.ly/OB5oRz (Evan Koblentz)
  • One Step Closer to Defining ‘Reasonable’ Data Security Measures? http://bit.ly/NHdtDb (Greg Jacobs)
  • Privacy and Security Surrounding The Cloud - Article 29 Working Paper Guidance - http://bit.ly/M3L5MS (Kate Gorey)
  • Race to the HighCourt: Hoosier Racing Seeks High Court Review of Third Circuit’s Slashing of eDiscovery Cost Award – http://bit.ly/OAsPKX (Mark Sidoti)
  • Recruiter Misuse of Social Media Can Increase Risk of Liability - http://bit.ly/LVVfPE (Alexander Nemiroff)
  • Re-Thinking and Rejecting Social Media “Password Protection” Legislation - http://bit.ly/Ovni8n (Philip Gordon, Lauren Woon)
  • RIM Loses $147M Suit Over Patent for Remote Management Software - http://bit.ly/NG867s (Linda Johnson)
  • Safe Harbor Not Safe Enough For EU Cloud Data - http://bit.ly/NFGiA0 (Brian Profitt)
  • Social Media: The Boundary Between Personal and Professional – Social Networking, Social Media – http://bit.ly/OCwbNy (Robert Clayton)
  • SEC Approves New Rule Requiring Consolidated Audit Trail to Monitor and Analyze Trading Activity – http://1.usa.gov/Ll00p9 (Release)
  • Survey Sees Slow Adoption of Alternative Fee Arrangements - http://bit.ly/Ovw85T (David Snow)
  • Take Social Media Privacy Into Your Own Hands - http://bit.ly/LRoALa (Steve McMaster)
  • The Importance of Self-Regulation in Improving Digital Privacy - http://bit.ly/LeTSPk (Douglas Wood)
  • This Ain’t Your Father’s Jury: How Social Trends Are Changing How We Should Appeal to Younger Jurors – http://bit.ly/LlGuJf (James McGee)
  • Too Much! Gartner Overoptimistic on Cloud Spending - http://bit.ly/LrplsN (Mary Jander)
  • Yet Another Tech Company Falls Victim to a Data Breach: Yahoo! - http://bit.ly/NFLHqH (John Horan)
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
  • ACC Mountain West and the Intermountain eDiscovery Conference 2012 – Salt Lake City, Utah – http://bit.ly/N9gdcf (@OrangeLT)
  • AccessData® to Unveil Version 2 of Its CIRT Platform at Black Hat USA 2012 - http://reut.rs/NGKrDS (Press Release)
  • CaptureToCloud Raises $4.7 Million for Small-Business Content Creation - http://bit.ly/M3IEdb (Michael del Castillo)
  • Clustify: Adds Ability Automatically Ignore Email Headers and Footers for Improved Document Clustering – http://bit.ly/MtnQ3t (Press Release)
  • Complete Discovery Source Receives New Orange-Level Relativity Best In Service Designation – http://on.mktw.net/Mt7hVt (Press Release)
  • Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP Selects Relativity for In-House eDiscovery - http://on.mktw.net/Q1Lq7Q (Press Release)
  • D4 honored by kCura as Orange-level Relativity Best in Service Partner -  http://bit.ly/Mt7sjy (PR Web)
  • Daegis Expands Cross-Matter Management Capabilities With Lotus Notes eDiscovery Integration – http://bit.ly/Oxp88N (Business Wire)
  • Daegis Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Year-End Financial Results - http://bit.ly/Q37tuC (Business Wire)
  • “Ditto”: Copying Categorizations between Documents - http://bit.ly/Q1OyQQ (Kroll Ontrack)
  • DOJ Sticks With Syngence for Near-Duplicate Clustering - http://bit.ly/Q1LSmp (Michael Roach)
  • eDiscovery: It’s Good to Have Options – http://bit.ly/OCIRUG (Randall Burrows)
  • Exchange 2012: Announcing a Licensing Change for Multi-Mailbox Search - http://bit.ly/LlZRBS (Bharat Suneja)
  • Infracapital Selects IntraLinks for Investor Reporting - http://on.mktw.net/NGRzA9 (PR Newswire)
  • New Beta Version of dtSearch Improves Document Filters - http://bit.ly/LQ3tJf (Sean Doherty)
  • HP Says It’s Working To Bring Autonomy Products To Channel http://bit.ly/LPom7p (Kevin McLaughlin)
  • Huron Consulting Group Expands Global #eDiscovery Offerings with India Document Review/Data Facility – http://yhoo.it/NFN3ll (Business Wire)
  • iDiscovery Solutions Opens Office in Austin, Texas - http://bit.ly/Q1OX66 (Press Release)
  • Integreon Expands #eDiscovery Hosting Services with iCONECT XERA – http://bit.ly/Q1QKbl (Press Release)
  • InterLegis Announces Discovery360™ Enterprise - http://bit.ly/NFKPlW (PR Web)
  • Kroll Ontrack Enhances Verve Cloud-based eDiscovery Tool - http://bit.ly/NvhCf5 (@LegalIT)
  • Merrill DataSite Virtual Data Room Loads 500-Millionth-Page - http://on.mktw.net/Ph15yJ (Business Wire)
  • New eDiscovery Platform Is kCura Contender - http://bit.ly/NFOAI2 (Whitney Grace)
  • Nuix Adopts Remote Access in eDiscovery - http://bit.ly/Mu8oE9 (Evan Koblentz)
  • Nuix CEO: Organizations Pay Too Much for Slow, Illogical and Limited eDiscovery Over Data Held In Symantec Enterprise Vault And EMC EmailXtender Archives – http://bit.ly/Ls9T4o (Business Wire)
  • PitneyBowes Announces Additional Strategic Alliances for Volly™ Secure Digital Delivery Service -http://bit.ly/LiStqI (Press Release)
  • Rand Secure Archive Releases New Versions of EAS Web Access and EAS Entourage Client Tools – http://bit.ly/OCVajB (Press Release)
  • RenewData Roadshow to Focus on Complexities and Rewards of Technology Assisted Review - http://bit.ly/LrqgJL (@LegalIT)
  • SEPATON DBeXstream Unleashes Maximum Throughput and Optimal Deduplication Ratios on Oracle DBA – http://bit.ly/Mk0z3S (Jerome Wendt)
  • Ulmer & Berne Selects Recommind for Enterprise Search and Email - http://bit.ly/LPMZ3O (@LegalIT)
  • Xerox Acquires UK-based WDS - http://bit.ly/MiGX08 (Press Release)
  • Xpriori Concept Search and Predictive Coding Helps Law Firm Find “Smoking Gun” Document http://bit.ly/M2GwCB (PR Web)
2012 eDiscovery Events

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
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

NOVEMBER
LawTech Europe Congress
November 12, 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
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