Efficiency - Technology - Evidence Exchange

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Efficiency

The convergence of computing, communication, and content technologies has revolutionized the way business is conducted. Electronic commerce and communication, are growing exponentially. In just five years, the Internet has grown from a network of three million predominantly US-based subscribers into a commercial mass medium with more than six billion users worldwide. With this information explosion, electronically stored information is easier and cheaper to come by. Within a corporation, e-mail, e-mail attachments, voice mail, video mail, Web sites, spreadsheets, word processing, presentations, electronic calendars, contact databases, CAD drawings, etc. are proliferating at a staggering rate.

Currently, authenticating digital evidence at trial burdens both the court and the parties to a dispute. Given the increased volume of digital evidence, experts expect this burden to grow considerably. The SDP Service not only streamlines the production of digital evidence, but also adds a new layer of security and reliability to the computer discovery process.

The SDP service immediately reduces discovery costs. It streamlines and significantly automates the difficult task of finding and/or producing the e-mails, word processing files, spreadsheets, etc. that exist on servers throughout today's enterprises. Test trials suggest that the SDP Service will cut non-forensic computer discovery costs by 75 percent or more.

A recent study by the American Bar Association of Science & Technology Law found that 66.3 percent of corporate counsel surveyed did not believe that their organizations had a cost-effective method of dealing with electronic evidence. The SDP is faster, more secure, and more cost-effective than current practices. It processes documents directly from their original electronic formats and offers an entirely electronic review and production. Additionally, when paper is the desired exchange medium, the SDP supports high-speed printing at rates in excess of 170 pages per minute.