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Global EDD Group Expands Data Collection Services with Guided Self Collect™

October 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Guided Self Collect Enables Efficient Data Collection in Remote or Dispersed Locations

Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (19 October 2011) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the addition of Guided Self Collect™ to its suite of Data Collection solutions.  Guided Self Collect is a service that enables the collection of electronic data from geographically dispersed locations by individual custodians or corporate information technology staff.

Guided Self Collect services utilize specially prepared compact discs and external hard drives to be used for the collection of custodian data under the guidance and supervision of Global EDD Group forensic technicians via remote communication channels.  This custom media is created and shipped after detailed consultation with the legal team and corporate information technology staff to ensure that appropriate methodologies are being utilized for each matter.

Global EDD Group provides a wide range of data collection and computer forensic services worldwide in projects that range in size from single hard drives to terabytes of corporate server data.  In addition to the Guided Self Collect services noted above, the company provides the following solutions to legal, corporation and vendor partners:

Forensic Imaging

Technicians use a controlled and documented analytical methodology to identify, collect and preserve digital information from external storage devices (USB Hard Drives), flash media (thumb drives, SD cards), personal computers (PC and Mac), servers and mobile devices (phones, PDAs, smart phones).

Remote & Live Data

Remote and live data – including RAID disks, physical drives, logical volumes, and physical memory (32 & 64 bit Windows) – is collected in a forensically sound manner via IP network connection.  Technicians can connect to a target device, whether it is a server located downstairs in the corporate data center or a PC in a remote office halfway around the world, as long as there is connectivity within the corporate network.

Mobile Device

Useful data can be extracted from about 95% of all cellular phones on the market today, including smartphones and PDA devices (Palm OS, Microsoft, Blackberry, Symbian, iPhone, and Google Android).

Law firm and corporation interested in learning more about Global EDD Group’s Data Collection Services should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282) or email   info@globaledd.com for additional information.  Global EDD Group also provides these services under subcontract to other industry vendors and service providers.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs.   Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with a regional office in Singapore, SG, Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review.  Additional information is available by visiting http://www.GlobalEDDGroup.com .

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Global EDD Group to participate in the 2012 Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat

October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Brad Mixner Appointed to Advisory Committee and Speaker Panel

Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (10 October 2011) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced that the company will be participating in the Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat being held 22 – 24 July 2012 at the Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California.  Brad Mixner, Founder and President of Global EDD Group, has been appointed to the  Advisory Committee for the event and will also participate as a Panel Speaker during the retreat.

Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat

About The Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat

The Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat (CVEDR) is a premier resource for industry practitioners who wish to focus on the complexities and practicalities of eDiscovery. Whether you’re new to eDiscovery, or want to increase your existing expertise, the retreat will allow you to explore this critical topic with established industry leaders and your peers – all in one of the most stunningly beautiful areas of the United States, Carmel, California. Earn CLE credit hours while you get away from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind in one of California’s most pristine destinations.

The retreat offers face-to-face interaction with eDiscovery experts in a collegial atmosphere. What does that mean? Specifically, the retreat schedule has been organized around panel sessions. You can attend any of the sessions that address your interests with confidence that you can ask questions and participate in the discussion. Bring your entire team and explore the latest issues affecting the industry, and develop strategic directions.

With its spectacular setting, a full agenda of formal and informal learning, scheduled social events, and family-friendly amenities, you won’t want to miss the 2012 CVEDR. We invite you to explore our website, contact us with questions, and get involved in the eDiscovery community today.  To learn more, please visit www.cvedr.com.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with a regional office in Singapore, SG, Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data

identification to document review. Additional information is available by visiting www.GlobalEDDGroup.com.

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Global EDD Group Launches eZoom Data Room Services

October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Innovative Solution Leverages Open Source Technology to Provide a Cost Efficient Option for E-Discovery Content Review

Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (5 October 2011) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the launch of eZoom™ Data Room Services. eZoom Data Rooms are provided as a managed service to enable the content review and management of discovery documents such as e-mails, documents, spreadsheets, presentations and images.

eZoom Data Rooms, which are powered by the Alfresco™ open source enterprise content management system from Alfresco Software (www.alfresco.com), provide a wide range of content analysis, workflow, document and records management functions within a secure environment that is deployable to a laptop, PC, network server or the cloud. Key features of the eZoom include:

    • Mobile access via iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® apps
    • Powerful full text searching using the Apache Lucene™ search engine
    • Dynamic foldering, tagging and commenting for approved users
    • Instant upload via “drag and drop” or WebDAV networked folders
    • Inline file preview of popular document types (MS Office, PDF, TIFF)
    • User, group & role-based document security
    • Customizable personal dashboard interface
    • US DoD 5015.02 Certified Electronic Records Management Application

eZoom Data Rooms are designed to work seamlessly with Global EDD Group’s Data Collection Services, though they can be successfully implemented in a variety of different scenarios such as:

    • First Pass Document Review in jurisdictions with strict data privacy regulations.
    • Mobile / offsite / offline document review projects.
    • Content sampling during data collection processing.
    • Engagements not requiring a full litigation support document review platform.

Law Firms and Corporations interested in learning more about eZoom Data Rooms from Global EDD Group should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282) or email info@globaledd.com for additional information. Global EDD Group also provides these services under subcontract to other industry vendors and service providers.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with a regional office in Singapore, SG, Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review. Additional information is available by visiting http://www.GlobalEDDGroup.com .

 

File Preview Screen Shot from an eZoom Data Room

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Global EDD Group implements Mobile Device Forensics, including the Collection & Analysis of Data from Cell Phones, Smart Phones & PDAs

May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (16 May 2011) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the addition of Mobile Device Forensics to its diverse range of Data Collection services.  These new collection and analysis services, which can be provided in-house or in the field, are supported by the same technology employed by military, law enforcement, and government agencies across the world.

“iPhone, BlackBerry® and Android devices have become standard tools within our daily lives and the workplace.  These devices store a wealth of information, often intentionally, and sometimes unintentionally.” stated Brad Mixner, Founder and President of Global EDD Group.  ”Our Mobile Device Forensic Services enable us to extract evidence from approximately 95% of the devices on the market today in preparation for ongoing investigation or electronic discovery.”

The extent to which Global EDD Group technicians can recover data is heavily based on the device model though useful data can be extracted from more than 3000 phones, including smartphones and PDA devices (Palm OS, Microsoft, Blackberry, Symbian, iPhone, and Google Android).

Examples of data points that can be extracted from devices includes:

  • Phonebook Contacts
  • Phone Details: IMEI / ESN and Phone number
  • ICCID and IMSI
  • SIM Location Information: TMSI, MCC, MNC, LAC
  • Text Messages including deleted SMS off SIM / USIM
  • Call Logs ( Missed/Dialed/Received including deleted call histories off SIM/USIM )
  • Pictures
  • Videos
  • Audio Files
  • Ringtones
  • Geo Tagging pictures and mapping through Google Earth
  • Password Extraction
  • Bypass SIM Locked phones (carrier lock) when original SIM is not available.
  • Unicode Extraction for Multiple Languages

Information extracted from mobile devices can be useful in a variety of legal, administrative and investigatory matters such as:

  • Intellectual Property Theft
  • Corporate Fraud
  • Misuse of Company Property
  • Divorce & Family Law
  • Geo-Location Controversies
  • Evidence of Crime

Law Firms, Corporations and Law Enforcement Agencies interested in learning more about Mobile Device Forensic Services from Global EDD Group should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282) or email info@globaledd.com for additional information.  Global EDD Group also provides these services under subcontract to other industry vendors and service providers.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs.   Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review.  Global EDD Group is based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with a regional office in Singapore, SG.  Additional information is available by visiting www.GlobalEDDGroup.com.

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Preferred Partner Program from Global EDD Group

December 15, 2010 By 1 Comment

GLOBAL EDD GROUP INTRODUCES PREFERRED PARTNER PROGRAM (3P)

New Program Enables Higher Profit Margins and Global Footprint for Service Providers and Law Firms

Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (15 December 2010) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today introduced the Preferred Partner Program (“3P”), a new program that enables service providers and firms to seamlessly expand their suite of services and geographic footprint by integrating, referring or reselling Global EDD Group services.

“Our team has developed a range of innovative e-discovery solutions that leverage global relationships, operational efficiencies and proven technologies to provide high quality services at competitive price points” stated Brad Mixner, President of Global EDD Group. “3P enables our partners to reduce their costs and increase their global footprint by leveraging these solutions.”

Benefits of 3P:

  • Expand Capabilities without Capital Investment
  • Extremely Competitive Flat Rate & Bulk Pricing Model
  • Generous Discounts & Commissions Exceeding Industry Average
  • Strict No Competition / No Solicitation Policy with End Clients
  • Increased Profit Margins

Advantages of Partnering with Global EDD Group:

  • Vast Experience with Complex Paper & Electronic Discovery Projects
  • Innovative Technology, including NaTIFF™ E-Discovery Servers and iReviewData E-Discovery Services
  • Driven to Exceed End Client Expectations
  • Facilities in Asia, Europe & North America
  • Mobile Collection & Processing Units
  • Advanced Foreign Language Services
  • Specialists in Data Management, including Identification, Preservation, Collection, Processing, Review and Analysis

Additional information regarding the 3P Preferred Partner Program, including pricing and available services, is available via email or by clicking to GlobalEDD.com.

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Global EDD Group announces NaTIFF™ E-Discovery Server – Innovative Service Brings Outsourced Electronic Discovery Back In-House

November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the public release of the NaTIFF™ E-Discovery Server, an innovative service that combines the cost effectiveness and flexibility of outsourcing with the efficiency and control of an internal system.

The NaTIFF E-Discovery Server is an in-house solution that provides a high level of data control to law firms, corporations and service providers without a high cost of implementation. All data is stored on servers provided by Global EDD Group and administered via secure point-to-point VPN connection with a dedicated 24×7 support structure. Clients simply attach a data drive to the dedicated server and the Global EDD Group team manages the e-discovery processing based on documented specifications.

Key Functionality of the NaTIFF E-Discovery Server:

  • Native File or TIFF Format Processing
  • Metadata & Body Text Extraction
  • MD-5 Hash Deduplication
  • De-NIST File Filtering
  • Date Filtering
  • TIFF / PDF Image Generation
  • Standard Load Files
  • Image Endorsement
  • Detailed Reporting

Key Advantages of the NaTIFF E-Discovery Server:

  • Data remains in-house, so no waiting for overnight deliveries to reach data centers.
  • Utilization of  industry leading software tools with defensible processes.
  • Competitively priced, Pay-Per-Use service with no upfront cost, no minimum contract, no licensing fees and no hardware investment.
  • No need to hire additional manpower for processing and IT infrastructure management.
  • Dedicated support team is available 24 x 7 to support late night processing needs.
  • Ability to enhance processing capabilities with options modules such as Data Analytics, Document Review, Document Management and Enterprise Search.
  • Flexible for organizations of all size, from small vendors and law firms to multinational corporations.

Additional information regarding NaTIFF E-Discovery Servers is available by contacting Brad Mixner, President of Global EDD Group,  here or by clicking to GlobalEDD.com.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs.   Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review.  Global EDD Group is based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with regional offices in San Francisco, New York and Singapore.  Additional information is available by visiting www.GlobalEDD.com.

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Global EDD Group Implements Simplified Pricing Model — Flat Rate Per Day, Per Drive and Per Gigabyte E-Discovery Pricing

August 18, 2010 By 1 Comment

Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (18 August 2010) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the implementation of a simplified flat rate pricing model that will bundle electronic discovery services under a “per gigabyte,” “per PC hard drive” or  “per day” fee structure.

“In today’s age of unbundled and ‘à la carte’ services, we felt a simplified pricing model would provide great value to our legal and corporate clients” stated Brad Mixner, Founder and Managing Principal of Global EDD Group.  “The bundled flat rates will not only provide cost effective e-discovery services, but enable predictive budgeting as well.  We intend to take guesswork out of the system and provide simple, transparent pricing for each engagement.”

The simplified pricing model will be based on a flat rate for different levels of service, enabling clients to select what is appropriate for each particular case or project.  Details regarding this model are available by navigating to www.globaledd.com/Simplified-Pricing-Model.html or by calling +1.888.865.9548.

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Global EDD Group Launches iReviewData E-Discovery Services — SaaS Solution Offered “In The Cloud,” “In The Office” and “In The Field”

August 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (10 August 2010) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the launch of iReviewData™ E-Discovery Services.  iReviewData is a comprehensive e-discovery system provided as a managed service (Software as a Service or “SaaS“) to corporations, law firms and service providers.  Designed to be modular, flexible and cost efficient, iReviewData provides organizations of all sizes with access to leading industry software tools without an upfront investment in licensing, hardware or support contracts.   Global EDD Group manages the software and hardware resources, offering them to clients as a “pay as you go” service that reduces the cost of investigations and litigation while increasing client control of the process.

iReviewData is uniquely offered in three different versions based on the hosting location of the data – in the cloud, in the office or in the field.  “In The Cloud” is the hosted version of iReviewData that enables legal teams to remotely analyze, search and review their data via secure web interface.  The “In The Office” version provides a high level of data control and security to clients as all data is stored “in-house” on iReviewData servers administered via secure point-to-point VPN connection.  Global EDD Group data collection teams utilize the “In The Field” version of iReviewData to ingested, analyze, review and produce data on-site, making it an ideal solution for cases with deadline, privacy and secrecy concerns.

iReviewData E-Discovery Services include:

  • Enterprise Data Collection,
  • Detailed Analysis & Reporting,
  • Early Case Assessment,
  • Simple, Guided & Iterative Searching,
  • First Pass & Linear Review,
  • TIFF & Native File Production.

iReviewData E-Discovery Services feature:

  • Pay As You Go Pricing Model
  • Unlimited Users for Early Case Assessment and Document Review
  • 24 x7 Processing & Online Support
  • Modular, Flexible Configuration
  • “Plug-n-Review” simplicity

Further information on iReviewData E-Discovery Services is available online at www.iReviewData.com or via email request to info@globaledd.com.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs.   Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review.  Global EDD Group is based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with regional offices in San Francisco, New York and Singapore.  Additional information is available by visiting www.GlobalEDD.com.

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Introducing Asia Legal Technologies – a venture of DMC and Global EDD Group

March 31, 2010 By

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the formation of Asia Legal Technologies™ (“ALT”), a strategic alliance and joint venture with Data Management Corporation (“DMC”), a document and data processing solutions company based in Singapore.  ALT combines the experience, knowledge and resources of DMC and Global EDD Group to provide innovative arbitration, due diligence and litigation support services throughout the Asia-Pacific Region.

Asia Legal Technologies is uniquely able to meet the needs of the most challenging projects by leveraging a vast network of technology and operational resources along with facilities in Hong Kong, China (Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou), Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo and Dubai.   From these facilities and on-site locations throughout the region, ALT provides a wide range of services including:

  • Data Collection & Preservation,
  • Imaging & Coding,
  • Early Case Assessment (ECA),
  • Data Filtering, Analytics & Processing,
  • Asian Language Support & Translation, and
  • Document Hosting & Review.

This strategic alliance provides significant advantages to our legal, financial and corporate clients through streamlined communication, project management and logistics.  ALT’s bilingual project managers work with consultants based in Asia and North America to provide seamless project management that minimizes the impact of time zone, language and cultural differences.

Further information on Asia Legal Technologies is available online at www.asialegaltech.com or via email request to information@asialegaltech.com .

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded by Mixner with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs.   Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review.  Global EDD Group is based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with regional offices in San Francisco and New York City.  Additional information is available by visiting www.GlobalEDD.com.

About Data Management Corporation

Established in year 2003, Data Management Corporation (“DMC”) is Asia’s leading Document & Data Processing Services and Solutions Provider. Our strategic partnership with CCH Workflow Solutions since 2004, has strongly positioned the DMC as “The Litigation Support Provider of Choice in Asia”. Together, we have successfully completed hardcopy discovery and Data Room services projects in various countries such as Japan, China (major cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guang Zhou and remotely in Qin Huang Dao), Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia. We have received satisfactory comments and feedback from clients we have worked with, ranging from Law firms, Forensic / Consulting / Accounting firms and US / UK based eDiscovery/Litigation support partners.  Additional information is available by visiting www.i-dmcorp.com .

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Global EDD Group Implements Portable E-Discovery Solution

March 29, 2010 By

GLOBAL EDD GROUP IMPLEMENTS PORTABLE E-DISCOVERY SOLUTION
Expands Intelligent EDD℠ Services With Addition Of Portable Processing

Cleveland, Ohio (29 March 2010) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative legal technology solutions across the globe, today announced the addition of Portable Processing to its Intelligent EDD℠ line of legal technology services. Developed to be utilized at virtually any location with dependable power and connectivity, Portable Processing enables Global EDD to provide a full suite of early case assessment and electronic discovery services at onsite and near site locations across the globe without the cost, time and headaches typically associated with the shipping of servers, workstations and monitors.

“We have worked closely with our technology partners to develop an innovative early case assessment and electronic discovery processing solution that is portable, scalable and cost effective,” stated Brad Mixner, Founder and Managing Principal of Global EDD Group. “This enhancement to our Intelligent EDD Services provides a significant advantage to our clients and alliance partners managing cases with tight deadlines, data privacy, intellectual property or related security concerns. Our mobile teams can be onsite and operational with short notice, with the ability to preserve, analyze, process and review data on the same day.”

The Intelligent EDD Portable Processing service combines industry standard software and purpose-built hardware within a modular system that can be easily transported with the mobile teams to virtually any location in the world within 48 hours. Key highlights of the service include:

  • Data Analytics and Dynamic Reporting
  • File Culling and Deduplication
  • Text, Metadata and Attachment Extraction
  • XML, TIFF, TXT and Native File Exports
  • First Pass Document Review
  • Language Identification

“In essence, it’s a mobile office. ESI processing, review and analysis all within the secure confines of the client’s office. Now, when a client asks if we process data in Asia, Europe, South America or Timbuktu, the answer is ‘Yes.’” noted Joseph Turner, Principal, Global EDD Group.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded by Mixner with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs. Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review. Global EDD Group is based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA with regional offices in San Francisco and New York City. Additional information is available by visiting www.GlobalEDD.com.

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