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February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Global EDD Group provides and manages a wide range of electronic discovery and litigation support services from our technology base in Singapore, including:

We have resources that cover the entire region, including such key business cities as Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Tapei, Toyko and points in between.  Law Firms , Corporations and Vendors interested in learning more about the services offered by Global EDD Group should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282), email info@globaledd.asia, or visit http://www.e-discovery.asia for additional information.

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Electronic Discovery: It’s Just Technology, Right? | AmericanBar.org (Howard Reissner & Daryl Shetterly)

February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Newly minted lawyers who barely remember the days before texting, Facebook, and smartphones were part of our daily lives may be forgiven for wondering why so much angst has developed at the intersection of law and technology. Surely our sophisticated legal system can adapt to the increased use of electronic communication, right?

If you weren’t on the scene to watch it unfold, it may be hard to appreciate the ways the explosion of information our clients create and store has changed the face of discovery. There was a time when clients sent us a folder or box of paper containing the documents relevant to the litigation.

Now the data is likely to come on a hard drive containing gigabytes or terabytes of data that, if printed to paper, would fill the lobby of our law firm with boxes. Finding the relevant documents is like looking for a needle in the proverbial haystack. Depending on the value of the case, it may cost more to find the relevant documents than the case is worth.

So how can you help litigants meet the goal of a “just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding” referenced in Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

When faced with an electronic discovery issue, think about it in terms of people, process, and technology.

via Electronic Discovery: It’s Just Technology, Right?.

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Guided Self Collect, an electronic discovery service of Global EDD Group

January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Guided Self Collect™ is a service that enables the collection of electronic data from geographically dispersed locations.  After detailed consultation with the legal team and information technology staff, Global EDD Group issues specially prepared compact discs and external hard drives to be used for the collection of each custodian’s data under the guidance and supervision of Global EDD Group forensic technicians via remote communication channels.

Guided Self Collect from Global EDD Group

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Global EDD Group Celebrates The Year Of The Dragon With Expanded Asia Pacific Services

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Regional Resources Expanded To Include Singapore-based Early Case Assessment Tools, Document Review Platforms and CJK First Pass Review Services

Singapore, SG and Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (24 January 2011) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative electronic discovery solutions across the globe, today announced the expansion of electronic discovery services offered by Global EDD Group (APAC) to law firms, corporations and vendors supporting litigation, mergers and investigations originating from the United States.

With the recent expansion, Global EDD Group (APAC) now is able to offer the following services within the Asia Pacific region:

◊  Data Collection, Preservation & Analysis
◊  Imaging & Coding
◊  Unicode OCR
◊  Automated Language Translation
◊  ESI Processing
◊  Early Case Assessment Tools (Singapore-based Hosting)
◊  Document Review Platform (SIngapore-based Hosting)
◊  Chinese, Japanese & Korean (CJK) First Pass Review
◊  Onsite Processing & Review Systems

Law Firms , Corporations and Vendors interested in learning more about the services offered by Global EDD Group should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282), email info@globaledd.asia, or visit http://www.e-discovery.asia for additional information.

About Global EDD Group (APAC)

Global EDD Group (APAC) provides or manages a wide range of electronic discovery services throughout the Asia-Pacific region from a central technology hub in Singapore, SG. Global EDD Group (APAC) shares resources with sister company Litigation Edge Pte Ltd (www.litiedge.com), a Singapore e-discovery consultancy where Global EDD Group President Brad Mixner serves as a Director.

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, 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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Breaking Into E-Discovery | ABA Law Practice Today (Sally Kane)

January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The legal industry is slow to embrace change and adopt new practices.  However, the past two decades have witnessed the dawn of the digital age and, with it, advancements in technology that have reshaped the legal landscape.  This evolving technology and recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have spawned a new and lucrative law practice specialty: electronic discovery.  The e-discovery niche, which combines the legal expertise of attorneys with the technical skills of IT professionals, is one of the fastest growing specialties in the legal industry.

Increasing volumes of electronically stored information (ESI), evolving e-discovery case law, the automation of legal processes, changing ESI protocols and harsher judicial sanctions have fueled the need for e-discovery specialists.  In response to this trend, a growing number of firms are investing in consultative e-discovery talent by establishing dedicated e-discovery practice groups or, in smaller firms, creating the role of an e-discovery attorney.  According to a 2011 survey by The Cowen Group, a legal technology staffing firm, 30% of firms are adding e-discovery attorneys, with an anticipated 150-250 openings at major law firms.

E-discovery attorneys operate under a variety of titles:  electronic discovery advisor, e-discovery counsel, EDD partner, electronic discovery consultant, special counsel, e-discovery specialist, and e-discovery director are a few. Most e-discovery attorneys work in law firms serving corporate clients although a growing number of attorneys are developing niche e-discovery roles within corporations and government agencies. Responsibilities vary according to practice environment and firm size.  Below are a few of the roles the e-discovery attorney may tackle.

via Breaking Into E-Discovery.

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Report: Intel Ready to Make Thunderbolt Widely Available | PCMag.com (Damon Poeter)

December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Intel will make its Thunderbolt rapid data transfer technology available to its full contingent of PC partners in April, according to DigiTimes. Several top computer makers and components suppliers are already preparing desktops, notebooks, and motherboards with Thunderbolt, the Taiwanese tech journal reported Tuesday.

Thunderbolt, which Intel developed in collaboration with Apple, is currently only available in products like Apple’s 27-inch Thunderbolt Display, the MacBook Air, and the Little Big Disk from LaCie.

Thunderbolt chips are relatively expensive at more than $20 per module and serve much the same purpose as USB 3.0-standard data transmission technology, but prices are expected to drop in the second half of 2012, the tech journal reported. Apple’s adoption of the technology across its desktop and notebook product lines has also accelerated the timeline for Thunderbolt’s wide spread adoption, DigiTimes reported, citing unnamed sources from computer makers.

via Report: Intel Ready to Make Thunderbolt Widely Available | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.

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Carrier IQ Defends Itself, Releases 19-page Report | ITProPortal.com

December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In an attempt to put to rest the controversy surrounding its mobile tracker technology, Carrier IQ has published a 19-page report detailing exactly what its software does and how it is used by mobile phone carriers.

In the document [PDF], Carrier IQ admits that its software, called IQ Agent is installed on more than 150 million mobile phones worldwide. The company claimed that it is merely a diagnostic tool used by mobile phone carriers to provide better services to their customers.

Carrier IQ said that it worked alongside security researcher Trevor Eckhart to zero-in on the issues cited on his report. Eckhart had released an explosive report late last month in which he claimed that Carrier IQ’s software was in fact a key logger among many other things.

via Carrier IQ Defends Itself, Releases 19-page Report | ITProPortal.com.

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Native Client turns Chrome into high-end gaming platform | The Download Blog – Download.com

December 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Google’s new technology to secure the Web and make browsers significantly more powerful got its first public demo tonight at the company’s headquarters south of San Francisco after three years under wraps.

Calling it Native Client, Google says that integrating technology into Chrome is essential for the future of Web browsers.

To show that Native Client is road-ready, the company used its event to announce several new Chrome-only versions of games known for their rich and processor-intensive graphics, available immediately. It also revealed that the browser currently has more than 200 million users worldwide.

The first public demonstration of Native Client started off with Ian Ellison-Taylor, director of product management for the open Web at Google, giving an overview of the questions that led to Native Client’s creation.

(Credit: Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)

The games include those made by Square Enix, maker of Mini Ninja; Wolf Toss, built with Moai; Supergiant Games’ Bastion (Chrome browser only), which has won industry awards; and the Unity 3D game-building engine. Game designer Amir Rao showed off Bastion running in Chrome via Native Client to the crowd of about 100 developers, Google employees, and journalists, and it was apparent that the gameplay was smooth and that the graphics were highly detailed. It looked as if it could’ve been running on a console, except it was being played in a Chrome tab.

Ian Ellison-Taylor, Google’s director of product management for the open Web platform, said that Native Client, also called NaCl, can currently improve browser performance by 2 to 10 times. “What would it be like if we could run native code inside the browser,” he asked the crowd, and he enumerated two goals for the Native Client project. He said Google wants to bring native applications to the Web for performance and security reasons, and it wants to enrich the Web ecosystem by bringing popular, long-in-use programming languages to the Web.

via Native Client turns Chrome into high-end gaming platform | The Download Blog – Download.com.

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Information Governance and Its Impact on Litigation | Corporate Counsel

December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The amount of information generated by business today is continually increasing—some estimate 1.8 zettabyes of data will be created in 2011. While word processing, social media, and email have made it easier to create information, it remains important to effectively govern that information in order to minimize risk while maintaining the information’s value to the organization. Information governance is important because it allows business to share information more effectively across departments and geography, and prevent the mistakes and wasted energy so often caused by lack of communication and information silos.

While a company cannot typically control the increasing number of lawsuits, audits, and investigations it may face, it can establish parameters around its response to those obligations, minimize the company’s public scrutiny, remain compliant, and reduce business and legal risk, cost, and impact. To that end, it is important to establish guidelines and policies around information governance and leverage technology to help implement those protocols.

What is “information governance”?

Information governance is not a new term or concept, but it has become more important since the 2006 revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which codified that Electronically Stored Information (ESI) is discoverable in litigation. In order for ESI to be properly preserved and retrieved in discovery, it must be properly managed at all times. Information governance is pivotal in this process, which technology research and advisory company Gartner Group defines as “the processes, roles, standards, and metrics that ensure the effective and efficient use of information in enabling an organization to achieve its goals.” Information governance supports business objectives while managing legal risk.

via From the Experts: Information Governance and Its Impact on Litigation.

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Data Furnaces Could Bring Heat to Homes – NYTimes.com

November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

TO satisfy our ever-growing need for computing power, many technology companies have moved their work to data centers with tens of thousands of power-gobbling servers. Concentrated in one place, the servers produce enormous heat. The additional power needed for cooling them — up to half of the power used to run them — is the steep environmental price we have paid to move data to the so-called cloud.

Researchers, however, have come up with an intriguing option for that wasted heat: putting it to good use in people’s homes.

Two researchers at the University of Virginia and four at Microsoft Research explored this possibility in a paper presented this year at the Usenix Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing. The paper looks at how the servers — though still operated by their companies — could be placed inside homes and used as a source of heat. The authors call the concept the “data furnace.”

They acknowledge that it is more likely that data furnaces, if adopted, would be placed first in basements of office and apartment buildings, not in individual homes. But as a “thought-provoking exercise,” the authors give homes the bulk of their attention.

If a home has a broadband Internet connection, it can serve as a micro data center. One, two or three cabinets filled with servers could be installed where the furnace sits and connected with the existing circulation fan and ductwork. Each cabinet could have slots for, say, 40 motherboards — each one counting as a server. In the coldest climate, about 110 motherboards could keep a home as toasty as a conventional furnace does.

via Data Furnaces Could Bring Heat to Homes – NYTimes.com.

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