Annotations - View Comments, annotations and highlighting that is searchable
Audio Search - View Ability to search by conversion to text or direct phonetic search of audio/video format ESI
Audit Trail - View System securely logs and reports on actions
Auto Redaction - View Place redactions on native ESI by rule
Autocode - View Ability to generate objective or subjective fielded data from ESI through automated process, also called Autocategorization
Automated Review - View Automated relevance or issue designation upon a collection without individual manual viewing of every item. This includes using training sets, expansion by cluster or other iterative pattern systems.
Bulk Printing - View Large scale blowback of branded images
Case Collaboration Contact Management - View Secure collaboration for case contacts, counsel, service providers and co-counsel with contact management, distribution lists and centralized postings.
Case Management - View Workflow, timelines and other tools to track and report on case status, productivity and overall progress
Chain of Custody - View Automated creation of Chain of Custody documentation that tracks collection and transmission of ESI.
Chronological Analysis - View Analysis of ESI chronology
Communication De-Duplication - View Metadata level deduplication of email, IM and other communication format ESI
Concept Search - View Advanced index that extracts concepts
Conceptual Review - View Non-linear review by concept or other clusters for increased efficiency
Conditional Tagging - View Create customized tag or designation rules that exclude tag combinations or force additional tags.
Conflict Managment - View Search, track and manage conflict checks for counsel, vendors and experts.
Content Culling - View Removal and suppression of ESI based on search terms and item content rules
Content Flagging - View Rule based flagging, tagging and categorization to aid review and processing
Conversation Analysis - View Analysis of communications to establish conversational relationships beyond email threading
Crawl Search - View Use of GREP or other search that actively checks files without creation of index. This is a point in time search.
Custodian Collection - View Web based or enterprise application that assists Custodians in designating and collecting ESI.
Customizable Reports - View Ability for users and administrators to create custom reports without scripting or leaving the user interface.
Decryption - View Decrypts files either with known master and user keys or actually cracking encrypted files.
De-NIST Culling - View Removal of known hash sets like the National Institute of Science and Technology known file list
Desktop Search - View Search across live network to remote user desktop and laptop devices
Disposal Certification - View Deletion of ESI with expiry/destruction certificates
Docket Management - View Schedule, track and alert on docket filings, deadlines and requirements.
Domain Analysis - View Extraction of domain level communication patterns from ESI
Dynamic Folders - View ESI folders or groups dynamically populated based on rules, text content and field information, such as by custodian, date, custodian and date, file extension, inbox, or file path.
Electronic File Numbering - View Assign bates numbers and rename or embed metadata tag for native ESI productions
Electronic Image Numbering - View Assign bates numbers and brand image sets. Bates numbering (also known as Bates stamping or Bates coding) is used in the legal, medical, and business fields to place identifying numbers and/or date/time-marks on images and documents as they are scanned or processed (for example, during the discovery stage of preparations for trial or identifying business receipts). Bates stamping can be used to mark and identify images with copyrights by putting a company name, logo and/or legal copyright on them. This process provides identification, protection, and auto-increment numbering of the images.
Email Thread De-Duplication - View Identification and suppression of prior duplicative emails in threads
ESI Sampling - View System for random sampling that can be used to establish ESI characteristics or in quality control or assurance.
Exception Workflow - View Batch level workflow that allows reprocessing, insertion of placeholders and exception reports
Exchange Collection - View ability to connect to and collect ESI/email from a live Microsoft Exchange server or an EDB file.
Exhibit Handling - View Designate, link and subset exhibits from production sets
File Near De-Duplication - View Identification and suppression of near duplicate files
File Type Identification - View Identifies file type by content, not just by file extention.
Forecasting Metrics - View Generate cost, time or volume forecasting reports or dashboard to create or reassess estimates according to new project assumptions.
Foreign Language Support - View Application is capable of processing or searching foreign languages and uncommon character sets such as double-byte characters.
Forensic Image - View Physical level forensic copy of the media that includes all slack space, deleted files, fragments and other content.
Forensically Sound Copy - View Verified content, file metadata and system metadata by Hash and properties check. Many applications also generate a Chain of Custody log
Fuzzy Logic Search - View Partial word recognition to compensate for OCR and spelling issues
Generate Load Files - View Creation of load files for specific applications to aid the transmission of ESI
Hash De-Duplication - View File and container level deduplication by Hash value
Image Conversion - View Convert ESI into a fixed image format
Indexed Search - View Creation of an index for search
Inventory - View Generates a file inventory or catalogue of the targeted data sources
IT Source Map - View Master list of IT assets and ESI Repositories
Legal Hold Notices - View Create, transmit and track Legal Hold notices
Linguistic Analysis - View Extraction of linguistic relationships from ESI
Live Presentation - View Ability to support projection, annotations and other features for use in live trial, hearing or other venue
Live Transcription - View Ability to receive, update, annotate and link to live transcript
Machine Text Translation - View Automated translation of foreign language files and communications into English.
Media Restoration - View Restores ESI from archival or backup media to active file system
Metadata Culling - View Removal and suppression of ESI by type, date and other metadata properties
Metadata Extraction - View Extracts file and system metadata from files and communication systems.
Mulitple Party Productions - View Supports tracking and coordination of multiparty/matter overlapping productions
Network Search - View Search across live enterprise network data sources
Non-Rights Based Preservation In Place - View System does not modify file rights to preserve ESI, but preserves ESI in its original location by use of other means such as agents, servlets, back up system, etc.
Non-text File Detection - View Detects image, audio, animation and other non-textual file types and attachments. May have workflow capabilities
OCR - View OCR, HCR, ICR of image format ESI to extract text
Organization Map - View Relational map of organizational entities and reporting structure; can be based off of organization charts or dynamically controlled by HR system
Parallel Review - View Supports complex parallel simultaneous reviews on a single matter/collection. This can include different tagging rules, groupings and filters. The core function is the ability to host overlapping independent review workflows on the same matter.
Password Removal - View Removes password protection from ESI either from a list of known password or by brute force password cracking.
Performance Metrics Analysis - View Automated tracking and analysis of metrics associated with discovery steps and phases. The results of the metrics analysis are presented via summary dashboard or reports to enable iterative feedback to optimize and correct processes.
Preservation Repository - View System designed to preserve ESI by holding and tracking a copy
Privacy Rights Management and Compliance - View An ability to support discovery workflow and processes while managing user privacy issues and in compliance with foreign privacy laws such as the European Union.
Privilege Log - View Create and manage privilege logs within application from ESI metadata. Logs can also be edited and linked back to the privilege documents.
Redact Images - View Place redactions on images for branding
Redact Native ESI - View Place redactions on native ESI and then output redacted version
Remote Hosted Administration - View Hosted platform that supports remote administration by the client to perform most functions without reliance upon or notification to the provider to perform actions behind the firewall.
Remote Review - View System supports secured remote review
Repopulate Duplicates - View Repopulate all near and full duplicates on production
Response Workflow - View Tracking and workflow system that documents event response actions
Review Images - View Review and designate images connected to database
Review Management - View Enables assignment, tracking, QA/QC and other review management functions
Review Native ESI - View Review and designate ESI in native or original format
RFP - Request for Proposal Management - View Create, distribute, manage and analyze bid/RFP responses from service providers for litigation support projects.
Rights Based Preservation In Place - View System modifies file rights to preserve ESI in original location by search or active rule policy
Role Management - View Manage and customize multiple security and user roles for various tasks and responsibilities on a matter and application level.
Rule based dynamic review management - View Automated, dynamic management of review batches based on rules. Rules Based Review Batches, Dynamic Review Batches, Query Based Review Batches, Cascading Review Queues.
Scan Images - View Scan physical paper into image format
Secured Subset Review - View Ability to give secured access to subsets of collection for in camera, opposing or expert review
Sharepoint Collection - View ability to collect files and content from Microsoft Sharepoint.
Skin Tone Analysis - View Detect and analyze skin tone patterns within images to find potential pornography and inappropriate content.
Social Networking - View Analysis of communication metrics to extract social network information
Stealth Hold - View Legal Hold of documents without impacting end users or informing them of the hold.
Stealth Investigation - View Ability to search, browse and collect from custodians's data sources without alerting target custodian or impacting their system adversely.
Text Extraction - View Extract raw or formatted text from ESI
Transcript Handling - View Load, search, annotate, link and otherwise support depositions, hearing and trial transcripts
Unpack Container Files - View Unpack, explode or extract all container files such as ZIP, CAB and email containers such as NSF and PST files along with extraction of attachments from emails.
Usage or Cost Allocation - View Automatically track and report on system usage and other billable actions within and across cases and allocate costs on a user or group level.
User Map - View Master list of users; usually from Active Directory