E-discovery and ECM leader offers Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) for network-attached storage (NAS) devices

PRESS RELEASE: ATLANTA – May 25, 2010 – eMag Solutions, LLC, a global provider of enterprise content management (ECM) and electronic discovery solutions, announces its enhanced Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) capabilities for law firms and corporations. NDMP is a method of backing up stand-alone NAS (network-attached storage) devices that otherwise would not allow for the installation of a backup agent because of their closed architecture. NDMP is not a backup format but a way for the network appliance to communicate with the backup server and deliver the data to the tape/disk storage. This type of restoration is common for large corporations and technical companies that host terabytes of data on an NAS storage device.

A standard method of restoring an NDMP backup requires the presence of the original or similar NAS device, an appropriate version of the backup software and the corresponding NDMP agent. It is the only reliable way to restore the data to the state as it existed on the original appliance. This typically involves considerable expense on the corporation’s part to acquire the necessary hardware and backup software, including the NDMP agents. eMag's approach to NDMP deals directly with the backup stream created by those NAS devices (for example, NDMP from NetApp and EMC), thus eliminating much of these costs.  The nuances of working with each type are thoroughly discussed and coordinated with the client and comprehensive planning is custom tailored to their needs. eMag Solutions is constantly developing its current procedures to bring the most efficient and cost-effective NDMP services to the company's valued clients.

About eMag Solutions
eMag Solutions, LLC is an international Patriarch Partners company headquartered in Atlanta, GA with additional data service centers in New York City and the United Kingdom. eMag Solutions, LLC offers a wide spectrum of professional data services that enables its worldwide client base rapid access to data that has become hidden, forgotten, unreachable, unknown or corrupted. eMag achieves this through use of its unparalleled knowledge of backup systems and data structures built during more than 40 years in the data storage industry. eMag Solutions is proud to be the first and ONLY e-Discovery provider in the US to achieve ISO27001 certification around information management and security for its data processing facilities. For more information, visit www.emagsolutions.com or call 800-364-9838 or +44 (0)2920 739940 outside of the United States.

About Patriarch Partners
Patriarch Partners, LLC is a private equity and investment firm headquartered in New York City. Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Ms. Tilton serves as Chief Executive Officer and sole Principal of Patriarch Partners, LLC and its affiliated entities. Patriarch provides innovative financial solutions, strategic direction and operational expertise to companies undergoing periods of operational, industrial and economic change. Funds affiliated with Patriarch manage assets in excess of $7 billion and include majority and minority ownership positions in more than 70 companies. For more information, please visit www.patriarchpartners.com.

ALM’s Virtual LegalTech is kicking off another full day of live webcasts and complimentary CLE seminars featuring legal industry experts tomorrow, Thursday, May 20th. Panel discussions will focus on Social Media Security, Keyword Search, Legal Costs Control, the Risks of ESI Storage in Civil Litigation, as well as a Meet and Confer Mock Trial. This event’s virtual exhibit hall will be featuring presentations and demonstrations from over 40 vendors, including eMag Solutions. Learn about the latest developments in legal technology, meet leaders in the field and network with colleagues in a fully interactive environment.  Click here to register.

Visit the eMag Solutions booth to learn more about our International On-site eDiscovery capabilities and data management services & solutions, chat with eMag representatives and enter to win one of our fantastic prizes!

Women in eDiscovery, a non-profit organization that brings together women interested in technology related to the legal industry, marks its three-year anniversary today.

PR Log (Press Release) May 06, 2010 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Women in eDiscovery, a non-profit organization that brings together women interested in technology related to the legal industry, marks its three-year anniversary today. Women in eDiscovery provides women the opportunity to help each other grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition. In 2007, the organization held its first meeting in Washington, D.C., with 30 women in attendance. In a short period of time, the organization has achieved global reach with more than 4,000 members.

Women in eDiscovery has 28 chapters across three countries. Over the past year Women in eDiscovery has added 6 new chapters with 8-10 more expected to start in 2010. The organization’s 4,000 members comprise women from all walks of life, including general counsel, secretaries, partners, associates, chief operating officers, paralegals, litigation support and e-discovery professionals.

Local chapters typically hold an educational session each month and the national board organizes larger events around major legal technology trade shows and association meetings throughout the year such as LegalTech and ILTA.

National co-founders include Margaret Havinga from a District of Columbia law firm, Shawnna Childress from LECG, and Lana Schell of Clearwell Systems.

Lana Schell, Co-founder of Women in eDiscovery, said, “We have been here for our members for three years. The wide scope of networking and educational opportunities that we have delivered to women in the past is made possible by our unparalleled board members and many others across the globe. Shawnna, Margaret and I would like to thank everyone involved with Women in eDiscovery and we are excited for continued growth and advancement for years to come.”

For more information on Women in eDiscovery’s free membership and its local and national events, visit www.womeninediscovery.com.

About Women in eDiscovery
Women in eDiscovery (www.womeninediscovery.com) is a national organization bringing together women around the world interested in technology related to the legal industry. Its goal is to provide opportunities for businesswomen to grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition. Currently there are nearly 4,000 members and 28 chapters worldwide.

Contact:
Amy Juers
National Director of Public Relations
Women in eDiscovery
651.450.9090
pr@womeninediscovery.com

The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules will be presenting the 2010 Civil Litigation Conference at the Duke University School of Law next week, May 10-11.  A full agenda is linked below.  I'm most interested in the Tuesday morning session, E-Discovery: Discussion of the Cost Benefit Analysis of E-Discovery and the Degree to Which the New Rules are Working or Not.  I won't be able to attend, so if you go, take lots of notes on this session and send them my way!

News Release from the US Courts Website:

Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court will be the focus of a Conference, May 10-11, 2010, sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. The 2010 Civil Litigation Conference at the Duke University School of Law will present new data from several empirical studies on current litigation practice and proposals for improving civil litigation in the federal trial courts. In particular, data on actual litigation costs incurred by law firms and major corporations will be available for careful analysis. The Conference agenda is available here. The Conference will be streamed live over the Judiciary's Newsroom website.

"This Conference hopes to build on the legacy of the 1976 Roscoe Pound Conference and all it contributed to the reform of the administration and delivery of justice in the federal system, as well as on the 1997 Boston College of Law Conference on Discovery" said Judge Mark Kravitz, chair of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. According to Judge Kravitz the cost of civil litigation will be among the topics to be discussed, and how recent Supreme Court decisions in Twombly and Iqbal have focused attention on pleading standards and discovery.

"Much of the data to be presented at the Conference has not been available before," said Judge John G. Koeltl, a Civil Rules Committee member and Conference organizer. "This will be important new information on what is actually happening in different practice areas."

Nearly 200 nationally recognized federal judges, lawyers and professors and others with expertise in civil litigation are expected to attend. Duke University School of Law will host the Conference, which will take place in Room 3041 of the Duke Law School.