New E-Discovery Rules Benefit Some Firms

The new E-discovery rules that came into effect last Friday — clarifying federal requirements about producing electronic documents as evidence in lawsuits — may make life harder for some companies, but they will benefit others. mikesd81 writes to mention an AP article profiling companies that help businesses track and search their e-mails and other electronic data. From the article: "There are hundreds of 'e-discovery vendors' and these businesses raked in approximately $1.6 billion in 2006... That figure could double in 2007."

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it has its own sound effect, even

[macadamia_harold]

The new E-discovery rules that came into effect last Friday -- clarifying federal requirements about producing electronic documents as evidence in lawsuits

I think it goes something like this: "You've got nailed!"

Open Discovery

[Anonymous Coward]

""There are hundreds of 'e-discovery vendors' and these businesses raked in approximately $1.6 billion in 2006... That figure could double in 2007.""

None of them open source. Looks like RMS will not be having a Merry Christmas.

Forged emails

[statusbar]

It is a really good thing that it is not possible for a malicious party to create forged emails!

--jeffk++