eDiscovery Process Manager™

Automates Custodian Hold Notification Process

The December 2006 changes to the Federal Rules for Civil Procedure (FRCP), as well as
Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, HIPAA and other industry-specific regulatory and legislative
obligations, have created new information management responsibilities for corporations.
Corporations must create a process that allows them to:

• Know where critical documents are located
• Have better controls over information retention
• Find and produce information for opposing counsel and the court

The availability of highly scalable ECM systems presents a compelling opportunity for corporate legal departments to finally take control of the evidence lifecycle within their organizations.   As the courts increase emphasis on the preservation of evidence, enterprises must implement ESI management systems to effectively preserve electronic content for compliance, investigation and potential litigation needs.

eDiscovery Process Manager (eDPM) leverages a proven eDiscovery methodology, technology and expertise with IBM’s industry-leading ECM platform.    eDPM, combined with Altien for Corporate Legal and IBM enterprise content management system enables corporate legal organizations to effectively and efficiently manage all aspects of the evidence lifecycle.

The only eDiscovery solution built on an ECM platform, eDPM meets the needs of both corporate legal and IT departments. eDPM includes the following features:

• Identification of custodians and sources
• Automated notification of custodians regarding legal hold orders
• Automated tracking of the custodian notification process
• Audit trail managed through IBM ECM platform
• Secured preservation hold
• Workflow based creation, distribution and acknowledgement of notification

By leveraging their investment in ECM, corporations are now able to:

• Reduce and control enterprise eDiscovery costs
• Automate eDiscovery processes
• Comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Bring front-end eDiscovery processes in-house for closer management