Integreon Announces Seek & Collect Appliance to Simplify the E-discovery Collection Process
Portable, Automated Device Provides Convenient, Economical Approach to Defensible Collection of Electronically Stored Information for Global Enterprises
August 10, 2010 –Los Angeles – Integreon, the largest global provider of integrated research, legal and business solutions to professionals, today announced the availability of its Seek & Collect™ service, which quickly and efficiently captures electronically stored information (ESI) in a forensically sound manner without the need for physical collection by forensic experts. Plug-and-play Seek & Collect devices, which were developed by the experts at Integreon’s Electronic Evidence Labs, execute automatically when connected to a computer, facilitating data collection for potentially hundreds of client sites, and delivering dramatic time and cost savings, especially for geographically diverse enterprises.
“The market still needs e-discovery solutions that facilitate the capture of relevant data from disparate IT systems and devices,” said Debra Logan, vice president and distinguished analyst, Gartner Research. “Many enterprise organizations continue to struggle significantly with legal and regulatory requirements for the timely, defensible collection and preservation of geographically dispersed electronic information.”
During a Seek & Collect service engagement, Integreon forensic experts consult with each client’s counsel to determine the critical files needed for preservation and then configure appliances to collect forensically sound, logical copies of those files and their directories, without altering dates or metadata to avoid data spoliation. Seek & Collect also creates unique hash value identifiers for each collected file (using MD5 cryptographic algorithms) and saves the entire dataset into an encrypted archive container for secure transport, and the device is then returned to Integreon via courier. The Seek & Collect methodology for data integrity and chain of custody controls is based on years of real-world case experience and focuses on eliminating data spoliation. Throughout the entire process, Integreon strictly adheres to the standards set forth by the National Institute of Justice for preserving the authenticity and integrity of evidence.
“Our forensics team saw the unmet need in the market for a simple solution that could quickly pull together a defensible set of evidence from multiple locations worldwide without having to send an expert to physically retrieve that data,” said Jeffrey Fehrman, vice president of forensics and consulting at Integreon’s Electronic Evidence Labs. “Seek & Collect accomplishes this while still complying with the complex framework of data privacy laws around the world. Seek & Collect is also field-proven technology. We’ve shipped over 1,000 devices to our clients in 10 different countries.”
Once ESI is harvested and returned to Integreon, forensic consultants store the data in a secure evidence room within the company’s state-of-the-art Electronic Evidence Labs, a temperature-controlled computer forensics facility with a closed IT network, constant video surveillance, and dual keycard and biometric access controls. The data may then be analyzed and processed further as part of Integreon’s other legal service solutions and in accordance with client and case requirements, including maintaining full chain-of-custody at all times.
Demonstration at ILTA 2010 Conference
Integreon will be demonstrating Seek & Collect at the ILTA 2010 Conference at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 22-26, 2010. Please visit booth 523 during the show for details.
About Integreon
Integreon is the largest and highest-impact provider of integrated research, legal and business solutions to professionals. It is a trusted partner to 32 of the top 50 Am Law firms, nine of the top 10 investment banks, and 11 of the top 50 global brands, enabling these firms to improve profitability and freeing leaders to focus on the growth of their business. Its nearly 2,000 associates operating in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa work collaboratively with clients to address their specific support needs in areas such as market and competitive intelligence, discovery (disclosure), legal process outsourcing and other professional business services. For more information about Integreon’s full range of solutions, please visit www.integreon.com.