Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - September 21, 2011

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

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• A Look at ECA: Simplicity, Integration Keys to Early Case Assessment – http://tinyurl.com/43k4dxf (Evan Koblentz)
• Advisory Committee Makes No Progress with Data Preservation Reform - http://tinyurl.com/3zz3pny (BLLAWG)
• An Open Letter to the Judiciary – Can We Talk? (Part Two) – http://tinyurl.com/3msncq9 (Ralph Losey)
• Court Denies Motion to Exclude Inadvertently Produced Email, Rejects Argument that 26(b)(5)(B) Request for the Email’s Return Satisfied FRE 502(b)(3) Obligation – http://tinyurl.com/3d3r6zl (K&L Gates)
• Courts Embrace Sua Sponte Imposition of Rule 502 Clawback Provisions - http://tinyurl.com/3pp2jlc (Stephen Finley)
• Digging Out of theeDiscovery Morass One Idea at a Time – http://tinyurl.com/6f7slkq (Gina Passarella)
• Disclosure of Information on Social Networking Websites - http://tinyurl.com/3gnqpxu (Patrick Connors)
• eDiscovery in Exchange – Introduction – http://tinyurl.com/44oxkcr (Aaron Denton)
• eDiscovery Law: Texas Rule 196.4 Protects Parties from “Undue Burden or Cost” http://tinyurl.com/4xfx9he (Doug Austin)
• E-mail eDiscovery – Can I Have Attachments With That Order? – http://tinyurl.com/4y484w6 (Dennis Kiker)
• Email Isn’t eDiscoveryTop Dog Any Longer, Recent Survey Finds - http://tinyurl.com/3uhy3jz (Dean Gonsowski)
• EU Privacy Watchdogs to Form Opinion of Advertising Code’s Compliance with Cookie Laws - http://tinyurl.com/3hvmyyg (Pinsent Masons)
• Florida Moving to Adopt Federally-Inspired eDiscovery Rules – http://tinyurl.com/3wudme9 (William Hamilton)
• Freedom Watch Founder’s $1B Suit Against Facebook Dismissed – http://tinyurl.com/3kkz7tq (Zoe Tillman)
• FTC Proposes Updates to OnlinePrivacy Rules for Children – http://tinyurl.com/3rdav8v (Brian Glaser)
• Google History Forensics - http://tinyurl.com/3gljl56 (Craig Ball)
• Individual Lacks Privacy Expectation in Text Messages or Numbers Dialed - http://tinyurl.com/42bw3w7 (Bloomberg Law)
• In-House Rules of the Road for Litigation Hold Memos – http://tinyurl.com/3ue62w4 (Ileana Blanco)
• Insights on the Application of the Safe Harbor Rule in the PRC Internet Industry (PDF) http://tinyurl.com/3d37xbm (Morrison Foerster)
• Internet Privacy: The Impact and Burden of EU Regulation – http://tinyurl.com/6cr69m9 (Peter Swire)
• Iowa Ethics Panel AddressesCloud Computing – http://tinyurl.com/3ghbe9l (Rush Nigut)
• Irish Companies Face Increasing eDiscovery Challenge – http://tinyurl.com/6aht7ly (Gordon Smith)
• Is Cost-Shifting the NexteDiscovery Game-Changer? http://tinyurl.com/3nd8xcx (Leonard Deutchman)
• J-M Manufacturing Tries to Clawback Privileged Documents at Issue in McDermott Malpractice Case - http://tinyurl.com/3tlubxt (Doug Austin)
• Judge Considers Pledge for Jurors on Internet Use - http://tinyurl.com/4yt42ul (Colin Moynihan)
• M&A Activity ineDiscovery Back in the Highlight – http://tinyurl.com/4556r66 (Mary Jo Zandy)
• Metadata, eDiscovery, and E-Public Records in North Carolina - http://tinyurl.com/3r3o9n2 (Kara Lillonzi)
• New Zealand Overhaul of Discovery Rules: Reformed Discovery Law is Likely on 1 February 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/43eko3n (Richard Lange)
• Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence… Science Fiction or eDiscovery Truth? http://tinyurl.com/3tz7qx8 (Hudson Legal)
• Preparing eDiscovery Data for Review - http://tinyurl.com/6a5zeoe (Steve Akers, Chris Dale, Peter Mansmann)
• Product Integration, M&A ineDiscovery’s Future – http://tinyurl.com/6dcxalt (Evan Koblenz)
• Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses, Future Options, and Policy Considerations (PDF) http://tinyurl.com/3esycs5 (Bruce Lindsay)
• Social Media: the Next eDiscovery Elephant in the Corner - http://tinyurl.com/3rgj3vo (Johannes Scholtes)
• Social Networking in Wrongful Termination Cases - http://tinyurl.com/3pfqro3 (Josh Gilliland)
• Spat Between Texas Federal Judges Goes Public via E-Mail – http://tinyurl.com/3dfwlcr (John Council)
• Structured and Unstructured Content Trump Email as New Primary Info Sources foreDiscovery - http://tinyurl.com/6c42rcs (Joshua Kunkle)
• The Misunderstandings of Ownership (Copyright and Internet Postings) - http://tinyurl.com/yl95vn8 (Brock Shinen)
• The Needle on the Broken Record – Why UK Law Firms Should Go To US Legal Conferences - http://tinyurl.com/4xfyo2d (Chris Dale)
• Thoughts on Electronic Discovery’s Per Gigabyte Pricing Model - http://tinyurl.com/3m69zna (Bob Krantz)
• Verdict for DuPont in Trade Secret Theft and eDiscovery Sanctions Case - http://tinyurl.com/3em3n7j (Philip Favro)
• Video Sharing Sites and the Debate Over the DMCA Safe Harbor – http://tinyurl.com/4xsls73 (Richard Raysman, Peter Brown)
• Will Twitter Succeed in Trademarking ‘Tweet’? http://tinyurl.com/65cldek (Amy Miller)

Reports and Resources

• “8 Great Law & Technology Resources” – Forbes - http://onforb.es/nydgCD (Ben Kerschberg)
• 14 Translations of the FCPA – http://tinyurl.com/4y3twk2 (FCPA.me)
• Americans and Text Messaging – http://tinyurl.com/3pkahoo (Aaron Smith)
• The 451 Group – Research Overview: Clouds, Continents and Providers – http://tinyurl.com/6xdamzm (@ComplexD)
• DRAFT Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms - http://tinyurl.com/3z5sb37 (NIST)
• How Do Roles Generate Reasons? An Essay on the Methods of Legal Ethics - http://tinyurl.com/3prf4fz (Stephen Galoob)
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Standalone ECA Applications 2011 Vendor Analysis - http://tinyurl.com/3llks4q (Business Wire)
• ILTA 2011 Legal Project Management Staff Roles Survey – http://tinyurl.com/3wtwu2r (Paul Easton)
• NIST released draft SP 800-30 Rev. 1 Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments (PDF) http://fis.ma/qtL5wo (NIST)
• Precedential Constraint, its Scope and Strength: A Brief Survey of Possibilities and Merits - http://tinyurl.com/3cawgvj (Larry Alexander)

Technology and Tactics

• Be Prepared for Master Boot Record Attacks – http://tinyurl.com/3rcbm88 (John Mello)
• Cloud Plays Disruptive Role in Financial Services – http://tinyurl.com/3n3fvrl (Charles Babcock)
• Creating a Comprehensive Risk Management Program – http://tinyurl.com/6h2wjmp (Linda Will)
• Executives May Be Too Confident on Cybersecurity, Survey Finds – http://tinyurl.com/3neog92 (Somini Sengupta)
• FCC Releases Proposed Internet Closed Captioning Rules – http://tinyurl.com/3cnlzug (Brian Hurh)
• GSA Eases Cloud Computing Procurement for Federal Government - http://tinyurl.com/3wdp8mk (Project Counsel)
• HHS Unveils Personal Health Record Privacy Notice – http://tinyurl.com/3o9xmzf (Nicole Lewis)
• Inside Exchange-Best Practices for DAGs – http://tinyurl.com/3hc7fcp (Casper Manes)
• Is The Cloud Safe For Health Apps? http://tinyurl.com/3wyl3pm (Marianne Kolbasuk McGee)
• IT Ratchets up Social-Media Involvement - http://tinyurl.com/3q9jvel (Michael Fitzgerald)
• NIST Releases Federal Cloud Roadmap, Architecture -http://tinyurl.com/3efu6zl (Elizabeth Montalbano)
• Patent Suit Uses Lycos Search to Target Alleged Infringers – http://tinyurl.com/3vhxnd4 (Nate Raymond)
• PowerShell Basics in Microsoft Exchange 2010 – http://tinyurl.com/3ense8y (Jeff Orloff)
• Setting Boundaries for Internet Privacy - http://tinyurl.com/3lx8lnf (Kevin O’Brien)
• SLAs Throttle Cloud Adoption - http://tinyurl.com/3gj8gzb (Pam Baker)
• Social Media Governance-5 Reasons New Technology Applications Are Better Than Email - http://tinyurl.com/3o8n5df (Cary Calderone)
• The 24: Canada’s Top Legal Social Media Influencers – http://tinyurl.com/3lrh6tk (Jordan Furlong, Warren Smith)
• The FTC May Soon Crack Down On Social Media Credential Fraud - http://tinyurl.com/3ev4hca (Bradley Shear)
• The Strange Case of IE9, MMC, and Exchange – http://tinyurl.com/3rg2ydt (Tony Redmond)
• Today’s CIO: Where Business Strategy Meets IT - http://tinyurl.com/3pnkgnd (Ben Kerschberg)
• Unleashing the True Power of Cloud Computing – http://tinyurl.com/3k7yy6l (Bill Kalma)
• What Can we Learn from Europe about Online Privacy? http://tinyurl.com/4xtlvkz (John Moe)
• What is the Real impact of Social Media for Financial Advisors? – http://tinyurl.com/44oa9sc (Christie Campbell)
• Windows 8: A First Look - http://tinyurl.com/3br9npp (Byte)
• Your Government, on Twitter - http://tinyurl.com/3g4cvts (Jesse Londin)

Twitter Hashtags of the Week

• #ACCAM11
• #eDiscovery
• #IEDC11

Vendor Views 
Industry Landscape

• 2011-2012EDRM Mid-Year Meeting Details -http://tinyurl.com/3b4lg4w (George Socha, Tom Gelbman)
• Alexander Gallo Holdings Obtains Court Authority to Make Payments to Affiliate Court Reporters - http://tinyurl.com/43dc3vp (PR Newswire)
• Apache Lucene/Solr 3.4.0 Released, Brings Improved Indexing, Faster Search, Bug Fixes - http://tinyurl.com/3nco8wl (Angelo Racoma)
• Applied Discovery Adopts LEDES Codes to SimplifyeDiscovery Billings - http://tinyurl.com/3lfgf7e (PR Web)
• AttorneyFee Launches at TechCrunch Disrupt – http://tinyurl.com/3b67j94 (Business Wire)
• C&C Software Announces the Launch of MailStore Server – http://tinyurl.com/3mvn4kk (PR Web)
• Capstone Advisory Group Selects Mindseye Solutions’ TunnelVision - http://tinyurl.com/4xedg84 (PR Web)
• Cernam Raises the Bar for Capturing and Preserving Online Content as Evidence - http://tinyurl.com/3b66be8 (Brian Musthaler)
• CommVault Going it Alone – http://tinyurl.com/44abag4 (Brenon Daly)
• Complete Discovery Source, Inc. Completes Its SAS 70 Type 2 Audit - http://tinyurl.com/3b3hmap (Marketwire)
• Dedupe on a Chip: New BridgeSTOR Virtual Storage Hardware – http://tinyurl.com/3gttd4t (Scott Fulton)
• Donovan & Watkins Brings Staffing and E-discovery Services to Chicago Area - http://tinyurl.com/4x44mfa (Business Wire)
• Exterro Fusion® E-Discovery Software Platform Named as Trend-Setting Product for 2011 by KMWorld - http://tinyurl.com/3eczny4(Market Wire)
• Mimecast Solution Wins Gold in Product Review from Leading Exchange Community - http://tinyurl.com/669o662 (Business Wire)
• MongoDB Selected as Core Content Management Component of SAP’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) - http://tinyurl.com/3w6sv9e(Marketwire)
• Nextpoint Announces YouTube Channel Support in Cloud Preservation Product - http://tinyurl.com/3vd6nzt (PR Web)
• Nextpoint’s Cloud Preservation: Preserving Social Media - http://tinyurl.com/3aut36a (Sharon Nelson)
• NTT America LaunchesCloud Backup, Archiving, Compliance Services - http://tinyurl.com/3frd7vr (Deni Connor)
• Proofpoint Delivers Enhanced Security and Compliance for VMware Zimbra® - http://tinyurl.com/3zcr23q (Marketwire)
• Savvis Goes Around The World In 50 Data Centers – http://tinyurl.com/3wckc2a (Charles Babcock)
• Smartlogic Tags SchemaLogic: New Taxonomy Super Firm Created - http://tinyurl.com/42dxl7c (Stephen Arnold)
• Standalone ECA? http://tinyurl.com/3ntz7sv (@ComplexD)
• StoredIQ Named a Leader in 2011 IDC MarketScape – http://tinyurl.com/3pxkw92 (Business Wire)
• Summation Slated for November Refresh - http://tinyurl.com/65n6rj5 (Evan Koblentz)
• The World According to Dell: From Hardware to Software and Now to the Cloud - http://tinyurl.com/3c3ja2a (Chris Preimesberger)
• TransPerfect Expands Use of Nuix eDiscovery Software with State of the Art Hosting Center - http://tinyurl.com/3far5cj (Business Wire)
• Vendor Websites: Plaudits and Pet Peeves – http://tinyurl.com/3cejm7e (Monica Bay)
• ZL Technologies’ Kon Leong - http://tinyurl.com/3ztu59t (Nancy Weil)
• ZyLABeDiscovery & Production System Honored by KMWorld Magazine - http://tinyurl.com/3zr83u2 (Press Release)

SEPTEMBER   

E-Discovery Readiness for the Federal Government September 19-21, 2011 Washington, DC Click here for more information.  

Third Annual Intermountain eDiscovery Conference September 22, 2011 Salt Lake City, UT Click here for more information.  

Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit September 25-27, 2011 Las Vegas, NV Click here for more information.  

OCTOBER  

Social Media: Risks and Rewards October 3, 2011 New York, NY Click here for more information.  
Masters Conference October 3-5, 2011 Washington, DC Click here for more information.  

Law Tech Texas October 5, 2011 Dallas, TX Click here for more information.  

National Labor Law Symposium October 5, 2011 Chicago, IL Click here for more information.  

E-Discovery Ireland October 6, 2011 Dublin, Ireland Click here for more information.  

Storage Networking World October 10-13, 2011 Orlando, FL Click here for more information.  

LITCON 11 October 16, 2011 Washington, DC Click here for more information.  

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo October 16-20, 2011 Orlando, FL Click here for more information.  

Argyle Executive Forum October 18, 2011 New York, NY Click here for more information.  

ACC Annual Meeting October 23-26, 2011 Denver, CO Click here for more information.  

15th Annual IT.CAN Conference October 27-28, 2011 Toronto, Canada Click here for more information.