EMC Corporation, a provider of information management and storage, has introduced the EMC eDiscovery Solution, an integrated offering of EMC information and content management software, networked storage, and professional services designed to help customers of all sizes better manage the legal discovery process.

The EMC eDiscovery Solution combines EMC professional services with email archiving and content management software and tiered networked storage platforms. The integrated solution is designed to enable customers to automate information collection and archiving, avoid a "save-everything" strategy, enforce litigation retention requirements, maintain chain of custody, and reduce the universe of documents sent for legal review.

Features and benefits of the EMC eDiscovery Solution, include: EMC Technology Solutions deliver consultative, professional services for customers, providing advice about strategy, architecture, and operational improvements; Automated e-mail capture; Federated search, a granular and configurable search that can span multiple content repositories to search and import matter-relevant content into the matter management system; Legal matter management, where EMC Documentum enterprise content management capabilities and security features allow a company to manage collected content applicable to the legal matter, cull it, review it, and export it; Content integrity and fast accessibility, where EMC's tiered networked storage systems enable access to matter-relevant content while ensuring the integrity of that content; Unique document identification, EMC Centera creates an identity for each document; and Access control and audit trails, where access control lists ensure only authorized access to documents, and audit trails capture information pertaining to chain of custody and individual access. The EMC eDiscovery Solution is immediately available and is priced per customer specifications.

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