E-discovery: Creating and Managing an Enterprisewide Program ... - 9781597492966

E-discovery: Creating and Managing an Enterprisewide ProgramA Technical Guide to Digital Investigation and Litigation Support\nAuthor(s): Karen A. Schuler\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Syngress Media,U.S., United States\nImprint: Syngress Media,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781597492966, 978-1597492966\nSynopsis\nOne of the hottest topics in computer forensics today, electronic discovery (e-discovery) is the process by which parties involved in litigation respond to requests to produce electronically stored information (ESI). According to the 2007 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey, it is now a $2 billion industry, a 60% increase from 2004, projected to double by 2009. The core reason for the explosion of e-discovery is sheer volume; evidence is digital and 75% of modern day lawsuits entail e-discovery. A recent survey reports that [url] companies face an average of 305 pending lawsuits internationally. For large [url] companies ($1 billion or more in revenue)that number has soared to 55.