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Socha Consulting Urges Corporations to Adopt E-Discovery Analysis Technology

New White Paper Highlights Critical Role Analysis Technology Can Play in Assessing Electronic Content in Legal Matters

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,—February 15, 2006—MetaLINCS™, a leading Silicon Valley-based provider of E-Discovery software, today announced the availability of a new Socha Consulting white paper that explains the benefits of analysis to E-Discovery— the collection, processing, review and production of electronic documents for resolution of important investigations and litigation matters. "Making the Case for Analysis Powered E-Discovery", authored by E-Discovery expert George Socha, was written to educate the legal community about how using the latest analysis technology to analyze data early, often and in context can lead to a smarter, less costly review of electronic content and, ultimately, more positive case outcomes. A copy of the white paper can be downloaded for free at www.metalincs.com.

Today, corporate legal teams, law firms and government enforcement agencies are faced with a new world of discoverable electronic content—email, word processing documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations—that if mishandled can severely hamper their ability to successfully manage and resolve cases. Integrating the latest analysis software technology into standard E- Discovery approaches can give legal teams control over a process that is rapidly becoming unmanageable.

"The traditional approach to electronic discovery, which relies heavily on the manual review of documents, can be slow and error prone, and can make it difficult for attorneys and their support staff to understand data in context," said George Socha, Socha Consulting. "To increase efficiency and accuracy, they need to understand the context behind the information, such as relationships between people, events, time, documents and communication patterns. Analysis technologies can give inside and outside counsel more control over electronic discovery by adding clarity before and during the review process."

The new paper states that corporations can utilize automated analysis tools to conduct an initial assessment of materials prior to starting the review process, effectively examining entire sets of data as a whole. To the extent that attorneys and their support staff can begin assessing data early in their handling of the case, they can do a better job of prioritizing and triaging the data— giving them the opportunity to focus their efforts on the data that is most likely to mean the most to their case.

As the review process gets underway, counsel can conduct ongoing analysis to refine early evaluations of a case and identify key players and sources of information missed in the initial stages of review. By analyzing data often during the process, attorneys can continually prioritize and re-prioritize activities to keep the case on track and costs under control.

About Socha Consulting

Founded in 2003 by George Socha, Socha Consulting LLC helps clients make informed digital discovery decisions. Consumers have turned to Socha Consulting for help crafting and implementing effective electronic discovery strategies, identifying and selecting appropriate electronic discovery services and software providers, and managing the electronic discovery process, as well as to serve as a special master and technical advisor to the courts. Providers have asked Socha Consulting to provide insights into market trends; evaluate existing solutions, determine shortcomings and recommend improvements; prepare strategies for increasing the profile of their offerings; and assist with the development of new services, software, and strategies. For more information about the company, visit www.sochaconsulting.com.

For more information, contact:

David Downing 650-269-7286 david.downing@metalincs.com		Rebecca Passo SHIFT Communications 617-779-1817 rpasso@shiftcomm.com