ACT Enhances Its Suite of Discovery Services with Equivio's Near-Duplicate Grouping and Email Thread Analysis Technology

ACT Litigation Services, a leading provider of end-to-end discovery services, is offering its customers a new, value-added service based on Equivio's technology for near-duplicates and email threads.

Valencia, CA (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- ACT Litigation Services (ACT), a leading provider of end-to-end discovery services, today announced that it is offering its customers a new, value-added service based on Equivio's technology for near-duplicates and email threads. The Equivio technology will be utilized in conjunction with ACT's electronic discovery and document review service offerings.

"ACT's studies show that 75% to 90% of the all-in cost of discovery comes from document review," said Steve Marks, President and CEO of ACT. "Equivio's technology addresses one of the largest underlying cost components in the review flow."

ACT has integrated Equivio's software for detection and grouping of near-duplicate documents and email threads into its Intelligent Document TriageSM process, which is used to categorize and prioritize large document populations in the discovery phase.

Equivio's ability to group near-duplicates and email threads allows attorneys to skip redundant data. The Equivio technology consistently achieves cost savings in the range of 30% to 50%. In addition, by exposing unique documents, and the unique data in each document, Equivio enhances the findability of data and reduces the risk of missing key information. The Equivio groupings also ensure similar documents are treated consistently.

"The ACT team subjected our technology to a thorough testing and due diligence process," said Amir Milo, CEO of Equivio. "We are delighted and honored that following this comprehensive process, ACT selected Equivio as its technology partner for near-duplicates and email threads."

About ACT:
ACT Litigation Services is one of the country's oldest and most successful complex litigation automation firms serving clients from the country's largest law firms and corporations. Since 1988, our clients have turned to us for help with some of the most challenging discovery projects in history. ACT, as a private company, has been providing digital document management services for 20 years and has been involved in electronic discovery for 8 years. ACT's clients include Fortune® 100 companies, other industry leaders and major law firms. ACT is headquartered in Valencia, California, with regional offices in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Houston, Cleveland, Boston, the Philippines and India. For more information, visit www.actlit.com.

About Equivio:
Equivio enables the management of data redundancy in content-centric business processes. Equivio's technology zooms in on unique data, allowing you to read less, think more, win big™. With products for grouping near-duplicates, capturing email threads and comparing documents, Equivio powers a broad range of business applications, including e-discovery, records management, email archiving, data retention and intelligence. To learn more about winning with Equivio, email info@equivio.com or visit www.equivio.com.

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