Few things in life are truly free, and even fewer things in life are free in the land of electronic discovery. With the onslaught of new e-discovery vendors and providers over the past few years, a variety of task related functions are largely fulfilled. Do you need to have 3 TB’s of data processed in a week? Plenty of vendors would be able to raise their hand. Are you having difficulty with a Concordance or Summation production database? Multiple user forums and active support communities are eager to offer advice.

Ultimately though, there are still many areas that are largely untapped without requiring a significant investment. However, there are still many resources available that will cover several (but definitely not all) of the needs of commercial users. As I am in no way associated with any of these projects, the inclusion of these applications is by no means an endorsement, nor do I vouch that they will provide an end-user with the necessary or accurate result. With this caveat in mind, the following applications could be potential resources for any user, and my experiences with them thus far have been nothing but positive. Read the rest of this entry »