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{{Infobox company
| name = Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc.
| name = Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc.
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]]<br />(2000)|
| foundation = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]]<br />(2000)|
| location_city = 1860 Blake Street, 7th Floor<br />[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]]
| location_city = 1860 Blake Street, 7th Floor<br />[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]]
| location_country = USA <br /> <br />3F Mod Marche Building, 2-8-3 Akasaka, [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato-ku]], [[Tokyo]] 107-0052
| location_country = USA<br />3F Mod Marche Building, 2-8-3 Akasaka, [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato-ku]], [[Tokyo]] 107-0052
| industry = [[legal]], [[computer software]] [[e-discovery]]
| industry = [[legal]], [[computer software]] [[e-discovery]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = John Tredennick, President and CEO<br />Larry Barela, CTO<br />Lewis Visscher, CFO<br />TJ Gill, VP of Sales <br />Bruce Kiefer, VP of Research & Development <br />Robert Berger, VP of Marketing<br />John Barr, President and COO<br />Derrell Craig, VP of Professional Services
| key_people = John Barr, CEO<br />Lewis Visscher, CFO<br />John Tredennick, Founder and Evangelist<br />
| num_employees = 145
| num_employees = 170
| parent = [[OpenText]]
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.catalystsecure.com/}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.catalystsecure.com/}}
}}
}}


'''Catalyst Repository Systems''' is a company based in Denver, Colorado, USA, which develops cloud-based software for the management of electronic legal discovery. The company’s main product is Catalyst Insight, a platform for managing the processing, search, review and production of electronically stored information. CRS has an office in Tokyo, Japan, and maintains three data centers in the United States and one in Japan.
'''Catalyst Repository Systems''' is a privately held company based in [[Denver, Colorado]], US, which develops, hosts and supports [[cloud-based]] software for the management of [[Electronic discovery|electronic legal discovery]]. Founded in 2000, the company’s main product is Insight Discovery. Catalyst has offices and [[data center]]s throughout the United States and an office and data center in Tokyo, Japan.

Catalyst technology integrates functionality that covers the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), a ubiquitous diagram that represents a conceptual view of the stages involved in the e-discovery process.

Catalyst follows a [[SOC 2]] security framework.


== History ==
== History ==
In the mid-1990s, the Denver-based law firm Holland & Hart developed an internal electronic document repository,<ref name=Voorhees>{{cite news|last=Voorhees|first=Mark|title=My Day With John|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=900005522294&My_Day_With_John|newspaper=AmLaw Tech|date=15 March 2001}}</ref><ref name=Olgeirson>{{cite news|last=Olgeirson|first=Ian|title=Law Firm Tries New Tack|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1996/11/11/story3.html|newspaper=Denver Business Journal|date=10 November 1996}}</ref> which allowed the firm’s lawyers to access and share legal documents and litigation files electronically between offices.<ref name=Voorhees /> Development was led by John Tredennick, a partner in the firm.<ref name=Voorhees />
In 1998, the Denver-based law firm Holland & Hart developed an internal electronic document repository,<ref name="Voorhees">{{cite news|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=900005522294&My_Day_With_John|title=My Day With John|last=Voorhees|first=Mark|date=15 March 2001|newspaper=AmLaw Tech}}</ref><ref name="Olgeirson">{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/1996/11/11/story3.html|title=Law Firm Tries New Tack|last=Olgeirson|first=Ian|date=10 November 1996|newspaper=Denver Business Journal}}</ref> which allowed the firm’s lawyers to access and share legal documents and litigation files electronically between offices.<ref name="Voorhees" /> Development was led by John Tredennick, a partner in the firm.<ref name="Voorhees" />


In 1998, Holland & Hart became involved in major litigation that involved more than 300 lawyers at multiple law firms in locations throughout the United States.<ref name=Fortune>{{cite news|last=Rouen|first=Ethan|title=Meet the Accidental Entrepreneurs|url=http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/11/smallbusiness/accidental_entrepreneurs_inner_city_100.fortune/|newspaper=Fortune|date=13 May 2011}}</ref> The firm provided its repository for use among all the lawyers in the case. In another case, involving oil and gas companies, the system connected some 500 attorneys.<ref name="Denver Post">{{cite news|last=Colden|first=Anne|title=The New Thing: Interest in 'Extranets'|newspaper=The Denver Post|date=19 March 2000}}</ref>
In 2000, the firm created a separate business to further develop and commercialize the document repository,<ref name="Fortune">{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/05/11/smallbusiness/accidental_entrepreneurs_inner_city_100.fortune/|title=Meet the Accidental Entrepreneurs|last=Rouen|first=Ethan|date=13 May 2011|newspaper=Fortune|access-date=2013-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517083654/https://money.cnn.com/2011/05/11/smallbusiness/accidental_entrepreneurs_inner_city_100.fortune/#|archive-date=2011-05-17|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Denver Post">{{cite news|title=The New Thing: Interest in 'Extranets'|last=Colden|first=Anne|date=19 March 2000|newspaper=The Denver Post}}</ref> and formed CaseShare Systems Inc.<ref name="Voorhees" /><ref name="Denver Post" /> Holland & Hart assumed majority ownership of the company, while Tredennick and two other employees owned a minority interest.<ref name="Voorhees" /><ref name="Denver Post" />
This test of the system outside the firm, as well as receipt of the [[ComputerWorld Smithsonian Award]] in 1999,<ref name=ComputerWorld>{{cite web|title=Document Management, Holland & Hart|url=http://www.cwhonors.org/Search/his_4a_detail.asp?id=587|publisher=ComputerWorld Honors}}</ref> led lawyers at other firms to request use of the system.<ref name=Fortune />


In 2005, Tredennick purchased the firm's ownership stake in the business, with backing from the [[investment capital]] firm Catalyst Investors. In 2006, CaseShare changed its name to Catalyst Repository Systems to reflect its main product, Catalyst CR.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Catalyst CR was the first grid-enabled document repository for discovery.
The firm decided to create a separate business to further develop and commercialize the document repository.<ref name=Fortune /><ref name="Denver Post" /> On Oct. 1, 2000, a new company, CaseShare Systems Inc., was formed.<ref name=Voorhees /><ref name="Denver Post" /> Holland & Hart assumed majority ownership of the company, while Tredennick and two other employees owned a minority interest.<ref name=Voorhees /><ref name="Denver Post" /> Tredennick was named its chief executive officer.


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In 2007, Catalyst launched its multi-language capabilities and in 2010, Catalyst established its Catalyst Asia division, with an office and data center in Tokyo.
In 2005, Tredennick purchased the firm's ownership stake in the business, with backing from the investment capital firm Catalyst Investors. On Aug. 1, 2006, CaseShare changed its name to Catalyst Repository Systems to reflect its main product, the Catalyst Repository.<ref name=PRWeb>{{cite news|title=caseSHARE Changes Its Name to Catalyst|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/8/prweb418715.htm|date=1 August 2006}}</ref> In 2012, FTV Capital purchased a $32 million stake in Catalyst from Catalyst Investors; Catalyst Investors retained a minority stake.<ref name=Primack>{{cite news|last=Primack|first=Dan|title=Private Equity Deals|url=http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/10/private-equity-deals-107/|newspaper=CNN Money|date=10 April 2012}}</ref>


In 2012, FTV Capital purchased a majority stake in Catalyst from Catalyst Investors; Catalyst Investors retained a minority stake.<ref name="Primack">{{cite news|url=http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/10/private-equity-deals-107/|title=Private Equity Deals|last=Primack|first=Dan|date=10 April 2012|newspaper=CNN Money}}</ref> Also in 2012, Catalyst launched Catalyst Insight, the first platform to be built around an [[XML database]].
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In 2010, Catalyst established its Catalyst Asia division, with an office and data center in Tokyo.


In 2013, Catalyst introduced Insight Predict, the first commercially available [[predictive coding]] product based on a continuous active learning protocol.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Catalyst Unveils Advanced Predictive Coding Tool Insight Predict|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/catalyst-unveils-advanced-predictive-coding-201328054.html|access-date=2021-01-29|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=29 January 2013 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2013 the company employs more than 170 people. Its revenue in 2012 was $35 million.<ref name=Gartner>{{cite news|last=Logan|first=Debra|title=Magic Quadrant for E-Discovery Software|newspaper=Gartner|date=13 May 2011}}</ref>


In 2017, Catalyst launched Insight Discovery, a multi-matter management repository for corporate legal departments.
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== Products ==
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Catalyst has developed several commercial products:


In 2017, Catalyst also became a full EDRM solution with the addition of legal hold and collection technology by acquiring TotalDiscovery, a Seattle-based legal hold and data collection software company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://complexdiscovery.com/catalyst-acquires-totaldiscovery-adding-legal-hold-and-collection-technology-to-its-e-discovery-platform/ |title=Catalyst Acquires TotalDiscovery |website=www.complexdiscovery.com|date=10 April 2018 |language=en |access-date=2021-01-14 }}</ref> Also in 2017, Catalyst launched Insight Business Intelligence, a cross-matter reporting and analytics system.
''Catalyst Insight'' is the company’s newest software product, released in January 2013. Based on XML,<ref name=Peacock>{{cite news|last=Peacock|first=Marisa|title=Seeing is Believing: Catalyst Insight Offers Visual Analytics|url=http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/seeing-is-believing-catalyst-insight-offers-visual-analytics-017569.php|accessdate=17 March 2013|newspaper=CMSWire|date=28 September 2012}}</ref> Insight is a document repository management program which can handle modern complex litigation involving tens of millions of electronic documents and multiple cases or matters. It allows documents to be stored and tagged once and then used in multiple legal matters.<ref name=Burney>{{cite news|last=Burney|first=Brett|title=Product Review: Catalyst Insight|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202585805786&Product_Review_Catalyst_Insight|newspaper=Law Technology News|date=28 January 2013}}</ref>


In 2019, Catalyst acquired by OpenText.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OpenText Buys Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc. - Media Releases|url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/mediareleases/33754/opentext-buys-catalyst-repository-systems-inc/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=ARN}}</ref>
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''Insight Predict'' is the company’s proprietary predictive coding tool. It was introduced in January 2013 at LegalTech New York.<ref name=Doherty>{{cite news|last=Doherty|first=Sean|title=What's New From LegalTech New York|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202587264643|newspaper=Law Technology News|date=6 February 2013}}</ref><ref name=Predictive>{{cite news|last=Koblentz|first=Evan|title=LegalTech to Debut Novel 'Predictive Coding' Strategies|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202585833218&LegalTech_to_Debut_Novel_34Predictive_Coding34_Strategies|newspaper=Law Technology News|date=28 January 2013}}</ref> It is used in legal matters to analyze large document populations and identify the documents most likely to be important, thus enabling legal teams to reduce the number of documents they must review.


== Technology ==
''Catalyst CR'' is Catalyst’s original web-based e-discovery platform. Catalyst CR allows legal teams to process, search, analyze, review and produce ESI.
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Catalyst has developed several commercial products:
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''Fast Track'' is Catalyst’s automated site setup and data loading system.


''Insight Discovery'' is a document repository management program which can handle modern complex litigation involving tens of millions of electronic documents and multiple cases or matters. It allows documents to be stored and tagged once and then used in multiple legal matters.<ref name="Burney">{{cite news|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202585805786&Product_Review_Catalyst_Insight|title=Product Review: Catalyst Insight|last=Burney|first=Brett|date=28 January 2013|newspaper=Law Technology News}}</ref> Catalyst technology can process, index and search documents involving 280 languages, particularly Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean.<ref>Logan, Debra (13 May 2011). "Magic Quadrant for E-Discovery Software". Gartner.</ref>
''OnRamp'' is a behind-the-firewall tool that enables corporations to collect and load data directly into Catalyst’s cloud repository. OnRamp works in conjunction with Fast Track.


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''Insight Predict'' is the company’s proprietary predictive coding tool. It was introduced in January 2013 at LegalTech New York.<ref name="Doherty">{{cite news|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202587264643|title=What's New From LegalTech New York|last=Doherty|first=Sean|date=6 February 2013|newspaper=Law Technology News}}</ref><ref name="Predictive">{{cite news|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202585833218&LegalTech_to_Debut_Novel_34Predictive_Coding34_Strategies|title=LegalTech to Debut Novel 'Predictive Coding' Strategies|last=Koblentz|first=Evan|date=28 January 2013|newspaper=Law Technology News}}</ref> It is used in legal matters to analyze large document populations and identify the documents most likely to be important, thus enabling legal teams to reduce the number of documents they must review.
== Global Language Services ==


''Insight Legal Hold and Collect'' is the company’s automated legal hold and data preservation product. It is used to automate legal hold processes, remotely collect and preserve data, search, process and promote potentially relevant documents for review in Insight Discovery.
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Catalyst products can work with documents involving multiple languages, particularly Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean.<ref name=Gartner /> Catalyst also offers an array of language services, including machine and human translation and management and staffing of multi-language cases.


''Insight Business Intelligence'' is Catalyst’s analytics platform and dashboard that [[Aggregate (data warehouse)|aggregates]] and analyzes data across legal matters for cross-matter reporting.
== Awards and Recognitions ==
In 2009 the Denver Business Journal chose Catalyst CFO Lew Visscher. CFO of the year,<ref name=Visscher>{{cite news|last=Peacock|first=Ryan|title=Visscher: More Than Just a 'Bean Counter' at Catalyst|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/04/27/focus4.html|accessdate=17 March 2013|newspaper=Denver Business Journal|date=26 April 2009}}</ref>
and both Ernst & Young and the Colorado Software and Internet Association chose Catalyst CEO John Tredennick as Top Technology Entrepreneur of the Year. Catalyst was selected by Colorado Office of Economic Development based on judging by an independent panel of experts. The company was also ColoradoBiz Magazine Top Technology Company in Colorado.


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''Fast Track'' is Catalyst’s automated site setup and [[data loading]] system.
In 2010 (and again in 2011) Catalyst was named to the Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing inner city companies in the United States by Fortune Magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.<ref name=InnerCity>{{cite web|title=2011 Inner City 100: Catalyst Repository Systems|url=http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1105/gallery.fastest_growing_businesses_inner_city_100.fortune/36.html|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> Also in 2010 New York Law Journal readers voted Catalyst one of the three best e-discovery providers. The company was listed in Bloomberg Businessweek Top 25 Companies to Watch.


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== Services ==
In 2011 ColoradoBiz named Catalyst No. 73 in its annual ranking of the top 250 private companies in Colorado,<ref name=CoBiz250>{{cite web|title=2011 ColoradoBiz Top 250 Private Companies|url=http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/top-250-private-companies-2011/|publisher=ColoradoBiz|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> and CEO Tredennick was named<ref name=Deloitte2011>{{cite web|title=Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500|url=http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/TMT_us_tmt/us_TMT_2011%20Technology%20Fast%20500%20Winners%20Brochure_101811.pdf|publisher=Deloitte|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.


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Catalyst offers professional services that support corporations’ use of Catalyst technology. Services include search and analysis, [[data management]], document review and [[managed services]]. Catalyst also offers an array of language services, including machine and human translation and management and staffing of multi-language cases.
In 2012 Tredennick was named to the 2012 Fastcase 50.<ref name=Fastcase>{{cite web|title=2012 Fastcase 50|url=http://www.fastcase.com/fastcase50-winners-2012/|publisher=Fastcase|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Deloitte 2012">{{cite web|title=Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500 Ranking|url=http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/TMT_us_tmt/us_tmt_fast500_rankings_020713.pdf|publisher=Deloitte|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:21, 19 August 2024

Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Industrylegal, computer software e-discovery
FoundedDenver, Colorado
(2000)
Headquarters
1860 Blake Street, 7th Floor
Denver, Colorado
,
USA
3F Mod Marche Building, 2-8-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
John Barr, CEO
Lewis Visscher, CFO
John Tredennick, Founder and Evangelist
Number of employees
170
ParentOpenText
Websitewww.catalystsecure.com

Catalyst Repository Systems is a privately held company based in Denver, Colorado, US, which develops, hosts and supports cloud-based software for the management of electronic legal discovery. Founded in 2000, the company’s main product is Insight Discovery. Catalyst has offices and data centers throughout the United States and an office and data center in Tokyo, Japan.

Catalyst technology integrates functionality that covers the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), a ubiquitous diagram that represents a conceptual view of the stages involved in the e-discovery process.

Catalyst follows a SOC 2 security framework.

History

[edit]

In 1998, the Denver-based law firm Holland & Hart developed an internal electronic document repository,[1][2] which allowed the firm’s lawyers to access and share legal documents and litigation files electronically between offices.[1] Development was led by John Tredennick, a partner in the firm.[1]

In 2000, the firm created a separate business to further develop and commercialize the document repository,[3][4] and formed CaseShare Systems Inc.[1][4] Holland & Hart assumed majority ownership of the company, while Tredennick and two other employees owned a minority interest.[1][4]

In 2005, Tredennick purchased the firm's ownership stake in the business, with backing from the investment capital firm Catalyst Investors. In 2006, CaseShare changed its name to Catalyst Repository Systems to reflect its main product, Catalyst CR.[citation needed] Catalyst CR was the first grid-enabled document repository for discovery.

In 2007, Catalyst launched its multi-language capabilities and in 2010, Catalyst established its Catalyst Asia division, with an office and data center in Tokyo.

In 2012, FTV Capital purchased a majority stake in Catalyst from Catalyst Investors; Catalyst Investors retained a minority stake.[5] Also in 2012, Catalyst launched Catalyst Insight, the first platform to be built around an XML database.

In 2013, Catalyst introduced Insight Predict, the first commercially available predictive coding product based on a continuous active learning protocol.[6]

In 2017, Catalyst launched Insight Discovery, a multi-matter management repository for corporate legal departments.

In 2017, Catalyst also became a full EDRM solution with the addition of legal hold and collection technology by acquiring TotalDiscovery, a Seattle-based legal hold and data collection software company.[7] Also in 2017, Catalyst launched Insight Business Intelligence, a cross-matter reporting and analytics system.

In 2019, Catalyst acquired by OpenText.[8]

Technology

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Catalyst has developed several commercial products:

Insight Discovery is a document repository management program which can handle modern complex litigation involving tens of millions of electronic documents and multiple cases or matters. It allows documents to be stored and tagged once and then used in multiple legal matters.[9] Catalyst technology can process, index and search documents involving 280 languages, particularly Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean.[10]

Insight Predict is the company’s proprietary predictive coding tool. It was introduced in January 2013 at LegalTech New York.[11][12] It is used in legal matters to analyze large document populations and identify the documents most likely to be important, thus enabling legal teams to reduce the number of documents they must review.

Insight Legal Hold and Collect is the company’s automated legal hold and data preservation product. It is used to automate legal hold processes, remotely collect and preserve data, search, process and promote potentially relevant documents for review in Insight Discovery.

Insight Business Intelligence is Catalyst’s analytics platform and dashboard that aggregates and analyzes data across legal matters for cross-matter reporting.

Fast Track is Catalyst’s automated site setup and data loading system.

Services

[edit]

Catalyst offers professional services that support corporations’ use of Catalyst technology. Services include search and analysis, data management, document review and managed services. Catalyst also offers an array of language services, including machine and human translation and management and staffing of multi-language cases.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Voorhees, Mark (15 March 2001). "My Day With John". AmLaw Tech.
  2. ^ Olgeirson, Ian (10 November 1996). "Law Firm Tries New Tack". Denver Business Journal.
  3. ^ Rouen, Ethan (13 May 2011). "Meet the Accidental Entrepreneurs". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
  4. ^ a b c Colden, Anne (19 March 2000). "The New Thing: Interest in 'Extranets'". The Denver Post.
  5. ^ Primack, Dan (10 April 2012). "Private Equity Deals". CNN Money.
  6. ^ "Catalyst Unveils Advanced Predictive Coding Tool Insight Predict". finance.yahoo.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  7. ^ "Catalyst Acquires TotalDiscovery". www.complexdiscovery.com. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  8. ^ "OpenText Buys Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc. - Media Releases". ARN. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  9. ^ Burney, Brett (28 January 2013). "Product Review: Catalyst Insight". Law Technology News.
  10. ^ Logan, Debra (13 May 2011). "Magic Quadrant for E-Discovery Software". Gartner.
  11. ^ Doherty, Sean (6 February 2013). "What's New From LegalTech New York". Law Technology News.
  12. ^ Koblentz, Evan (28 January 2013). "LegalTech to Debut Novel 'Predictive Coding' Strategies". Law Technology News.
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