Electronic Evidence Discovery Ranked as Top 5 Service Provider for Experience in...

Electronic Evidence Discovery Ranked as Top 5 Service Provider for Experience in 2008 Socha-Gelbmann Survey

Industry Watchers Recognize EED and Daticon for Their Individual
Contributions to eDiscovery Software and Services
KIRKLAND, Wash.--(Business Wire)--
Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc. (EED(R)), a leading national
provider of eDiscovery services, today announced that it, and its
recent acquisition, Daticon, have been included as top vendors in the
2008 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey. EED's extensive
expertise in handling large and complex cases earned it a Top Five
ranking in the Experience category as well as Top 10 honors in four
additional categories. Daticon was recognized as a Top 10 provider in
the Experience and Production categories.

"During our more than 20 years of providing eDiscovery software
and services on more than 1,000 cases, we've gained a level of
experience that is practically unmatched in the industry, as evidenced
by our Top Five ranking in the Socha-Gelbmann survey," said Dave
McCann, CEO of EED. "We're looking forward to continuing to expand our
breadth of expertise and service center capabilities across the United
States and in the United Kingdom in order to serve our Fortune 500 and
top law firm customers, and we're pleased to see EED and Daticon
ranked individually as Top 10 Providers on the Socha-Gelbmann survey
in multiple categories."

The 2008 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey is conducted
by independent consultants George Socha and Tom Gelbmann and examines
the demands for, and consumption of, commercial Electronic Data
Discovery (EDD) services and software. EDD includes activities
surrounding the identification, preservation, collection, processing,
review, analysis, production and presentation of information of
Electronically Stored Information (ESI). For the 2008 survey,
Socha-Gelbmann gathered information from 155 organizations--107
services and software providers, 29 law firms and 19 corporations--and
from secondary sources. In total, it evaluated 350 separate categories
and subcategories of information to arrive at the various rankings.

EED appears in the following categories for Electronic Discovery
Service Providers:

-- Top 5: Experience

-- Top 6-10: Identification, Preservation, Collection and
Processing

Daticon appears in the following categories for Electronic
Discovery Service Providers:

-- Top 6-10: Production and Experience

For more information about the rankings, and for a full list of
ranked providers, visit EED Update at
http://commonscold.typepad.com/eddupdate/2008/07/2008-socha-gelb.html.

About EED

EED is the pioneer of litigation hosting technology and electronic
discovery services. For more than a decade, we have reduced the cost
and time required for eDiscovery in more than one thousand high-risk
cases. Our eDiscovery experts, who come from law firms, corporations,
and the technology industry, understand the complexity and risk
involved in evidence management for both large and small cases. Our
clients -- 60 percent of the Fortune 500 and 45 percent of the NLJ 250
-- value our unmatched expertise, thought leadership and results.
Through integration of our proven methodology, people and tools, EED
delivers results that meet and surpass clients' expectations. EED is
headquartered in Kirkland, WA, with regional operations in Chicago,
New York, Washington, DC, and London, and client relationship offices
in California, Texas, and Ohio. For more information visit
http://www.eedinc.com.

Sterling Communications, Inc.
Chris Warfield, 206-388-5758
cwarfield@sterlingpr.com

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