Exterro Introduces Fusion - The Legal Industrys First Fully Integrated Discovery Management Platform
Collaborative Technology Empowers Legal Professionals to More Effectively Control Time, Cost, and Risk in Discovery
Portland, OR – (Marketwire – February 5, 2007) – Exterro Inc., a leading provider of litigation support and discovery management technology for the legal industry, announced the availability of Exterro, the legal industry’s first fully integrated discovery management platform. The platform helps law firms and corporations mitigate discovery risk, control costs, and improve responsiveness in the discovery process.
“During complex litigation, negotiations, or time-intensive governmental investigations, managing legal teams without proper automation can be a tremendous headache and distraction,” said Bobby Balachandran, President and CEO of Exterro. “Exterro eliminates these issues and brings reliable management control and predictability to a process often filled with surprises and volatile costs. It enables proactive planning instead of the current reactive environment.”
Bringing Management Controls In-House
Designed for law firms and corporate legal departments, Exterro provides centralized management of the litigation lifecycle. It integrates seamlessly with existing case and content management systems, offering greater control, scalability, and flexibility in litigation management and discovery processes.
Exterro enhances collaboration among outside counsel, in-house legal teams, service providers, and experts. Through integration technologies, the platform automates workflows, business rules, and project specifications while leveraging existing legal, document, and matter management information.
Exterro Features
Effective Collaboration of Legal Teams
- Collaborative Model – Exterro enables internal legal teams, outside counsel, co-counsel, and litigation support vendors to collaborate through a centralized, web-based, secure, real-time platform. Teams can also integrate their existing business processes within the platform.
- Vendor Management and Metrics – The intuitive interface allows users to select the right vendors while monitoring key metrics such as quality, delivery, timeliness, and cost, enabling more consistent vendor selection.
- Real-Time Dashboard – Legal teams can monitor project progress and overall legal management processes through a high-level dashboard with detailed drill-down views.
Automation of Discovery Workflow
- Workflow Management – By orchestrating various litigation support processes using structured workflow techniques, legal teams can significantly improve operational performance.
- Repeatable Processes – The flexible framework enables teams to implement standardized processes and best practices into repeatable workflows.
- Automated Chain of Custody – Automatic tracking of all events and updates provides teams with up-to-date visibility into case activities.
Integration of Existing Technologies
Exterro provides powerful integration capabilities through a standards-based Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) that integrates with existing technology investments, including payment and invoicing systems, online review tools, portals, inboxes, and mobile devices.
Additional integrations include:
- Document Management Systems – Legal teams can reduce document rework by linking Exterro with their existing document management systems.
- Case and Matter Management / Review Software – Teams can save time by connecting information stored across different case, matter, and review systems.
Availability and Pricing
Exterro is available immediately and offered through several licensing options for both law firms and corporations.
More information about Exterro’s technologies is available at www.exterro.com or by calling 1-877-EXTERRO.
