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Guidance Software Unveils EnCase Big Data Investigator for E-Discovery
[May 26, 2016]

Guidance Software Unveils EnCase Big Data Investigator for E-Discovery


The creation of data is multiplying at an exponential rate. Experts now point to a 4,300 percent increase in annual data generation by 2020, with 80 percent of that data in the enterprise. Over 75 percent of electronic discovery costs are associated with the review of electronically stored information (ESI (News - Alert)). Companies of all sizes are overburdened by record amounts of discovery requests and internal investigations. These organizations require more efficient methods to analyze data, while dramatically reducing time and costs.

Guidance Software (NASDAQ: GUID), makers of EnCase®, the gold standard for digital investigations and endpoint data security, is answering this need with EnCase Big Data Investigator. Big Data Investigator is a highly scalable big data-enabled early case assessment and investigation platform that identifies meaningful relationships between data sets and more quickly reveals valuable insights. The platform integrates industry standard EnCase e-Discovery with Brainspace Analytics, and will be sold through Areté Advisors, a national reseller and integrator. This partnership will help organizations speed time to resolution, improve the accuracy of discovery and investigation initiatives, and potentially save millions of dollars in investigation and legal review costs.

"Exposure of sensitive information for disputes and other malicious activity in the investigative process puts companies at risk to significant liability, regulatory fines, economic damages and reputational damage," said Joe Mann, president and CEO of Areté Advisors LLP. "Given these risks and the increasing complexity of data types and volumes, the market has seen a sharp uptick in demand for machine learning solutions that can access and analyze big data in all its formats in investigations. Using the Big Data Investigator platform, knowledge workers will be able to apply advanced analytics without needing 'data scientist' expertise. The system will provide case review and auditing capabilities that are critical to large-scale investigations, while providing more accurate and legally defensible results."

EnCase Big Data Investigator allows a legal team, investigator or risk analyst to:

  • Collect data from every endpoint during an internal investigation and dispute applying analytics, machine learning and visual analytics into one intuitive interface with speed and simplicity.
  • Gain greater visibility of data, quickly understanding potential risk while reducing cost and waste in the review.
  • Apply machine learning analytics and case analysis to support traditional e-Discovery workflow.
  • Simplify the review process by reducing data to relevant facts, using proven defensible machine learning technology while creating an overall better user experience.



"As unstructured data continues to grow in both volume and complexity, the future belongs to the companies that can intelligently surface the insights and answers that currently lay dormant in the data," said Dave Copps, founder and CEO of Brainspace. "Big data is becoming more and more difficult to harness and analyze. This new partnership between Guidance Software and Brainspace forms a next-generation offering for digital investigations. Companies will now be able to quickly identify non-obvious insights and significantly reduce relevant data sets, resulting in faster, smarter and more cost-effective investigations."

"Large, complex investigation and case assessment costs are enormous. Big Data Investigator is a must-have for the world's largest private and public organizations who are required to sift through terabytes and petabytes of data," said Patrick Dennis, president and CEO, Guidance Software. "Based on market demand for a high performance early case assessment for e-Discovery, our partnership with Brainspace and Areté is a strategic extension to our EnCase portfolio for large, complex enterprise investigations."


EnCase Big Data Investigator is available immediately. For more information, contact [email protected].

About Brainspace Corporation

Brainspace Corporation is a pioneer and recognized leader in helping enterprise clients derive meaning, gain insights and identify human connections in unstructured data. Our unique solutions utilize our patented Brainspace platform and are leading the industry in text analytics, accelerating institutional learning and reinventing how organizations exchange knowledge and expertise. Our customers include the Fortune 500, leading consulting firms, legal service providers and government agencies. For more information on Brainspace, visit the company's website at http://brainspace.com.

About Areté Advisors

Areté Advisors provides legal technology services in the Disputes and Investigations industry to commercial and government enterprises. The company's risk management solutions not only protect and secure, but also support and empower decision makers at every level of the organization. Leadership in innovative technology, robust risk environments, evolving customized best practices, uncompromising integrity and responsive client service have contributed to Areté Advisors' reputation as a trusted advisor to its customers. You can visit the company online at www.areteadvisorsinc.com.

About Guidance Software

Guidance (NASDAQ: GUID) exists to turn chaos and the unknown into order and the known so that companies and their customers can go about their daily lives as usual without worry or disruption, knowing their most valuable information is safe and secure. The makers of EnCase®, the gold standard in forensic security, Guidance provides a mission-critical foundation of market-leading applications that offer deep 360-degree visibility across all endpoints, devices and networks, allowing proactive identification and remediation of threats. From retail to financial institutions, our field-tested and court-proven solutions are deployed on an estimated 25 million endpoints at more than 70 of the Fortune 100 and hundreds of agencies worldwide, from beginning to endpoint.

For more information about Guidance Software, please visit guidancesoftware.com, "Like" our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter or follow our LinkedIn page.

Guidance Software®, EnCase®, EnForce™ and Tableau™ are trademarks owned by Guidance Software and may not be used without prior written permission. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

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