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Kazeon Receives "Positive" Rating in Leading Analyst Firm's eDiscovery and Litigation Support Marketscope Report
| Source: Kazeon
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - January 23, 2008) - Kazeon Systems, Inc., a leading provider
of intelligent eDiscovery solutions, today announced that Gartner has rated
Kazeon "Positive" in Gartner, Inc.'s inaugural "MarketScope for
E-Discovery and Litigation Support Vendors, 2007," published December 14,
2007. The report, authored by Debra Logan, states, "Enterprises purchasing
e-discovery software can reduce the costs of litigation by improving their
control over unstructured content, including e-mail. Also, they can cut
costs and risks by taking control of litigation hold, litigation
hold-tracking, file collection, file processing and legal review instead of
outsourcing these functions."
Kazeon revolutionizes the way companies perform eDiscovery in-house by
using Information
Access technology to intelligently search, classify and act on
electronically stored information. Kazeon provides a full spectrum of
proactive and reactive eDiscovery solutions in response to litigation, information security and privacy, corporate
investigations, regulatory compliance
and storage consolidation requirements. The Kazeon Information
Server software automates eDiscovery functions from identification
through processing, first-pass review and analysis.
Kazeon recently introduced Version 3 of the Information Server and
Information Center product lines. Version 3 contains several industry
firsts, including targeted Single Step Collection, native connectivity to
live Microsoft Exchange servers, integrated eMail threading for first-pass
review and analysis, and federated searching, reporting and management for
distributed enterprises. According to a recent ESG Lab test, Kazeon
Version 3 provides an industry-leading cost per gigabyte of $4.30 to
process ESI in preparation for eDiscovery matters. This compares favorably
to the industry standard of $1500-$2000 per gigabyte of current solutions.
Given the fact that companies are looking to bring eDiscovery functions
in-house in order to achieve higher relevancy, more predictable costs and
faster discovery turnaround, Kazeon's Information Server has been
specifically designed to enable companies to significantly shorten the time
it takes to identify, collect, process and analyze electronically stored
information (files and eMail), thereby curtailing unnecessary eDiscovery
costs. Kazeon version 3 capabilities enable companies in every industry
sector to use the Information Server to lower everyday eDiscovery
management costs by up to 80 percent.
The Gartner report also stated, "Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure in December 2006 forced many enterprises specifically to evaluate
their ability to manage unstructured information. Many have concluded they
need to improve -- and quickly."
Gartner also comments in a July 2007 report, "Choosing an E-Discovery
Solution in 2007 and 2008," "A key differentiator in the e-discovery market
will be a vendor's ability to identify, collect and process data for
discovery. This gives the information access and search vendors a strong
play."(1)
Kazeon appears in both Gartner reports, the "MarketScope for E-Discovery
and Litigation Support Vendors, 2007" and the "Magic Quadrant for
Information Access Technology, 2007."
"In my opinion, the positive rating by Gartner is confirmation of Kazeon's
expanding position in the eDiscovery, information security and compliance
marketplaces," said Steven d'Alencon, Kazeon vice president of product
marketing. "Kazeon is one of the few eDiscovery vendors to use Information
Access technology to provide both reactive and proactive eDiscovery
solutions using the same underlying Information Access technology platform.
This approach helps companies achieve higher relevancy, more predictable
costs and faster turnaround."
About Kazeon
Kazeon revolutionizes the way companies perform eDiscovery by using
Information Access technology to intelligently search, classify and act on
electronically stored information. Kazeon provides a full spectrum of
proactive and reactive eDiscovery solutions in response to litigation,
information security and privacy, corporate investigations, regulatory
compliance and storage consolidation requirements. The Kazeon Information
Server software automates eDiscovery functions from identification through
processing and analysis. Through the development of unique indexing,
tagging, and automation technology, Kazeon has established partnerships
with leading companies, including Fujitsu Siemens, Google, Network
Appliance, Oracle and Symantec. Kazeon's award-winning products are helping
an increasing number of companies to significantly reduce the risk,
duration and cost of eDiscovery matters while increasing visibility and
control over electronically stored information. For more information, visit
www.kazeon.com or call +1-877-KAZEON1.
About the MarketScope
The MarketScope is copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with
permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a
specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors
measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner.
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the
MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those
vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express
or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted September 2007 by Gartner, Inc.,
and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical
representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It
depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria
for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any
vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not
advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the
"Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research
tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims
all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.
(1) "Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology, 2007," by Gartner,
Inc., Research VP Whit Andrews. September 5, 2007