February 4, 2011 - Version 1.6 of kCura’s flexible legal hold application is now available. The release includes new visual analysis capabilities, improved notification features, and a more intuitive experience for hold participants.

With Method 1.6, hold administrators can display data from their Method libraries with charts to gain a better understanding of the scope of the hold. For example, administrators can create a chart that illustrates hold participants by department.

The release also provides improved e-mail notification features. HTML formatting has been enabled in notifications, and administrators can send test notifications to preview the final formatting. They can also send hold reminders on demand, in addition to sending periodic reminders.

Additionally, the Method Interview Portal now features tabular viewing of notices and questionnaires. This allows hold participants to navigate the portal quickly and easily.

Be sure to check out our release video below, and visit the Relativity Customer Portal to view the full release notes.
 

February 1, 2011 - TechLaw Solutions, Inc., a Relativity Premium Hosting Partner, today announced that they will be extending their e-discovery service offering to include Method. TechLaw will provide a SaaS model of kCura’s flexible, web-based workflow and notification system for the management of legal hold and risk assessment processes. To read the full press release, click here.

Super Session Offers Attendees an Interactive Experience with kCura's Web-Based e-Discovery Platform Relativity, and Method, kCura's Legal Hold Management Application for Relativity

CHICAGO, IL - Press Release - January 20, 2011 - kCura, developers of the e-discovery review platform Relativity and legal hold management application Method, will be hosting a hands-on lab on Feb. 1 at this year’s LegalTech® conference in New York City. The lab will be held in Concourse A at the Hilton New York from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No reservations are necessary, and participants are encouraged to come and go at their convenience.

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DOJ Chooses kCura's Web-Based E-Discovery Platform, Relativity, Including kCura's First Application for Relativity, Method, which Manages the Legal Hold Process

Press Release - Chicago, IL and Washington, D.C. - January 18, 2011 - kCura, developers of the e-discovery review platform Relativity, today announced with TechLaw Solutions that the Environmental and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) has purchased a license of Relativity, including Relativity Analytics. ENRD has also purchased Method, kCura's legal hold management solution.

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January 13, 2011 - Performing legal holds is a requirement in modern litigation. To help inform litigators on the fundamentals of successful legal hold management, and how Method can help streamline this process, kCura has put together the following educational resources: 
 

Legal Hold Webcast: The Fundamentals of Executing a Defensible Legal Hold Process

Join us on Jan. 24 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. CST for a live webcast on effective administration of the legal hold process. During this free program, industry experts Scott Carlson, Partner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Meghan Mulvihill, eDiscovery Leader for Allstate Insurance; and moderator Jay Leib, kCura's Chief Strategy Officer, will offer seasoned insight on the following topics:
 

- The basics of managing defensible legal holds
- Legal hold management from both a law firm and corporate perspective
- The FRCP - what is and isn't working with respect to litigation holds
- Current technology tools and trends in legal hold administration

Enroll today at West LegalEdcenter.
 

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January 11, 2011 - kCura now offers administrative training for Method users. This half-day, hands-on session is held in our Chicago office and walks attendees through the entire legal hold lifecycle using Method.

We are now accepting reservations for the first Method administrative training session on Jan. 19 at 9 a.m. CST. For additional information on this and upcoming training sessions, click here or visit the Method training page. Contact training@kcura.com to register.

January 7, 2011 - Method 1.5 is now available. The newest release of kCura’s legal hold management application features workflow and performance enhancements, new reporting functionality, and the ability to preview information before it goes live.

Workflow enhancements to the Method Console, which is the application’s centralized tool for hold management actions, have simplified the steps needed to add notices and questionnaires. Additionally, Method 1.5 includes a field that allows administrators to designate legal holds to a particular client or individual, making it easier to organize multiple holds.
 

In response to feedback from Method users, kCura has created the ability for Method to automatically send hold administrators a status report that contains granular information about hold participants and outstanding reminders to help administrators gauge hold progress.

Finally, hold owners now have the ability to view the final layout of their communications within Method. They can preview the Method Interview Portal, which is where hold participants access their notifications and questionnaires. They can also send test e-mails.
 

Be sure to check out our release video below, and visit the Relativity Customer Portal to view the full release notes.
 

December 15, 2010 - Version 1.4 of kCura’s flexible legal hold management solution, Method, is now available. Method 1.4 includes new features and improvements that were designed to address feedback from Method users, and to provide hold administrators with tools to better simplify and organize their workflow and notification processes.

Method 1.4 allows hold administrators to schedule the delivery of e-mailed question sets to hold participants on a recurring basis, saving time and improving the efficiency of their legal holds. The release also gives hold administrators the ability to associate notes in Method with individual actors for tracking purposes.

Additionally, individuals managing a hold can now send test e-mails to verify that their E-mail Configuration Library settings are correct. “From” and “Reply to” e-mail fields have been added to this library for easier setup of notification settings.

To view the full release notes, visit the Relativity Customer Portal.

December 8, 2010 - kCura has updated the format of our weekly Method webinars. Based on feedback from attendees, we’ve found that they benefit more from an overview of the web-based application and how it can streamline the legal hold process, rather than simply an end user training. To that end, we’ve changed our webinar format to a 30-minute overview session comprised of the following topics:

 

• Background
• Roles: Hold Owners, Custodians, and Alert Groups
• Workspaces: Organization and Security
• Hold Workflow
• Method Interview Portal
• Reporting
• Closing a Hold

Sessions include a live demo of the software and time for questions and answers. To register for a Method overview webinar, please visit our Documentation & Training webpage.
 

September 29, 2010 - kCura is pleased to announce that we will be attending this year’s Masters Conference for Legal Professionals from Oct. 4 to Oct. 6 in Washington, D.C. While we’re there, we’d love to meet with you to discuss our e-discovery review platform, Relativity, and our legal hold management application, Method. To schedule a meeting or see a demo of our software during the conference, please contact us at sales@kcura.com.
 

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