Daegis Announces Doug Stewart to Speak at Industry Events

SAN FRANCISCO - April 30, 2013 - PRLog -- Daegis , a leading provider of eDiscovery solutions, today announced that Doug Stewart, vice president of technology and innovation, will speak at two upcoming industry events. On Wednesday, May 1, at 2:45 PDT, he will speak on “Strategies and Tactics for Protecting Data Throughout the Discovery Process” at the Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat in Half Moon Bay, California. On Thursday, May 9, at 1:30 EDT, he will speak on “Info Security in the eDiscovery Process” at the Computer Forensics Show in New York City.

At the Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat on May 1, Stewart’s session will explore the limits of information security in the connected world, including the practice of providing eDiscovery instruction to vendors via unencrypted email, the limits of FTP security and the threat level associated with international government-sponsored electronic data theft. Conference information can be found at http://ediscoveryretreats.com.

Stewart’s session at the Computer Forensics Show on May 9 will cover the necessity of a process-driven approach to information security, the designation of parties responsible for information security during the eDiscovery process, the hallmarks of good information security controls and evaluation of the information security practices of your eDiscovery partner or vendor. Conference information can be found at http://computerforensicshow.com/site/.

Stewart has more than 25 years of litigation support and eDiscovery experience. His eDiscovery experience spans the EDRM with particular emphasis on information governance, preservation, data collections, predictive coding and information security. His career has focused on identifying and applying the most appropriate technologies to bring efficiencies to legal teams. He has consulted with clients worldwide on projects at all levels of complexity. Prior to joining Daegis, Stewart was the director of technology at Farella Braun + Martel, where his responsibilities included the day-to-day management of the IT, Litigation Support, Records and Library departments. He currently participates in the IGRM (Information Governance Reference Model) and Search Working Groups of the EDRM Project, and frequently writes and speaks on various eDiscovery topics.

About Daegis
Daegis is the eDiscovery division of Daegis Inc. . We deliver market-leading eDiscovery software through Daegis Edge, our end-to-end platform for managing the entire litigation life cycle, and Daegis Acumen, our revolutionary predictive coding software. Daegis also offers data collection, analytics consulting, project management and managed document review services. Visit us at Daegis.com, www.facebook.com/daegis or follow us on Twitter @Daegis.