Masters Conference Announces Digital Reef as a Sponsor

Aug. 20, 2010 - PRLog -- ORLANDO, FL - The Masters Conference, an advanced legal educational experience, announced today that Digital Reef, Inc. will be a sponsor at its 2010 conference. Digital Reef is a leading software provider of the first massively scalable and open software for eDiscovery and digital information governance targeting legal firms, legal service providers and enterprise companies. This year’s theme is “Litigation and Discovery in a World of Technology,” and will be held October 4-6, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

The Masters Conference brings together leading experts and professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to develop strategies, practices and resources for managing the information lifecycle. This year’s conference will focus on how corporations can protect themselves against the risks associated with global, mobile and cloud-based opportunities and challenges. It delves into legal hold strategies, international privacy laws, high-profile scandals, security breaches, IP threats, increased litigation, audits and regulatory investigations.

At the Masters Conference, Digital Reef will host a session titled “Legal and Regulatory Risks with Cloud Computing,” in which panelists will make specific recommendations on how to implement compliance infrastructure for proactive support of cloud computing. The panel will be moderated by Steve Akers, founder and CTO of Digital Reef, Inc. Panelists include Karl Bendorf, Senior Associate, Cloud Computing Expert, ViON Corporation, and Daniel Garrie, Esq., Special Master/Mediator in Electronic Discovery.

“Every decade or so a major IT transformation occurs that disrupts and affects the business. In the case of cloud computing and eDiscovery, the transformation increases the legal and policy risks in governing unstructured business information. This panel discussion at the Masters Conference will arm attendees with knowledge on how they can proactively prepare for and manage this change,” said Steve Akers, founder and CTO at Digital Reef.

In addition to the Digital Reef panel, there will be other educational topics that delve into critical, up-to-the-minute issues facing legal departments and their outside counsel.

Topics include:
• Cloud, Mobile & Global Computing
• Risk Management & Ethics
• Compliance & Legal Holds
• Litigation & Discovery

To register online for the Masters Conference, visit www.themastersconference.com. For sponsorship information, contact marilyn.gladden@themastersconference.com.  

About Digital Reef
Digital Reef is a leading software provider helping enterprises, law firms, and service providers with eDiscovery and digital information governance. Both corporate and IT executives are challenged to find and manage the right information, at the right time necessary to respond to constant business demands such as government laws and regulations, corporate accountability and compliance, and IT digital file and storage policies. Using the industry’s most scalable and open Virtual Governance Warehouse, businesses can rapidly collect, analyze, and then govern information. Digital Reef gives businesses an unprecedented control of their information which can be derived from wherever it resides, including emails, documents, repositories, and over 400 different types of files and images. With Digital Reef, organizations have a standard, disciplined approach to continuously govern information for projects driven by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, FTC false claims, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC risk assessments, FDA approvals, and internal IT policies for digital information security, retention, and file management. Enterprises and their law firms, service providers and consultants across all industries rely on Digital Reef for the fastest way to transform unmanaged information into valuable assets.

Founded in 2006, Digital Reef is headquartered in Boxborough, Mass. For more information, call 978-893-1000 or visit www.digitalreefinc.com.

About the Masters Conference
Since 2006, the Masters Conference has brought together experts and leading professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to discuss strategies, practices and resources for managing the information lifecycle. The Masters Conference is an intimate forum where legal industry professionals can share, collaborate and obtain master knowledge of the most relevant topics in the legal industry today. By limiting attendance to 350 delegates, the Masters Conference is meant to be an exclusive opportunity to learn and network with the top legal professionals in the industry without battling large crowds and an overwhelming vendor hall. For additional information on the Masters Conference, please visit www.themastersconference.com.

Media Contacts:
Masters Conference                   
Marilyn Gladden                  
Global Client Relations Director             
407-491-6911                  
Marilyn.gladden@themastersconference.com       

Matter Communications               
Elise Ouellette                  
Account Director         
978-499-9250 x 245                  
elise@matternow.com

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Since 2006, the Masters Conference has brought together experts and leading professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to discuss strategies, practices and resources for managing the information life cycle.