Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists and AccessData Users’ Conference form Alliance

April 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Miami, FL—The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the first and only credible membership organization to utilize a quantifiable, psychometric approach in the development of certification in the e-discovery field, announced today that it has formed an alliance with AccessData. AccessData has pioneered digital investigations and litigation support for more than twenty years and is the maker of the industry-standard computer forensics technology, FTK, as well as the leading legal review technology, Summation.

Through this alliance, ACEDS will be conducting a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) Exam Preparation Seminar on Sunday, May 15th. This seminar will be led by Helen Bergman Moure and Matthew Stippich. Ms. Moure is a top national e-discovery expert, a founding member of the ACEDS Advisory Board, and Principal at the Seattle-based Lex Aperta LLP. Mr. Stippich advises and implements ESI strategies for Fortune 100 companies, law firms and government agencies, and is President, Principal and General Counsel of Professional Services for Digital Intelligence, Inc.

The AccessData Users’ Conference is being held May 15-18, 2011 at the Venetian/Palazzo Complex in Las Vegas. AccessData is a Charter Affiliate Member of ACEDS and was an exhibitor at the ACEDS Annual E-Discovery Conference held on March 23-25 this year at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, FL. AccessData is also among one of the first companies to enroll a group of its in-house professionals to sit for the exam to become CEDS-certified.

ADUC attendees who register for the CEDS Exam Prep Seminar will also receive a $100 discount and five (5) CEDS credits toward the 40 needed to sit for the CEDS exam. ADUC attendees can register for the May 15th CEDS Exam Prep Seminar by visiting http://www.aceds.org/lasvegas/ and can enter promo code ADUC to receive the $100 discount.

About AccessData
AccessData Group has pioneered computer forensics and litigation support for more than twenty years and is the maker of FTK and Summation. Over that time, the company has grown to provide a family of stand-alone and enterprise-class solutions that enable digital investigations of any kind, including e-discovery, legal review, computer forensics, incident response, compliance auditing and information assurance. More than 100,000 users in law enforcement, government agencies, corporations and law firms around the world rely on AccessData software solutions and its premier digital investigations and hosted review services. AccessData Group is also a leading provider of digital forensics training and certification, as well as litigation support training and certification.

About the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists
ACEDS is the first membership organization devoted to the professional interests of the entire e-discovery community. Its mission is to enhance competence through a certification that is extended to candidates who successfully complete a rigorous psychometrically-sound examination. Successful candidates will earn the Certified E-Discovery Specialist, or CEDS designation. ACEDS also provides high quality online and live training, connects ACEDS members with experts through various forums to facilitate the exchange of ideas and solutions to problems, and produces practical, timely information. For additional information about ACEDS, please visit http://www.ACEDS.org

Media Contacts:
ADUC
Erika Lee
Product Marketing Manager
323-304-2261
elee@accessdata.com

ACEDS
Gregory Calpakis
Executive Director
786-517-2712
gcalpakis@ACEDS.org

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The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists, is for professionals who work in the field of e-discovery. ACEDS builds a community of e-discovery specialists for the exchange of ideas, training, best practices, and offers e-discovery certification.

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