Index Engines Announces New Custodian Based Pricing Model Allowing ESI To Be Indexed At No Charge For Preferred Partners
New Pricing Model Helps Control Costs of ESI Collection and Preservation
Index Engines, a leader in eDiscovery solutions, announces recently the launch of a new custodian-based pricing model for qualified eDiscovery Service Providers (ESP) and their law firm clients. High-speed indexing, de-duplication, de-NISTing and initial culling of online electronic data via Index Engines' Octane platform will be provided at no charge. Access to ESI content will remain secure and locked, but can queried by keyword or custodian identifier in order to generate a responsive set of custodians. Then, the relevant user data can be unlocked and made available for collection and preservation, saving both cost and time. The partner or client then purchases custodian "unlock" keys only for the relevant custodian data they need.
Processing of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) for identification and collection has historically been priced per/GB. However, this pricing method has not always been advantageous for businesses because the client paid not only for the relevant subset of data, but also for the overall bulk of data. Per-custodian pricing effectively controls costs of collection and leverages Octane's efficiency and power.
Using a single, cost-effective platform to index, search and extract ESI from all sources is critical to meeting deadlines and managing costs. Searching can be performed across multiple sources, then the content can be de-duplicated and culled, even large volumes of data. Octane then delivers the relevant set of results to your client. Competitive per/GB pricing will remain available for non-custodian based collection projects, such as early data assessment.
"Identification and collection costs are often the most expensive part of litigation, so the pricing model is an important factor in considering technology providers," says Jim McGann, VP of Information Discovery at Index Engines. "Custodian pricing for our partners means more affordable cost when culling large volumes of ESI. Our goal is to streamline access to relevant ESI and leverage technology to manage costs."
For information on Index Engines' ESI Collection Solutions, visit: http://www.indexengines.com/solutions_service_provider.html.
For information on Index Engines' Octane products, visit: http://www.indexengines.com/products_main2.html.
About Index Engines
Founded in 2003, Index Engines is the leader in enterprise discovery solutions. Our mission is to organize enterprise data assets, making them immediately accessible, searchable and easy to manage. Businesses today face a significant challenge organizing their files and email to ensure timely and cost efficient access, while also maintaining compliance to regulations governing electronic data. Companies rely on Index Engines solutions for comprehensive insight into their data to simplify information discovery, classification and management.
The patented Index Engines Octane discovery platform is the only solution on the market to offer a complete view of electronic data assets. Online data is indexed in-stream at wire speed in native enterprise storage protocols, enabling high-speed, efficient indexing of proprietary backup and transfer formats. Index Engines' unique approach to offline records scans backup tapes, indexes the contents and extracts relevant data, eliminating the time-consuming restoration process. Index Engines provides the only comprehensive discovery platform across both online and offline data, saving time and money when managing enterprise information. For more information, visit www.indexengines.com.
SOURCE: Index Engines