The EDRM XML Validation Tool is now available for download - registration required:

• EDRM XML Validation Tool, Version 1.0.6, Jan 8 2008
  zip file containing XMLValidationTool.msi
  • 6,712 KB
  • Executable file
  • Developed by the EDRM XML 2 Validation Tool Working Group

Why do we require registration? More information here.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please send feedback to us at mail@edrm.net

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The EDRM site now has a bulletin board.

Located at http://edrm.net/bb/index.php, the EDRM Bulletin Board is available to anyone who would like to post questions or comments about any of the on-going EDRM projects.

Please note that registration is required for posting materials.

An updated set of EDRM XML materials is available for download at http://edrm.net/xml_distrib/

Please let us know if we have any questions or comments.

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Link to white paper by David Baskin, Recommind, about the EDRM XML schema.

Link to webinar: Join us on Friday, December 7th at noon CST for a educational Webinar on EDRM’s new XML standard for e-discovery. The Web seminar will be hosted by EDRM founder George Socha and will feature a presentation from a member of the EDRM’s XML Project team, David Baskin of Recommind. To register for the Web seminar, please visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/655968366.

Press release: Industry Leaders to Discuss How New Standard Will Improve Interoperability and Data Transfer throughout Discovery Process

St. Paul, MN (December 3, 2007) – The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (“EDRM”), an industry group created to develop and establish practical guidelines and standards for electronic discovery, today launches its Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard, now available for download at the EDRM Website (www.edrm.net). The standard allows for the easy transfer of electronically stored information (ESI) to and from applications involved in different phases of the discovery process.

E-discovery vendors, consultants, law firms, in-house counsel or corporate IT departments that are interested in learning more about the XML standard are invited to an educational Web seminar presented by EDRM at noon CST on Friday, December 7th. The Web seminar will be hosted by EDRM founder George Socha and will feature a presentation from a member of the EDRM’s XML Project team, David Baskin of Recommind. To register for the Web seminar, please visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/655968366. Read the rest of this entry »

Press release:  Industry-Developed Electronic Discovery Reference Model Adopts XML Standard for File Exchanges Among Electronic Discovery Vendors, Leading to Reduced Costs for Corporations and Improved Quality for File and Metadata Exchanges

Denver, Colorado, November 28, 2007—Catalyst Repository Systems today announced full support for the Electronic Discovery Reference Model’s recently enacted XML-based standards designed to facilitate the transfer of electronically stored information to and from applications involved in different phases of the discovery process. The new standards were set last month by the EDRM industry group, of which Catalyst is a member. Read the rest of this entry »

Press release:  Adoption of XML standard streamlines the different phases of the e-discovery process, reducing cost, time and manual work

Lake Oswego, OR—November 19, 2007—Exterro, a leading provider of advanced workflow technology to the legal industry, announced that it has adopted the Electronic Discovery Reference Model’s (EDRM) recently developed Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard. The standard helps quickly and easily convert and transfer electronically stored information (ESI) between applications and IT systems during the e-Discovery process. Exterro is a member of the EDRM project and its integrated workflow platform for discovery management, Exterro Fusion, already adheres to the EDRM model framework and metrics. This latest adoption of the EDRM’s XML standard reconfirms Exterro’s commitment to the EDRM project and the practical guidelines and standards it sets for e-Discovery. Read the rest of this entry »

Press release:  New Standard to Expand ONSITE3’s Extensive Library of Data Delivery Formats

Arlington, Virginia (November 26, 2007) — ONSITE3(TM), a leading global provider of electronic discovery solutions for law firms and corporations, today announced support of an Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard developed by the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) for the flexible transfer of electronically stored information (ESI) throughout all phases of the discovery process. The new standard will provide a uniform, industry accepted format for the import and export of data between different applications, systems, and organizations. As an active and founding participant on the EDRM’s XML Project, ONSITE3 was integral in the development of the new standard. Read the rest of this entry »

Press release:  Los Angeles, CA (November 9, 2007) – iCONECT was one of the first litigation software companies to implement an XML standard for its products, and has contributed its XML expertise to the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) project to develop an industry-wide Extensible Markup Language (XML) standard to facilitate easy transfer of electronically stored information (ESI) to and from applications involved in different phases of the discovery process. Read the rest of this entry »