On November 9, 2007, Gartner issued a research document, “Mapping Technology and Vendors to the Electronic Discovery Reference Model,” by Debra Logan, that draws on the EDRM framework:

The e-discovery vendor landscape is confusing, but the terrain is negotiable if you use the e-discovery reference model. It is possible to make tactical purchases today that will fit into longer-term strategic e-discovery goals if you follow this guidance.

The document is available to Gartner clients.  It also can be purchased from Gartner.

Press release, Nov. 15, 2006: EDRM Project Promotes Standards in E-Discovery Industry

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) project, designed to develop and establish practical guidelines and standards for e-discovery, recently had its EDRM framework adopted by ALM Media Inc.’s Law.com as the primary graphical element of its E-Discovery Road Map. The EDRM framework was developed to help consumers and providers of electronic discovery services and software establish standards for collecting, processing and working with electronic data for discovery. Reference to the EDRM framework by Law.com, one of the top web- based legal news and information websites, confirms its role as one of the industry’s leading resources of information for e-discovery. Read the rest of this entry »