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Reviewing documents that result from a discovery order can be costly, time consuming for legal teams and risky for the producing party. To lower cost, reduce document review-time and minimize risk, Fios offers Fios Prevail, our award winning review platform.
First released in 2002, Fios Prevail is a mature, scalable and proven review platform that is used by top law firms and corporations.
Fios Prevail offers review teams and their managers a rich array of features, from the latest search technologies to strategic categorization and de-duplication tools, that help insure success in litigation and investigation.
Web based technology for rapid adoption
Because it is a web-based technology, Fios Prevail provides the needed flexibility to meet the changing demands of document review. Document repositories can be accessed securely anytime, anywhere with a secure internet connection. Additional reviewers are added rapidly—no software installations are required.
Fios Prevail is easy to learn, and its user interface allows reviewers to be trained rapidly so they can achieve a high level of productivity throughout the review. Administrators and Fios' client services teams can control user security and functionality permissions based on client and project requirements.
Fios Prevail Features and Benefits
| Web-based, on-demand review application available 24/7 |
Additional reviewers can access the solution rapidly with an Internet Explorer browser |
| Intuitive Windows-like user interface |
Results in fast reviewer training and time to productivity |
| Sophisticated management of duplicates |
Eliminates the risk of categorizing items that may be privileged |
| Numerous, robust search capabilities: concept, key word, item type, date, annotation and more |
Quickly identify relevant documents and related concepts; reviewers can easily search and organize unstructured information |
| Permission-based bulk item categorization |
Reduces overall review time; improves reviewer productivity |
| Document annotations and redactions |
Provides additional control and insight into document productions |
| Online, matter specific reports |
Provides review manager insight into review progress; provides information to assess review strategy and make plan modifications |
HTML presentation for optimized productivity
Fios Prevail displays HTML renderings of original documents rather than TIFF images or PDF versions, both of which are typically much larger in size and can be slow to download and review over the internet. Fios Prevail displays the entire document, not single pages, with original document formatting. This approach ensures that all pertinent document information is reviewed, preventing inadvertent production of privileged information.
Item metadata is also viewable through the item properties page. If viewing the native document is important to the review team, a copy of the original document can be downloaded on demand to the reviewer's desktop.
Chain-Oriented Review
One of Fios Prevail's unique characteristics is chain-oriented review. The term chain can refer to a single loose file or an e-mail with all associated e-mails and attachments. Items in a chain are displayed to show parent-child relationships. Reviewer can view items rapidly and “bulk” categorize items in a chain, duplicate items or both.
Duplicate Management
Fios Prevail relies on a measured approach to manage item duplicates. A duplicate is an item that is identical to and in the same context as another item in the document collection. Item context can be critical in determining the importance of a specific document. With the Fios Prevail definition of duplicate, the possibility of producing privileged documents to opposing counsel is further reduced.
Robust, effective search capabilities
A variety of comprehensive search options are incorporated into the platform including key word, concept, document type, document date, annotation, redaction and more. Searches may be conducted on single or multiple criteria. Robust search capabilities coupled with chain oriented review help reviewers rapidly identify and categorize responsive documents.
Productivity features and reporting
A number of features are included with the review manager in mind. Online and customized reports provide up-to-the-minute review progress. Individual reviewer productivity can be measured by identifying number of items reviewed and categorized and time logged-on to Fios Prevail, all available on the matter summary page. Item categories and foldering may be customized by the review manager to meet the unique requirements of the specific matter. Tailored foldering can be used to manage reviewer work assignments. Matter-specific workflows can be created to ensure that work product meets expected standards prior to production.
Awards and recognition
Fios Prevail is consistently recognized as one of the leading review platforms in the e-discovery industry. It was nominated as a finalist for best Electronic Data Discovery System in Law Technology News' Technology Awards four years in a row, from 2003-2006, winning the award in 2005. It was also a finalist for Favorite Electronic Discovery Solution in the 2004 TechnoLawyer @ Awards.