Fios Launches New Information Governance for e-Discovery Consulting Service

New Service from Fios Consulting to Help Organizations Reduce the Costs, Risks and Time of Managing ESI in Response to Litigation and Investigation

PORTLAND, Ore., February 6, 2008 — Fios® Inc., delivering comprehensive discovery management services for organizations compelled to produce electronically stored information (ESI), has launched a new consulting service to help organizations reduce the costs, risks and time of managing ESI in response to litigation and governmental investigation. Fios' Information Governance for e-Discovery consulting service addresses how ESI is captured, stored, retained and ultimately disposed of as part of the routine course of business. The new service helps clients reduce the overall cost and burden of discovery and incorporates proven governance practices so ESI can be managed as a strategic asset.

"Effective governance of ESI can be very difficult, particularly when trying to balance IT requirements with legal discovery demands," said Sam Panarella, vice president and managing director of Fios Consulting. "Our consultants have years of experience working with clients to help them better understand the policies and practices around managing ESI for e-discovery. This new service is specifically aimed at helping organizations become better prepared to efficiently and defensibly respond to discovery obligations, while improving collaboration between the legal, IT, records management and other key departments, thus eliminating costly mistakes and errors."

Utilizing an established assessment, analysis and planning methodology, Fios' consultants work with clients to help them better understand how ESI is created and managed throughout the organization, so that it can easily and defensibly be identified, preserved and collected for e-discovery. The service provides guidance around:

• Understanding where and why ESI is being retained
• Policies and practices for limiting the amount of ESI retained and timeframes for retention
• Enhancing how ESI is organized, accessed, searched and retrieved for discovery
• Controlling or minimizing the replication of ESI across multiple data stores

Fios' Information Governance for e-Discovery service follows a four-step approach to information governance that includes:

1. High-Level Data Mapping. Identifies the content repositories that store relevant ESI, based on the anticipated litigation portfolio and discovery intensity for the organization, with input from IT, legal, records management and others key stakeholders.
2. Current Practice Assessment. Involves assessing current information management policies and practices, including how well the organization performs in the areas of personal data management, e-mail management, content management, application data management, storage management and retention management.
3. Gap Analysis. Analyzes the gaps between existing and best practices, relative to the organization's discovery intensity and risk profile, and identifies how those gaps affect cost, burden and risk to the organization.
4. Process Recommendations. Establishes a set of key actionable recommendations for governance practices around ESI for e-discovery, including people, process and technology considerations.

Fios' Information Governance for e-Discovery service is immediately available as part of the comprehensive e-discovery consulting services delivered by Fios, which include readiness assessments, ESI content mapping, discovery response planning, technology implementation services, and discovery conference planning. For more information, visit www.fiosinc.com/corporations.

About Fios, Inc.

Serving the legal community since 1999, Fios Inc. enables clients compelled to produce electronically stored information (ESI) to reduce risk and cost by attaining management control over the e-discovery business process. Fios' comprehensive discovery management services are based on an in-depth knowledge of information technology and legal process, and are customized to help clients defensibly and efficiently manage all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). Headquartered in Portland, Ore., Fios is backed by top investors, including 3i, Digital Partners, Banyan Capital Partners, FBR CoMotion and Fluke Ventures, and has offices throughout the continental United States. For more information about the company and its services, visit http://www.fiosinc.com.

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For more information, contact:

Debbie Caldwell
Public Relations Manager, Fios Inc.
503-265-0775
dcaldwell@fiosinc.com

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