earlyCASE recently launched its SaaS on-demand e-discovery solution for early case assessment.

earlyCASE lets organizations rapidly examine a subset of evidence to determine volumes and types of data, relative quantities of duplicates, numbers of different file types, and other analysis that can be extrapolated across the entire collection of data. In light of the current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this type of assessment capability is key to opposing parties having clarity on the scope, breadth, and depth at the earliest point possible in a case.

Technology

• Permits matter setup, early case assessment, 25+ reports, complete document inventory database, metadata extraction, PST/NSF/ZIP support.
• Hosted offering.
• Uses Microsoft “deployment on demand”; loads application locally into cache; checks for newer version every visit.

List Pricing

• Free version with restricted functionality.
• Pro run version licensed at $198 (U.S.) per run, payable by credit card.
• Enterprise license listed at $8,000 (U.S.).

Main Competition

• Clearwell, Wave Software, WorkProducts.

Company and Finances

• On market for 90 days; launched before ILTA.
• In business for approximately 18 months.
• Six people.
• Self-funded.
• Atlanta based.
• Profitable.

… David Sengupta