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Besides our software and professional litigation services, Parcels also provides insights and valuable news articles to anyone in need of litigation, data analytics, or eDiscovery-related topics. Steadfast in our belief that the more focused information available the better, we’re excited to bring you our expert insights — and we think you should be, too.

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The Value of Collecting Chat Messages in Forensics

  Collecting chat messages in digital forensics plays a crucial role in investigations and has become increasingly important as a trending data source. Highlighting the significance of collecting chat messages in digital forensics:   1. Evidentiary Value Chat messages can serve as valuable evidence in several types of investigations, ranging from criminal cases to corporate […]

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What is RSMF in RelativityOne?

Reviewing chat messages in RSMF (Relativity Short Message Format) format within RelativityOne brings several benefits to digital investigations and legal proceedings. Here are a few paragraphs highlighting the advantages of reviewing chat messages in RSMF format in RelativityOne:   1. Comprehensive Analysis RSMF format allows for a comprehensive analysis of chat messages within the RelativityOne […]

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The Impact of Chat Platforms in eDiscovery

The rapid proliferation of chat platforms in today’s digital landscape has significantly impacted eDiscovery practices. Chat platforms like WhatsApp, Slack, Microsoft Teams are popular for personal and professional communication. They’re now valuable sources of electronically stored information (ESI) in legal proceedings. This evolution requires organizations and legal teams to adjust their eDiscovery strategies to effectively […]

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Cryptocurrencies as a Data Source

Regardless of what you think of Cryptocurrencies, it is clear that they have staying power and will be with us for the foreseeable future. Blockchain-based ledger systems allow users to transfer value from one person to another without a 3rd party acting as an intermediary. This means that person A and person B funds quickly […]

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Parcels is ISO 27001 Certified - World-Class Information Security for Parcels Clients

Parcels has successfully achieved its ISO 27001 recertification by SAI Global! What is it? ISO 27001 is the international standard for information security, set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization that sets international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. ISO 27001 provides requirements for […]

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Top 5 Cases of eDiscovery in the Past 3 Years

Highlighting the top 5 legal cases involving eDiscovery over the past 3 years.

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eDiscovery 101: Emails

Just as everyone uses social media, everyone sends emails. Therefore, everyone should be aware of how emails are used in eDiscovery.

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eDiscovery 101: Social Media

eDiscovery has become of large importance to litigation in the last decade as our lives switched from traditional analogue ways to deeply digital. There is no discounting the value that social media holds in eDiscovery with it becoming a favored form of communication and marketing. In order to understand the implications of social media in litigation, however, we must first understand what, exactly, social media is.

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Parcels Welcomes RelativityOne To Its Technology Portfolio

Parcels expands its e-discovery partnership with Relativity through its new commitment to RelativityOne. RelativityOne provides users all of the features and functionality of Relativity’s comprehensive e-discovery platform wrapped up in a scalable, secure, and flexible SaaS solution.

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eDiscovery 101: Electronically Stored Information

To put it flatly, ESI is used within litigation and can be presented in court as evidence, should a judge decide that it’s necessary to have. Thus, there does not need to be a formal statement saying that certain ESI is going to be collected. As soon as there is anticipation of litigation, all ESI and other evidence that may be relevant to a case must be seized and preserved in order to keep it to its most original form.

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The A-Z's of eDiscovery: U-Z

Staying up to date on all things eDiscovery can be a taxing process. You'll often find yourself having to look up many industry-specific terms and acronyms to get a deeper understanding of them. With our blog series, The A-Z's of eDiscovery, we wanted to share with you those need-to-know eDiscovery terms to make your life a little bit easier. So, next time you read about or discuss eDiscovery, you won’t need to look up a term — you’ll already know it!

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The A-Z's of eDiscovery: M-T

Industry-specific articles use jargon and acronyms that can be intimidating at first glance. We wanted to make eDiscovery a little easier to understand, so we created this blog series to take you through the most common terminology used in the eDiscovery world.

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The A-Z's of eDiscovery: E-L

e-Discovery news is everywhere, and when you read it, it can sometimes feel like information overload from all the industry specific jargon and acronyms. What good is reading information if you don’t understand what's being said? We wanted to take you through the most common terminology from A to Z used in the eDiscovery world in this series of blog posts.

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The A-Z's of eDiscovery: A-D

e-Discovery news is everywhere, and sometimes when you read it, it can feel like information overload from all the technical terms and jargon. What good is reading that information if you can’t even understand what it's saying? In this series of blog posts, we wanted to take you through the most common terminology from A to Z used in the latest eDiscovery news.

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eDiscovery 101: Metadata

Metadata - once one strips away the technical jargon - is just information about data (or, data about data). Whenever you create a document, make a phone call, send a text message, or any other innumerable digitally related tasks, information is logged with various data points; when it was created, opened, last viewed, etc. Using this information gives context to the data, and becomes useable in relation to your case.

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eDiscovery 101: The Basics of Electronic Discovery

Whether you are in the midst of litigation, or know that litigation is right around the corner, having a solid foundation of eDiscovery knowledge is crucial to your case. So say you are a business owner who was just slapped with a lawsuit, and you are coming into this with no knowledge of eDiscovery, where should you start? We’ve got you covered with the what, why, how and who of eDiscovery.

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3 Security Points Your eDiscovery Supplier Should Have

2017 was a year highlighted in high-profile hacks, and 2018 hasn’t been much different (see: Facebook, Panera Bread and Under Armour, just to name a few). While these bigger names get the media attention, it’s the thousands of smaller-scale hacks that happen more regularly that should be cause for alarm.

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Parcels Partners with Relativity for Better eDiscovery Solutions

WILMINGTON, DE, September 25, 2017 - Parcels, a leader in litigation support and ediscovery services headquartered in Wilmington, DE today announced an exclusive partnership with Relativity, a web-based eDiscovery software solution for corporations and law firms.

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