PORTLAND, OR — (Marketwired) — 07/22/13 — Exterro® Inc., the leading provider of unified e-discovery software, today announced that Siemens AG has selected Exterro Fusion® as part of a strategic initiative to expand its in-house e-discovery systems. Stemming from the successful implementation and use of Exterro Fusion at its U.S. affiliates, the German-based electronics and electrical engineering powerhouse selected Exterro-s e-discovery software suite for its flexible platform architecture and unique workflow capabilities that help address data privacy and works council issues.
“As a global organization, our legal team is constantly looking at ways to mitigate risks and lower costs as e-discovery demands grow requirements,” said Paul Salazar, head of litigation information management, corporate legal, litigation, at Siemens AG. “We were immediately impressed with the intuitiveness, scalability and flexibility of the Fusion platform, as well as the expertise and support offered by Exterro to address our requirements.”
Siemens AG completed a comprehensive proof of concept and rigorous hands-on evaluation before selecting Exterro Fusion to support its global legal hold and e-discovery management processes. Leveraging the open architecture in the Fusion platform, the Fusion Legal Hold and Discovery Workflow Management applications are being integrated into Siemens- legal IT infrastructure, which includes multiple HR and single sign-on (SSO) systems and other EDRM tools.
“We are very excited to be expanding our partnership with a quality-driven, global organization like Siemens AG,” said Bobby Balachandran, president and CEO of Exterro. “Our technology suite is uniquely designed to address the complex e-discovery and data privacy challenges presented to us by Siemens AG. We look forward to helping the Siemens AG legal team leverage the full capabilities of Exterro Fusion worldwide.”
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the fields of industry, energy and healthcare as well as providing infrastructure solutions, primarily for cities and metropolitan areas. For over 165 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. The company is the world-s largest provider of environmental technologies. Around 40 percent of its total revenue stems from green products and solutions. In fiscal 2012, which ended on September 30, 2012, revenue from continuing operations totaled EUR 78.5 billion and income from continuing operations EUR 4.7 billion (incl. IAS 19R and reclassification of the solar business into continuing operations). At the end of September 2012, Siemens had around 370,000 employees worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at: .
Exterro, Inc. is the leading provider of workflow driven e-discovery software. The proven delivers a 360-degree view into the critical data and workflows required for defensibly and proactively managing e-discovery across the EDRM spectrum. The innovative suite of e-discovery applications built on the Exterro Fusion platform unifies all phases of e-discovery — from identification, legal hold and early case assessment (ECA) to collection, processing, analysis, review and production. Fusion-s open architecture integrates seamlessly with existing business processes and enterprise infrastructures. To learn more, visit .
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