Monitoring Employee Communications in the Enterprise
CIO Today
The rationale behind monitoring employees is that a computer at work is a corporate tool for enhancing the employee's productivity. Because some people abuse that privilege by sending personal e-mail and viewing movies during working hours, employers feel they have little choice but to monitor what their workers are doing.

Thirteen Data Retention Mistakes
to Avoid
SearchStorage.com
There are endless regulatory requirements for information retention, and it seems like there are more unknowns in this aspect of storage than there are in the entire field of medicine. Based on what I'm hearing, this has confused, frustrated or otherwise caught many storage administrators off guard.

Electronic Messaging Lifecycle Management Seminar
September 14, 2006
New York Yacht Club
New York, NY

IT Compliance Conference
October 2 - 4, 2006
Renaissance Hotel
Washington, DC

NRS 21st Annual Fall Compliance Conference
October 3 - 6 , 2006
Hyatt Regency
Scottsdale, AZ

E-Discovery Survival Guide for Corporate Counsel
When the e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took effect on December 1, there was a widespread feeling of panic among corporate counsel and, indeed, many members of the bar, as well.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:
Summary of amendments and implications
Recent amendments made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) require all companies to retain all their corporate correspondence (including online records) and make them available to the court in case of a lawsuit, without the court having to ask for them specifically.

Getting Tough on Email Risk
Corporate emails may be posing threats other than malicious viruses—those of a legal nature. A recent survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, shows that 68 per cent of US employees using email at work have sent or received email, via their work email account, that could place their company at legal risk.