PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - December 8, 2009) - Zapproved Inc., a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
provider with a platform that adds accountability to business
communications, announced today the launch of Legal Hold Pro. Legal Hold
Pro is the first pure cloud-based system for managing custodian
notification and compliance for legal holds.
As a SaaS application, Legal Hold Pro has a number of key advantages for
helping in-house legal teams and law firms implement defensible litigation
holds. The cloud-based system can be used immediately because there is no
software to install, and the intuitive, easy-to-use system requires minimal
training. This readiness is critical for enabling legal professionals to
meet their obligation to instruct custodians of the need to preserve
information following a "trigger event" once litigation or an investigation
is reasonably anticipated.
Legal Hold Pro's automated process ensures a precise and complete
compliance audit trail and a highly efficient preservation workflow. The
system reduces risk in litigation by tracking every action in detail while
enabling best practices by making issuing and refreshing legal holds a
simple process. When compared with labor-intensive manual processes, Legal
Hold Pro reduces errors and the actions needed to manage and track
compliance activities.
"We have seen case after case throughout 2009 in which judges are handing
out sanctions for poorly executed data preservation. Too many organizations
are taking chances with this critical step in the litigation process," said
Monica Enand, President and CEO of Zapproved. "We saw a great need for
organizations to have a better, more efficient process. Legal Hold Pro
takes full advantage of the cloud model to effectively and affordably
deliver a comprehensive and defensible hold process."
"Legal Hold Pro is a great new tool for helping companies implement
credible, repeatable and defensible litigation holds fast," said John
Jablonski, co-author of "7 Steps for Legal Holds of ESI and Other
Documents" and Litigation Partner at Goldberg Segalla LLP. "With easy to
understand procedures, litigation holds can be implemented quickly and
efficiently. It provides a framework for properly communicating notices
and the tool simplifies the process for amending, re-issuing and releasing
holds. Legal Hold Pro embodies recognized techniques to make your
litigation holds stronger."
As an online service, Legal Hold Pro is hosted in a highly secure
environment with all data encrypted for maximum protection. In addition,
the system is scalable to accommodate notifications and compliance tracking
for 1 to 10,000 recipients.
Features of Legal Hold Pro include the following:
-- Issuing litigation holds and tracking custodian response;
-- Automatic reminders, alerts and rapid refreshing;
-- Full auditing and activity reporting;
-- One-click response mechanism for affirmative custodial responses;
-- Legal hold templates for consistency and reuse;
-- Easy uploading of contacts; and
-- Legal hold dashboard for monitoring status.
The Legal Hold Pro service is available on a monthly subscription basis
starting as low as $175 per matter. There is no long-term commitment
required to start using the system, and an account can be discontinued and
the data exported at any time. Zapproved is also making the service
available to organizations for unlimited use with annual subscription
pricing.
To learn more about Legal Hold Pro, visit
www.legalholdpro.com and read
about the online system and watch a two-minute introductory video. For more
information, send an email to
info@legalholdpro.com or call (888) 376-0666
About Zapproved Inc.
Founded in February 2008, Zapproved is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
provider based in Portland, Ore., with a platform that adds accountability
to business communications. Zapproved's first products focus on targeted
compliance workflows that reduce liability risk in legal and regulatory
compliance. The company is expanding its product line to create a suite of
applications that address additional compliance issues and workplace
collaboration. To learn more, visit
www.zapproved.com/aboutus.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact:
Chris Bright
Vice President of Marketing
Zapproved Inc.
Telephone: +1 503 307-1261
Email: