FRONTEO Highlights Business Intelligence & eDiscovery Analytics at Legalweek 2017


FRONTEO ROI Analyzer Provides Law Firms and Corporations Real-time App to Scope Review Projects

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FRONTEO USA, Inc. (“FRONTEO USA”), a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of FRONTEO, Inc. (“FRONTEO”) (formerly known as UBIC, Inc.) (NASDAQ:FTEO) (TSE:2158), a leading provider of global eDiscovery, managed review solutions and big data analysis services utilizing artificial intelligence technology, today announced that the company will feature its FRONTEO ROI Analyzer and the FRONTEO TRUST Business Intelligence Portal solutions for eDiscovery business planning, management and reporting for attendees in booth 1401 at Legalweek 2017 in New York, January 31 to February 2, 2017.

The new FRONTEO ROI AnalyzerSM was designed to help law firms and corporations develop effective business plans and budgets for eDiscovery projects, enabling cost comparisons to identify the ideal workflow and staffing options for a project. Use of predictive coding, email threading, and shifting the allocation of resources between law firms and the FRONTEO managed services team are all variable selections that can reduce the cost of review.

The TRUST Business Intelligence portal summarizes volumes of data from the Relativity eDiscovery platform, the Relativity User Activity and Status function, and financial data repositories. The portal delivers clear visual analytics reflecting metrics on project status, user/service breakdown and legal spend, enabling informed decisions and better case outcomes.

FRONTEO will also sponsor an Emerging Technology session during Legalweek on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 1:15pm, on “Business Analytics: Data Driven Decision Making in eDiscovery.” A panel will discuss how business data analytics apply to the eDiscovery world: what kind of data is valuable, the costs and challenges associated with effective data capture and analysis, and what can be accomplished when you use analytics to drive business process in internally- and externally- focused service organizations.  Featured speakers include:

  • Daryl E. Shetterly, director of Orrick Analytics of Orrick
  • Cat Casey, director, Global Practice Services of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Richard Dilgren, vice president, Data Science & Strategy of FRONTEO

FRONTEO CEO Andy Jimenez will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by kCura entitled, “Predictions on the Future of e-Discovery Law, Business, and Practice” on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. The panel will include thought leaders from kCura and other leading organizations such as Microsoft, The World Bank, Illinois Tech, CodeX: the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a U.S. magistrate judge.

As well, FRONTEO will showcase its full set of products and services on the exhibit floor of Legalweek 2017, including capabilities around forensics, managed review and also cross-border matters supported by the FRONTEO Lit i View platform, which handles Asian language matters.

Legalweek attendees can request a demo or pre-scheduled meeting with FRONTEO subject matter experts on the FRONTEO website or by clicking this link.

About FRONTEO USA, Inc.

FRONTEO USA, Inc. (“FRONTEO USA”) is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of FRONTEO, Inc., a publicly traded global technology and services company specializing in big data, artificial intelligence, information governance, managed review, and litigation consulting for the eDiscovery market. FRONTEO USA serves Am Law 200 law firms, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies across all phases of the e-Discovery process including collection, processing, forensic investigation, hosted review, and production. FRONTEO USA provides robust English language services along with advanced specialization in Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) languages supported by our Lit i View platform. Driven by FRONTEO’s unique AI technology KIBIT™, companies are able to proactively and predictively assess fraud, data leakage and pre-crime events alongside the e-Discovery lifecycle and gain a deep understanding of their data. FRONTEO USA is a Relativity Best in Service Orange partner, and maintains review centers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, New York, Washington, DC, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei City, and Manila.  For more information visit www.fronteo.com/usa.

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