2008 Zy-IMAGEnation Summit Theme
Where Operational Efficiency Lives: The Confluence of Records & E-mail Management, e-Discovery and Knowledge Management
Event Overview
- Participate in seminars and interactive sessions that examine the advanced technologies and procedural enhancements that drive high operational efficiency in private and public sectors. Leading professionals will be conducting this year’s programs detailing the technologies that provide integrated capabilities for managing the accumulated knowledge of an organization, especially records and e-mail, as well as other business-critical processes. Additional related topics to be covered include best practices for e-discovery preparation and implementation, forms recognition, document management and workflow activities.
- Learn best-practices from experienced practitioners in information access technologies. At the 2008 Zy-IMAGEnation Summit, you’ll attend training sessions where you’ll gain strategic insight into the ways integrated information access technologies impact businesses. These sessions culminate in the presentation of fully documented methodologies for implementing this know-how into your own organization. Sessions will teach you how to:
• Drastically reduce e-discovery costs while bolstering your overall litigation preparedness
• Develop your own filing plan and implement seamless records management
• Set up an e-mail management and archiving system that users will use and the legal department will approve
• Optimize Google and MS-SharePoint applications alongside ZyIMAGE solutions
- Join in ZyLAB’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, with a networking reception and riverboat dinner cruise on the Potomac, followed by Casino Night. Hey, it’s not all business here! After Day 1’s full slate of informative seminars, ZyLAB welcomes you to kick back, have some fun, and help us celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a relaxing and entertaining evening of dinner, refreshments and casino action on the Potomac.
Day 1: Seminars Series
Attend the 2008 Zy-IMAGEnation Summit and you’ll gain first-hand knowledge our noted speakers about the ways in which technologies can be applied to enhance organizations’ efficiency, productivity and information security:
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USING THE CONFLUENCE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT, E-MAIL MANAGEMENT AND E-DISCOVERY AS A FRAMEWORK FOR STRENGTHENING BUSINESS PROCESSES
Dr. Johannes C. Scholtes, President and CEO, ZyLAB Technologies
Dr. Scholtes’ discussion provides a detailed overview of the evolving confluence of records management, e-mail management, and e-discovery and how you can use this convergence to strengthen your internal business processes. Proper preparation for litigation and information retention can serve as an effective framework for comprehensive knowledge management and information sharing across the organization.
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UNDERSTANDING EDRM AND THE E-DISCOVERY GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS AND MINIMIZE LEGAL COSTS
George Socha, Founder, Socha Consulting
With electronic discovery now occupying a prominent place on the technological and operational landscapes, standardized frameworks have been developed with which to define and structure discovery activities and the technologies that support them. Mr. Socha was one of the driving forces behind the EDRM project, the new internationally recognized standard for e-discovery, and he will be discussing the standards, expectations, evolution and far-reaching impact of EDRM on the business community (www.edrm.net). Also, you’ll learn how new e-discovery regulations can disrupt your business if you are not properly prepared and how understanding and adhering to standard guidelines can help you minimize legal fees.
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GAINING INSIGHT INTO NEW INTEGRATED STORAGE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TOOLS THAT DRIVE PUBLIC-DOCUMENT TRANSPARENCY OVER THE INTERNET
Steve Walker, Senior Developer and Project Manager, Integrated Solutions and Services
Document management and archiving professionals are turning to new integrated storage and knowledge management tools to deliver simple, cost-effective core functionalities over the internet. Steve Walker has over 28 years of experience in the computer industry and will be sharing best-practice insights about utilizing integrated information access platforms to shape and power public web portals. Specifically, Steve will discuss one of his recent US Federal Government client installations in which he helped them realize their vision of making over 2 million pages of government information accessible and searchable to the public over the Internet.
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INTEGRATING EMAIL, ELECTRONIC FILES, PAPER and VOIP (Voice over IP) IN YOUR BACK-OFFICE
Craig Reeves, President and CEO, Ambit Solutions
This best-practice presentation will explain the numerous integrated capabilities available to back-office professionals. Craig has extensive experience in e-mail archiving and management, as well as tools for VOIP phone systems integrations, project management, human resources management, contract management, workflow, and much more. As president of Ambit, Greg oversaw the implementation of these types of solutions at several local governments and companies across the Southern United States (www.ambit-llc.net).
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IMPLEMENTING THE SAME EFFECTIVE DATA CAPTURING AND SEARCHING TECHNIQUES USED BY LARGE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES
Chris MacTaggart, Senior Consultant, Aitheras
This best-practice presentation will provide an extensive overview of a how the largest security agency in the US Government uses advanced technologies to handle a large-scale paper archiving and data search project in a highly secure environment.Chris has brought his many years of experience to this project to make sure that it has the appropriate scalabilty needed to support the ongoing influx of new materials and users, as well as ensure the continued ease-of-use to a largely non-technical staff (www.aitheras.com).
Day 2: Learning Sessions
Experienced technology practitioners will be leading best-practice learning sessions focused on fully-integrated, user-friendly information-access solutions. You will not just be shown how a particular solution works, but you will also be introduced to a fully documented operational methodology (including quality control, auditing, reporting and performance measures) that you can apply to your own organization. Topics to be discussed include:
- Preparing for and conducting an e-discovery process, one of the most relevant, stressful and expensive propositions any organization can face.
- Conceptualizing and implementing records management and filing plans, the critical components in conducting effective records management activities (which include managing contracts, projects, and personnel records; complying with established procedures; and so on).
- Managing e-mail archives, which requires more than just sophisticated searching. Can attachments be accurately and thoroughly searched? Can e-mail records be investigated alongside other documents in a data repository? Can e-mail files be easily and accurately deleted according to policies and legal requirements?
- Understanding the full impact of Google and MS-SharePoint in terms of how they are integrated into your organizational context and how you can optimize their performance