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ZL Releases Briefing for Educators Regarding FRCP Compliance

New briefing explains the implications and requirements of FRCP compliance for schools

San Jose, CA – August 18, 2008 – ZL Technologies, Inc. (ZL), the leader in email archiving for compliance, eDiscovery and storage management, today released a briefing for educators that outlines new requirements of the Federal Rules for Civil Procedure (FRCP) and a comprehensive solution for meeting them.

Recent amendments to the FRCP require entities to retain all electronically stored information (ESI) for compliance purposes so they may be reviewed in civil proceedings. When a discovery request is issued, the requested electronic records must be produced within 30 days or less. Given the urgency of this requirement to serve these requests in a timely manner, it is important for educators to keep their records easily retrievable. However, large volumes of data are difficult to keep track of and disjointed data retention policies make compliance even more difficult. Consequently, several reports have called attention to the fact that most schools do not have the proper hardware and software solutions in place. Failure to comply with a discovery request has severe repercussions including the possibility of hefty fines or even being ruled against in an important lawsuit.

"Unfortunately, educational institutions have some of the highest risk factors with respect to potential litigation and exposure," says Stephen Chan, ZL's VP of Business Development. "And with the sheer volume of email and records, combined with a mix of faculty, staff, researchers, and students all under a single organizational umbrella, scalability and flexibility will be of top priority."

ZL allows educators to organize all their electronic communications into a single Unified Archive supported by ZL's superscalar TruGRID architecture, which records all communications without user intervention and can find necessary documents within seconds. To learn more about the requirements, costs, and steps of complying with the updated FRCP rules, please see the full FRCP Briefing for Educators document.

About ZL Technologies Inc.
Established in 1999, ZL Technologies, Inc. (ZL) provides cutting-edge enterprise software solutions for email archiving, regulatory compliance, litigation support, corporate governance, content management, file archiving, and secure email. ZL’s flagship product, the Unified Archive, offers comprehensive email and file archiving and management for companies using Lotus Notes/Domino, Microsoft Exchange, Bloomberg, and others. The suite provides a highly flexible framework that is fully scalable, enabling organizations of all sizes to meet legal discovery, compliance, and storage management requirements. With a proven track record and an impressive list of clients, including Walgreens, Bank of New York Mellon, Pacific Life, and Morgan Keegan, among other top global institutions, ZL has emerged as the premier provider of email archiving and compliance solutions.

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