Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has announced that its FTI Technology has  launched Version 8.3 of its Ringtail e-discovery software, which now can be accessed and managed in a secure, self-serve private cloud called Ringtail Software as a Service (SaaS).

Additionally, Ringtail 8.3 provides a complete e-discovery solution that combines case management and document review in a single platform, including innovative data analytics and visual review tools designed to dramatically increase the productivity and efficiency of legal review for corporate, law firm and government clients. Delivered to law firms and corporations via a Web browser, Ringtail SaaS allows legal teams to use the software immediately with no hardware to install.

To address cloud computing's inherent security and legal concerns, each SaaS client is assigned a private, logically separated environment called a Ringtail POD, which resides in a secure data center that is fully managed by the FTI Technology team; all data center services and storage remain under the control of FTI Technology, so Ringtail SaaS clients can confidently safeguard client data and adhere to data privacy regulations.

Upgrades are delivered as new software versions are released, ensuring that legal teams always have access to the latest version of Ringtail.

Improved Review Workflow Management

Ringtail 8.3 includes a variety of usability and performance improvements and a completely redesigned review workflow module, enabling users to automate quality control via an easy-to-use dashboard.  Review managers can quickly create, manage, and prioritize coding rules, review phases and specialized workflows to enforce a wide variety of coding and review requirements across projects.  

Other notable improvements in Ringtail 8.3 include:

Faster concept clustering: Ringtail's visual review interface, Document Mapper, creates its powerful concept clustering maps ten times faster than previous versions.

Ease of use enhancements: Ringtail 8.3 includes a number of features enhancements, including additional search options, reduction in coding clicks, and an improved user interface for early stage analysis with Ringtail Analytics.

FTI Technology clients also can combine Ringtail with other offerings from FTI Technology, including managed review, Predictive Discovery, and a secure privilege library, as well as ancillary services that encompass international data collection to expert witness testimony.