CGOC 2006 Summit, ''From Retention to Preservation: Soup to Nuts,'' to Convene Experts on Electronic Discovery Challenges, Best Practices.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Magistrate Judge Ronald Hedges, Citigroup, Halliburton and Other Experts Offer Insights, Strategies for Success

EVENT ALERT

Magistrate Judge Ronald Hedges (New Jersey) along with executives from Citigroup and Halliburton Corporation and Zubulake attorney Jim Batson headline at the CGOC 2006 Summit, "From Retention to Preservation: Soup to Nuts," January 26-27, 2006, in New York City. They join other subject matter experts from Skadden Arps, Mayer Brown, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and PricewaterhouseCoopers as well as corporate attendees and CGOC members during two days of active discussion, roundtables, and panels. The annual CGOC Summit, held each January, highlights the retention, discovery, and litigation issues and strategies that will be pivotal in the coming year.

This year's Summit has a very timely assembly of subject matter experts, including:

--Magistrate Judge Ronald Hedges opens the Summit by offering his perspective on when companies and their attorneys should begin to "think digital," what their obligations are, and how to avoid problems.

--Zubulake plaintiff's attorney Jim Batson and Kevin Brady of Connolly Bove discuss the triggers for anticipating litigation and the appropriate corporate preservation and discovery responses from both the plaintiff's and defense's point of view.

--Citigroup exec Harry Pugh discusses global and sustainable best practices for records retention and the linkage to legal holds protocols.

--Halliburton's Jim Wright discusses the risks and benefits of managing discovery in house and offers a workflow checklist to help guide companies.

--Michael Clark of EDDix shares his recent survey results on what actions and strategies corporations are taking to reduce the skyrocketing costs of litigation.

As the only ongoing organization dedicated specifically to retention and preservation issues, the CGOC is sponsored by PSS Systems(R), the leading provider of information retention and preservation solutions. Founded in January 2004, CGOC is first to convene a true "community of interest" on these important topics with events and publications throughout the year. "This kind of ongoing community of interest and expertise is important," said Ralph DeSena, Vice President and Senior Counsel, RBC Capital Markets. Long-time CGOC participant Hadrian Tucker, Senior Vice President, Fidelity, added: "CGOC programs always provide rich content from subject matter experts and excellent peer networking opportunities."

"Record retention and evidence preservation are tightly coupled processes. They can form a virtuous circle or a vicious cycle depending on how companies manage them," said Deidre Paknad, President and CEO of PSS Systems. "With the CGOC, we have assembled a community of subject matter experts and corporate practitioners to discuss the new challenges confronting F100 companies and to find and advance better retention and preservation approaches and best practices."

A number of landmark rulings during 2003-2005, including Zubulake v. UBS Warburg and Coleman v. Morgan Stanley, reset judicial expectations and clarified companies' obligations to preserve and produce all types and kinds of electronic information in litigation. Without records retention policies and protocols that address the vast array of electronic information and with little knowledge of the corporate IT infrastructure, corporate litigation executives face a daunting challenge and corporations face tremendous costs and risks. PSS Systems, leveraging input from the CGOC community, codified the new standards for preservation in its Zubulake Checklist and its Atlas Litigation Communications and Collections (LCC) solution to help companies meet these specific standards with legal holds and discovery workflows. Its Atlas Enterprise Retention Management (ERM) solution helps companies establish and effectively manage records retention policies and procedures globally for all types and forms of information, providing controls and visibility for corporate compliance and litigation executives.

CGOC 2006 Summit seating is exclusive to corporate compliance and litigation execs and is limited. For more information on Summit details, sessions and speakers, please visit: http://www.cgocouncil.com/summit/index.html.

To view the Zubulake Checklist, please visit: http://www.pss-systems.com/resources/zubulake_checklist.html.

About PSS Systems

PSS Systems is the leading provider of information retention and collection solutions. The company's AtlasIPM suite is the first and only solution that enables enterprises to synchronize information retention, disposal, preservation, and production processes. Companies retain and collect only the information they need, resulting in reduced legal and IT costs.

PSS Systems customers include Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Babcock & Brown, Cap Gemini, and others. PSS Systems is a recognized leader on critical policy topics and founded and sponsors the CGOC, an executive forum on policy and practice issues related to retention, disposition, preservation, and production. To assist its customers, the company has an ecosystem of experts including Hunton & Williams, Kahn Consulting, Kaye Scholer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Skadden Arps, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and others.

PSS Systems is a privately-held company based in Mountain View, California. For more information, please visit www.pss-systems.com.

PSS Systems and the PSS logo are registered trademarks, and Atlas LCC, Atlas Litigation Communications & Collections, Policy Atlas, Policy Point and AtlasIPM are trademarks of PSS Systems, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.