Founder of Electronic Discovery Reference Model to Keynote ZyLAB Zy-IMAGEnation Summit.

George Socha to Present "Understanding EDRM and the e-Discovery Guidelines and Regulations that Protect your Businesses and Minimize Legal Costs" at September 24-25 Event

MCLEAN, Va. -- ZyLAB, an innovative developer of Information Access Solutions, today announced that George Socha, founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), will help kick off the Zy-IMAGEnation Summit with a key note address titled, "Understanding EDRM and the e-Discovery Guidelines and Regulations that Protect your Businesses and Minimize Legal Costs." The Summit will take place September 24-25, 2008, at the Hotel Monaco in Alexandria, Virginia. The theme of Zy-IMAGEnation is "Where Operational Efficiency Lives - The Confluence of Records & E-mail Management, e-Discovery, and Knowledge Management."

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 discuss the standards, expectations, evolution and far-reaching impact of EDRM on the business community (www.edrm.net). Attendees will learn how new e-discovery regulations can disrupt business and how understanding and adhering to standard guidelines can help minimize legal fees.

This two-day event will focus on practical, best-practice methodologies and solutions for managing an organization's accumulated knowledge, including records and e-mail management, e-discovery preparation and implementation, forms recognition, and workflow. Attendees can attend best-practice seminars from leading information access professionals; participate in interactive sessions about the procedural and technical enhancements driving new levels of operational efficiency in private and public sectors; and enjoy a networking reception and riverboat dinner cruise on the Potomac, followed by Casino Night to celebrate ZyLAB's 25th anniversary.

Schedule of Events

Day one will offer attendees a collection of industry experts and end-user speakers who will share their extensive knowledge on how information access technologies can be applied to enhance an organization's overall efficiency, productivity and information security. Day two will offer attendees access to numerous learning sessions led by experienced technology practitioners focused on fully-integrated, user-friendly information-access solutions. Attendees will not just be shown how a particular solution works, but will also be introduced to a fully documented operational methodology (including quality control, auditing, reporting and performance measures) that can be applied to any organization.

In addition to the keynote by George Socha, other key speakers and presentations include:

* Craig Reeves, President and CEO, Ambit Solutions, who will give an overview of integrating email, paper and electronic file archiving with voice over IP (VOIP) technology in typical local and state government back-offices.

* National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS) best practice case study - this session will focus on the search and retrieval solution that powers NEPIS to help users locate information in over 11,000 documents; equating to over one million pages. NEPIS began in 1997, to offer one-stop shopping for full-text, on-line documents that include a wide range of documents, from home owners guides to research documents. This repository grows on a regular basis as documents are continuously scanned into the system. The site is located at http://nepis.epa.gov.

* DHS best practice case study - this session will provide insight into the challenges this large and complex organization faces in managing and storing information, particularly paper documents, as well as the strict security requirements they must follow. The case study, presented by AITHERAS, a leading enterprise solutions consultancy focused on electronic document management, testing, regulatory validation and compliance, will give attendees a snap-shot of the day-to-day operations and what it takes to manage information on such a vast scale.

"We are extremely pleased to have George Socha keynote Zy-IMAGEnation as he is the driving force behind the EDRM project which has become the internationally recognized standard for e-discovery," said Dr. Johannes Scholtes, President, ZyLAB North America LLC. "He is one of the most influential thought leaders and consultants in the e-discovery field. In addition, we have built an integrated program that offers attendees the opportunity to hear industry thought leaders as well as real-world case studies such as NEPIS and DHS."

To register or for more information, contact Eyvette Hassan at [e-mail] or toll-free by phone at 866-995-2262 ext. 801. Additional information can also be found at: www.zyimagenation.com.

About ZyLAB

For over 20 years, ZyLAB has provided commercial and government organizations around the world with award-winning information access solutions. The ZyIMAGE Information Access Platform is a complete XML-based system that provides a secure foundation for the long-term archiving, management and retrieval of information, from digitized paper documents, to electronic files, to e-mail and attachments, to multimedia.

With over 7,500 installations and 350,000 users worldwide, ZyLAB has a wealth of experience and knowledge across a variety of industries and business applications. Federal clients include the Executive Office of the President and the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, Justice and Defense, as well as all branches of the US Armed Forces and investigative teams at the FBI, SEC, and Amtrak's OIG. Hundreds of state and local governments also rely on ZyLAB, such as The State of California, Montgomery County, Maryland, and The Town of Jackson, Wyoming. ZyLAB's numerous commercial clients include leading companies like American Express, Anheuser-Busch, Dominion Virginia Power, Lockheed Martin, Pacific Life, and Shell Oil. For more information visit: www.zylab.com.