e-discovery provider Clearwell Systems has enhanced its Identification and Collection Module which it says will bring next- gen targeted collection to e-discovery.

The enhanced offering provides federated search-enabled keyword collection to address e-discovery challenges posed by the continuous growth of data and the rising use of wikis, blogs and other cloud and social media forums, said the company.

The offering’s keyword collections provide customers the flexibility to leverage their existing IT infrastructure and built-in indices for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Windows file shares, whether deployed on-premise or in the cloud.

The feature allows customers to identify and collect potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI) for litigation, compliance and regulatory inquiries.

The Indentification and Collection Mobule features include: keyword filters; extended SharePoint collections; and Microsoft RMS environment support.

Clearwell Systems products and marketing vice-president Kamal Shah said companies must be prepared to collect from the ever-growing volume of ESI wherever it resides.

"With Clearwell’s approach to targeted collection, our customers can confidently continue to adopt cloud computing technologies with the assurance that their data, whether stored locally or in the cloud, can be rapidly identified and collected for e-discovery,"Shah said.

"These new features provide added value to our customers by allowing them to determine which collection strategy best meets their needs, while ensuring defensibility and reducing costs."