PSS Systems.

• Position: DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

PSS Systems, a provider of information retention and collection solutions, has brought out what it calls the next generation of Atlas Litigation Communications and Collections (LCC), an innovative solution to capture, automate and streamline the processes for information preservation and production activities.

Atlas LCC fills the gap between case tracking and document review software, helping companies reduce legal costs and risks. It manages processes and workflow associated with fulfilling document requests and subpoenas, legal hold notifications, conducting interviews and collecting documents and emails in a single system that can be used across even the largest litigation groups and their outside counsel.

"For the first time, there is tremendous scrutiny on how and when the obligation to preserve is communicated, and on the efficacy and completeness of collecting relevant electronic information in litigation," said Deidre Paknad, president and CEO, PSS Systems, in an announcement. "What started with Andersen and Enron has resulted in rapidly emerging and widely adopted expectations for preserving and producing electronic evidence."

Atlas LCC gives companies:

* a structured, organized process for the full preservation and production cycle;

* centralized legal notice and collection management to ensure consistency and completeness;

* a shared database of holds, collections...