Electronic Archiving - Storing & Accessing Information in Electronic Format

Document Management and Litigation Support Services

Progressive Imaging & Consulting offer clientele comprehensive document management and litigation support services.

MILWAUKEE, WI – Well over 90% of business documentation is computer data, created and stored in an electronic format, without ever being printed to paper. When this computer data forms the basis for a legal dispute, its acquisition, storage and analysis fall under Federal rules of procurement and admissibility.  The most notable updates to those rules was made in December, 2006.  These updated rules of procurement are driving the latest generation of Electronic Discovery which is also known as EDiscovery.

In 1994 Wisconsin legal firms were first introduced to the concept of using computer-based images as evidence by Progressive Imaging & Consulting.  From that point to now, the world has been accelerating to a place where the vast majority of documents exist only as computer data through their entire life cycle.  In an effort to meet their clients growing needs for a vendor that could process all their information, on paper or stored electronically, PIC's computer forensic services include acquisition, protection, and thorough analysis of data from all types of electronic storage media.

Though there may not always be overlap between the electronic archiving and the computer forensics sides of the business in most cases, it should be reassuring for our clients to know that, if needed, we can work to the highest standards for data protection when necessary. 

Production Manager J. Church is CCE certified by the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE). This certification provides assurance that he has cleared a criminal background check, has met experience and training requirements, that he abides by a stringent code of ethics, has passed an examination, and has successfully performed forensic examinations on a variety of test media. Additional proficiency examinations are required bi-annually to maintain this certification.

Progressive Imaging & Consulting acquires, securely stores, and analyzes the data, maintaining chain of custody throughout. A seamless handoff then occurs from the acquisition/analysis side of the business to the production side, where data is converted to a format requested by the customer. Because of this, says Church, “We’re the only vendor needed for any step in the process of storing, retrieving, reformatting, or presenting computer-based or paper-based data.”

“Whether the data being acquired is for a current legal issue, or due to a company’s data retention policy, what really matters is providing the client with organized, accessible, usable data, without sacrificing admissibility in the process,” adds Bill Gramann, president of PIC Inc. "Progressive Imaging & Consulting works with our clients to close all the loopholes and connect all the dots.”