Not only have the likes of Enron and Arthur Anderson been behind the almost obsessive drive for transparency and corporate governance pervading local and foreign markets, but they have also been responsible for the formation of new sectors, the e-discovery sector for one.

According to a Gartner report released in mid-July*, the use of electronically stored information (ESI) to support litigation and regulatory activity of all kinds continues to grow.

“Some legal scholars and practitioners believe it will become the predominant form of evidence production in future. Many companies are considering buying software to support this activity. CIOs, IT compliance and security managers, data centre personnel and in-house counsel need to understand how to conduct e-discovery in their organisations.”