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More Than OneNote: Will Microsoft Break Into EDD?

By John K. Waters
January 03, 2006

Microsoft is not currently offering products specifically designed for e-discovery processes, but it's just a matter of time before it does, says Laura DiDio, research fellow at industry analyst firm The Yankee Group.

The burgeoning e-discovery market, which some industry watchers expect to approach $3 billion by 2007, could hardly have escaped the Redmond, Wash., software giant's radar, DiDio says.

“Like everyone else, Microsoft is searching for the next big thing,” DiDio told American Lawyer Media ' which publishes e-Discovery Law & Strategy ' late last year. “Part of their current strategy is to target specific verticals – health care and life sciences, for example. EDD [electronic data discovery] provides them with a clear and compelling differentiator in the market for legal services. You're not going to have that type of functionality in the Linux and open-source market at this point, and probably not for the next 2 years. There is a huge opportunity for growth in this market over the next 24 months, and it's a market they're serious about.”

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