H5 Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm
Vendors selected by Gartner for the "Cool Vendor Report" are Innovative, Impactful and Intriguing
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 16, 2007 – H5, the leading provider of automated document analysis and information risk management services for the legal industry, has been included in the "Cool Vendors in Content Management, 2007" report by Gartner, Inc. The report, issued on March 14, 2007, was prepared by analysts Toby Bell, Karen M. Shegda, Nikos Drakos, Rita E. Knox, and Debra Logan.
H5 was selected as one of only four companies that were highlighted in the report. The report, which describes cool vendors in content management as those that "help to manage information overload in one way or another," states that "process, policies and rules are the keys to delivering a number of solutions [and] opportunities that make unstructured content more meaningful, measurable and manageable."
Commenting on H5's unique approach to the problem of document review in legal discovery and regulatory actions, Gartner Senior Research Director Debra Logan writes: "Any method or technology that can reliably and transparently help with a process, and thus reduce the amount of time lawyers spend on it, doesn’t have far to go to make it a worthwhile investment. H5 acknowledges that it is tackling a complex set of issues and bringing high-level expertise to bear on the problem."
"We're delighted that such a premier analyst firm has recognized our novel approach to this particular problem that is presented by the electronic information explosion," said Nicolas Economou, CEO of H5. "It is because our process is grounded on bringing together a breadth of competencies from so many different areas — from law, science, technology, and business — that we are able to effectively meet the challenge."
About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.
About H5
H5 provides automated document review and information risk management services to Fortune 500 companies and their outside counsel for their litigation, preservation, and compliance needs. By combining advanced proprietary technologies with professional services and process design expertise, H5 delivers a fully integrated review system that is customized for each client’s needs—a system that is unparalleled in performance and backed by proof. As a result, law firms and corporate legal departments are able to demonstrably reduce the cost, risk, and time to completion typically associated with large-scale document review. For more information, visit www.h5.com.