EDT Toolbox

The EDT Toolbox is an evidence management software as a service designed for regulators and justice agencies. According to the vendor, this software solution is tailored for small to large organizations in the regulatory and justice sectors, including regulatory agencies, law enforcement agencies, legal professionals, investigators, and litigation support teams.

Key Features

Import and prepare: According to the vendor, the software allows for the rapid processing of large volumes of data and various file types. It includes features to identify duplicates, email threads, similar documents, system files, and concepts.

Analyse: The vendor claims that the software utilizes AI-powered analytics to provide insights into evidence, test keywords, explore concepts and correspondence patterns, assess proportionality, and efficiently cull data before review.

Review: The vendor states that the software streamlines the document review process by utilizing machine learning technologies to assign relevance, privilege, and issue labels, learning from user decisions in real-time.

Produce: The software allows for the export of documents and metadata in industry standard load file formats, including TIFF or PDF images, with page numbers, redactions, and classifications.

Present: According to the vendor, the software helps users prepare for trial and effectively present documents in hearings and courts.

Software as a service: The vendor offers the ability to collaboratively design the software architecture to meet specific requirements and deploy it in any AWS datacenter. They claim that the software provides a dedicated, single-tenancy environment with flexible usage and storage options and a monthly pay-as-you-go fee.

Control and security: The vendor states that the software allows organizations to have a dedicated deployment, giving them control over users, permissions, processing, culling, review batching, and productions. It can be deployed in over 40 countries to choose the data residency location that best suits their needs, while providing robust technical, architectural, and legal mechanisms to protect data and mitigate risks.

Import large volumes of data and manage difficult data types: According to the vendor, the software can extract metadata and full text from over 1000 file types, including complex and difficult data types. It also includes intelligent processing features to analyze data during import and an intuitive browser interface for easy import of large volumes of data.

Investigate and visualize data to prioritize relevant items for review: The software allows users to develop case narratives, efficiently cull irrelevant data, and prioritize items using concept clusters, keyword lists, correspondence analysis charts, and more.

Evaluate and classify evidence to support the case narrative: The vendor claims that the software provides powerful, browser-based searching using keywords, metadata, and filters. It also includes features such as reusable, theme-based keyword lists, review and redaction of near-native files using the built-in HTML5 viewer, and customizable review screen layout and content.