MGM Studios Selects StoredIQ for In-House eDiscovery

With StoredIQ, MGM Streamlines eDiscovery, Leverages Early Case Analysis and Reduces Cost while Proactively Managing IP Data Assets

AUSTIN, Texas--()--Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (“MGM”), the production and distribution company, whose name is most synonymous with Hollywood has deployed StoredIQ’s Information Intelligence Platform to gain actionable insight from its expanding electronically stored data (ESI) – allowing the IT and legal teams to better collaborate and enhance eDiscovery strategies, while reducing risk and cost in the process.

“As is the case with most organizations these days we were faced with a growing amount of electronic data across our enterprise and needed to ensure complete control of that information,” said Carol Campbell-Larson, executive vice president and CIO, information systems at MGM. “With StoredIQ we better understand the state of our data and work in tandem with our legal team, so they can formulate legal strategies earlier in the process and as a result significantly reduce eDiscovery-related cost.”

“Every company deals with exponentially growing data volumes, but the entertainment industry is unique when it comes to eDiscovery and IP protection,” said Ursula Talley, vice president of marketing at StoredIQ. “Disputes over copyright, trademark, right of publicity and idea submission claims – to name just a few – are ever-present in the motion picture business. MGM is one of the forward-thinking companies who have moved the eDiscovery process in-house and are proactively managing their information to protect their data assets to reduce related risk and cost.”

Market-leading companies use StoredIQ to respond rapidly and efficiently to legal matters, litigation, and investigations. Utilizing StoredIQ, corporate legal teams can locate, analyze and act upon unstructured electronically stored information much more comprehensively and efficiently. As a result, companies can better manage their legal risk and reduce expenses, while formulating superior legal strategies. With StoredIQ, companies:

  • Proactively manage their corporate data assets to meet their eDiscovery and regulatory compliance mandates
  • Quickly locate matter-relevant ESI with advanced search technology
  • Analyze electronic documents “in the wild”, where they natively reside without having to move data to a separate location
  • Leverage a user-friendly legal and IT workflow and a scoreboard that keeps track of review costs as data is identified, preserved and collected
  • Preserve and collect only the smallest legally defensible dataset to a secure legal hold repository, preserving all metadata and context
  • Perform first-pass reviews on documents before exporting data downstream
  • Act on and manage potentially relevant data in a legally defensible manner with audit trails and a robust chain of custody.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music, and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world’s largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in domestic and international TV channels reaching over 130 countries. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

About StoredIQ

StoredIQ is a leading provider of enterprise-class Information Intelligence solutions, enabling organizations to gain visibility and control over business-critical information to help meet their compliance, governance and legal discovery requirements. The company provides a range of integrated solutions for fast response to litigation and investigations, for proactive "litigation readiness," and for information protection and risk management, as well as storage management. Industry-leading companies rely on StoredIQ’s award-winning technology to streamline their information management and eDiscovery processes to reduce the risk, complexity and cost of litigation. For more information, visit www.storediq.com.

StoredIQ is a trademark of StoredIQ, Inc. All other trademarks may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contacts

Ursula Talley, 512-334-3101
VP, Marketing
utalley@storediq.com
or
Lois Paul & Partners
Greg Funaro, 781-782-5896
tgreg_funaro@lpp.com

Release Summary

MGM Studios Selects StoredIQ for In-House eDiscovery With StoredIQ, MGM Streamlines eDiscovery, Leverages Early Case Analysis and Reduces Cost while Proactively Managing IP Data Assets

Contacts

Ursula Talley, 512-334-3101
VP, Marketing
utalley@storediq.com
or
Lois Paul & Partners
Greg Funaro, 781-782-5896
tgreg_funaro@lpp.com