In-Depth Report Evaluates 40 Software Vendors and Names Clearwell a Top-5 Software Provider Overall, as Well as a Top-5 Software Provider in Processing, Analysis, Review and Production

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(EMWNews – July 23, 2008) – Clearwell Systems, Inc., a

leader in

Intelligent E-Discovery, today announced the company was ranked a

‘Top-5

E-Discovery Software Provider’ in the influential Socha-Gelbmann 2008

Electronic Discovery Survey. Clearwell was also ranked as a “Top-5

Electronic Discovery Software Provider” for the most expensive phases of

e-discovery: Processing, Analysis, Review and Production. The independent

survey evaluated 40 software vendors and based its conclusions from

detailed interviews with over 150 organizations, including leading AMLAW

200 law firms and Fortune 1000 enterprises.

“Clearwell’s focus on its customers and commitment to providing processing,

analysis, review and production software is reflected by this year’s

rankings,” said George Socha and Tom Gelbmann, co-authors of the survey.

“The Clearwell E-Discovery Platform received high marks for these

capabilities, placing Clearwell in the Top-5 ranking in four software

categories and as a Top-5 software provider overall.”

The Clearwell E-Discovery Platform is fully operational in less than 25

minutes, and provides users with immediate visibility into case facts,

significantly accelerating early case analysis. Clearwell’s advanced

searching, filtering, and people analysis capabilities enable users to

quickly eliminate irrelevant documents and false positives, safeguard

privileged information, lower processing costs, and reduce review workload.

The product’s review capabilities display documents in context, increasing

review throughput. And finally, data can be seamlessly uploaded into

litigation support databases via EDRM-compliant XML load file. All of this

activity is tracked via Clearwell’s case management and reporting

capabilities which monitor progress in real-time, providing greater control

over the e-discovery process.

“Clearwell had one of the strongest showings among all of the electronic

discovery software vendors that were evaluated in this year’s report,

cementing our leadership position as a Top-5 E-Discovery Software

Provider,” said Kamal Shah, vice president of product management and

marketing at Clearwell Systems. “There is no more comprehensive assessment

of the e-discovery industry than the Socha-Gelbmann report, and we are

honored to be ranked in the Top 5 across so many categories. Our ranking

reflects Clearwell’s commitment to our customers, to go beyond marketing

hype by delivering immediate and tangible results for enterprises and law

firms worldwide.”

A preview of the 2008 Socha-Gelbmann E-Discovery Survey results is

available on EDD Update and an executive summary will be published

in the August issue of Law Technology News.

About Clearwell Systems

Clearwell Systems is transforming the way enterprises perform e-discovery

in response to litigation, regulatory inquiries, and corporate

investigations. By automating the processing, analysis and review of all

electronically stored information, Clearwell enables enterprises to

accelerate early case assessments, lower processing costs, reduce review

workload, and gain control of e-discovery. For more information, visit

www.clearwellsystems.com or read the E-discovery 2.0 blog at:

http://www.clearwellsystems.com/e-discovery-blog/.