USB Cables by Elizabeth Morgan
USB cables are data cables used to connect a computer or laptop to an outside source of data such as digital cameras, video recorders, mobile phones and mp3 devices. These cables are compatible with the standard USB ports present in computers and laptops. ... An USB cables is an important tool used to transfer electronic data. ... Today there is a USB cable available for every electronic device that requires data transfers. ... Innovations like Bluetooth and Infrared technology enable wireless data transfer.

What Is Electronic-Data-Interchange? by Leon Chaddock
Electronic-data-interchange, or EDI is a method of computer to computer exchange of various types of information. While many people know of the internet and the World Wide Web as communication methods, the electronic-data-interchange is much similar. ... In fact, more and more so, people are turning to electronic-data-interchange as their means of communicating especially with more people turning to the Internet. ... The electronic-data-interchange allows for networks of all sorts to communicate and this is helping ecommerce as a great way for companies to buy, sell or trade information...

Electronic Evidence Discovery by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the process of retrieving useful data and information from electronic sources. With the increasing use of electronic devices for data transfer and storage, obtaining valuable information from the millions of data pages is an arduous task. ... It is very important to understand an organization’s structure, the main people involved in electronic data creation and transfer, the communication flows in the organization setup, the type of documents used, the kind of corporate archiving used, and even information about the end users of the data created.

Network Cables by Elizabeth Morgan
A network consists of two or more computers linked together to share resources such as a printer or a scanner, exchange files, and enable electronic connectivity. Network cables are data transmission cables and are used to connect one network device to another. ... However, today several networks are switching over to other mediums of data transfer such as high frequency radio signals, and infrared light beams to connect the workstations. ... It transmits light rather than electronic signals and transfers signals over much longer distances than coaxial and twisted pair cables.

Electronic Data Discovery Guidelines by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the retrieval of data in the electronic format. These days, information is being increasingly created, stored and transferred in the electronic form. Computers, hard disks, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks and tapes are some of the most commonly used storage devices. ... If disclosures of electronic information are being made, counsel shall also identify those individuals with knowledge of their clients’ electronic information systems who can facilitate the location and identification of discoverable electronic information; 3) A party seeking discovery of computer-based...

Electronic Discovery by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the detection of information in the digital format. Electronic information is retrieved from computer-based systems such as hard drives, CD ROMs, floppy disks, tapes and other electronic backup devices that may contain data. It involves the use of certain technologies... Electronic discovery can be used for any kind of data retrieval, such as document recovery, data recovery, evidence recovery and so on. ... Rising levels of electronic data storage, expensive lawsuits and strict laws such as Sarbanes-Oxley, which require corporate archiving, are some of the reasons...

Electronic Discovery Software by Marcus Peterson
Electronic discovery is the retrieval of useful documents from different electronic sources. With the increasing use of electronic devices for creating, storing and transferring data, the retrieval of useful and valuable information has become a challenge. ... Some of the top providers of electronic discovery software and services are: Daticon, Electronic Evidence Discovery Inc., Kroll Ontrack Inc., Renew Data Corp, ZANTAZ Inc, Applied Discovery Inc., Fios Inc., Ibis Consulting, KPMG and SPI Litigation Direct.

EDI Services by Richard Romando
EDI (electronic data interchange) systems enable companies to exchange documents pertaining to business transactions through computer networks. Apart from achieving fast document transfers, this system reduces administrative costs and errors associated with business transactions. ... Once this conversion is done, the communication component of the system handles the transfer. ... This eliminates the need for a data entry operator. ... XML has emerged as a standard file format for exchanging data over the Internet and has been adopted in many EDI systems.

Electronic Data Discovery by Marcus Peterson
In the electronic age, huge amounts of data are being generated and stored electronically. Everyday, millions of electronic data pages are being created, transferred and stored in multiple locations. Most of this data is very valuable and critical, especially for businesses. ... The process of electronic data discovery involves some stages: generation of the inventory list; generation of the list of required data that is to be discovered; creation of validation tools and checklists; data retrieval using special software tools; and validation of the data.

Computer Forensic Experts by Marcus Peterson
Computer forensics is the process of preserving, identifying, extracting and documenting valuable electronic data. The term was first used in 1991 in a training session of the International Association of Computer Specialists (IACIS). Computer forensics has been used in law enforcement and... It is used to identify valuable data from personal computers or other electronic data storage devices. ... Every second, thousands of pages of electronic data are being transferred across the world. ... The increasing volumes of electronic data being created, stored and transferred each day is the...