W e are delighted to bring you this special edition of Discussions, which heralds the re-launch of our electronic newsletter with an article in BusinessWeek featuring an example of the application of Cataphora's analytics to corporate management. The article, which is part of a special issue on "Managing Smarter," reflects the widening scope of Cataphora’s market, which encompasses compliance and corporate governance, in addition to the industry-leading litigation support software and services for which so many of our clients know us.

The BusinessWeek article points out that many companies have started applying mathematical and statistical models to calculate investment returns in all branches of the work force. It shines a light on the broad range of advanced analytics offered by Cataphora, focusing in particular on the use of analytics for evaluation of employee performance. Executives are now increasingly turning to such analytics to monitor key metrics such as how much value each worker brings to the company table. This kind of insight is crucial, for example, for executives who are forced to scale back their workforce and who want to do so in the most effective manner.

Read the story on the BusinessWeek website at http://www.cataphora.com/out.php?go=q68jz