International Business Machines Corporation

Lijing E Lin

Jean-Marc Costecalde

Daniel Edward Grack

Arron La

Roger C Raphael

Rajesh M Desai

Aidon Paul Jennery

An electronic-discovery system and method, wherein content items and hold anchors are stored in a repository, tracking objects and representational anchor objects are stored in a database system, and the tracking objects represent the content items and the representational anchor objects represent the hold anchors. A first hold anchor is used for placing a hold on the content items for a first defined period of time, and a first representational anchor object and one or more of the tracking objects are used for representing and tracking the holds for the first defined period of time. When the first defined period of time expires, a second hold anchor is used for placing the hold on the content items for a second defined period of time, and a second representational anchor object and the tracking objects are used for representing and tracking the holds for the second defined period of time.

System and method to optimally apply local retention in a remote repository

A computer-implemented method for storing a conversation as a record in a records management server is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises, capturing one or more instant messages exchanged among a plurality of participants as a conversation. The computer-implemented method further comprises, storing the conversation as a record in a records management system, in response to a determination that the conversation meets a predetermined criteria.

Context-based storage of a conversation of one or more instant messages as a record

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