An attempt by the e-discovery industry to standardize how applications share data has gained only modest adoption, and although technical improvements are planned, there are mixed opinions about the project’s long-term prospects.

Version 1.0 of the specification, EDRM-XML, debuted from the Electronic Discovery Reference Model organization in February 2008 after being proposed in March 2007. Load files are a common input/output method for e-discovery data. By replacing proprietary approaches with a version built on openly published code, the data becomes more accessible, officials promised. Future versions could also allow users to customize or expand the blueprint as needed, they said.

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