Catalyst Repository Systems is a company based in Denver, Colorado, USA, which develops cloud-based software for the management of electronic legal discovery. The company's main product is Catalyst Insight, a platform for managing the processing, search, review and production of electronically stored information. CRS has an office in Tokyo, Japan, and maintains three data centers in the United States and one in Japan.
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History
In the mid-1990s, the Denver-based law firm Holland & Hart developed an internal electronic document repository, which allowed the firm's lawyers to access and share legal documents and litigation files electronically between offices. Development was led by John Tredennick, a partner in the firm.
In 1998, Holland & Hart became involved in major litigation that involved more than 300 lawyers at multiple law firms in locations throughout the United States. The firm provided its repository for use among all the lawyers in the case. In another case, involving oil and gas companies, the system connected some 500 attorneys. This test of the system outside the firm, as well as receipt of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award in 1999, led lawyers at other firms to request use of the system.
The firm decided to create a separate business to further develop and commercialize the document repository. On Oct. 1, 2000, a new company, CaseShare Systems Inc., was formed. Holland & Hart assumed majority ownership of the company, while Tredennick and two other employees owned a minority interest. Tredennick was named its chief executive officer.
In 2005, Tredennick purchased the firm's ownership stake in the business, with backing from the investment capital firm Catalyst Investors. On Aug. 1, 2006, CaseShare changed its name to Catalyst Repository Systems to reflect its main product, the Catalyst Repository. In 2012, FTV Capital purchased a $32 million stake in Catalyst from Catalyst Investors; Catalyst Investors retained a minority stake.
In 2010, Catalyst established its Catalyst Asia division, with an office and data center in Tokyo.
In 2013 the company employs more than 170 people. Its revenue in 2012 was $35 million.
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Products
Catalyst has developed several commercial products:
Catalyst Insight is the company's newest software product, released in January 2013. Based on XML, Insight is a document repository management program which can handle modern complex litigation involving tens of millions of electronic documents and multiple cases or matters. It allows documents to be stored and tagged once and then used in multiple legal matters.
Insight Predict is the company's proprietary predictive coding tool. It was introduced in January 2013 at LegalTech New York. It is used in legal matters to analyze large document populations and identify the documents most likely to be important, thus enabling legal teams to reduce the number of documents they must review.
Catalyst CR is Catalyst's original web-based e-discovery platform. Catalyst CR allows legal teams to process, search, analyze, review and produce ESI.
Fast Track is Catalyst's automated site setup and data loading system.
OnRamp is a behind-the-firewall tool that enables corporations to collect and load data directly into Catalyst's cloud repository. OnRamp works in conjunction with Fast Track.
Global Language Services
Catalyst products can work with documents involving multiple languages, particularly Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Catalyst also offers an array of language services, including machine and human translation and management and staffing of multi-language cases.
Awards and Recognitions
In 2009 the Denver Business Journal chose Catalyst CFO Lew Visscher. CFO of the year, and both Ernst & Young and the Colorado Software and Internet Association chose Catalyst CEO John Tredennick as Top Technology Entrepreneur of the Year. Catalyst was selected by Colorado Office of Economic Development based on judging by an independent panel of experts. The company was also ColoradoBiz Magazine Top Technology Company in Colorado.
In 2010 (and again in 2011) Catalyst was named to the Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing inner city companies in the United States by Fortune Magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. Also in 2010 New York Law Journal readers voted Catalyst one of the three best e-discovery providers. The company was listed in Bloomberg Businessweek Top 25 Companies to Watch.
In 2011 ColoradoBiz named Catalyst No. 73 in its annual ranking of the top 250 private companies in Colorado, and CEO Tredennick was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
In 2012 Tredennick was named to the 2012 Fastcase 50.
References
External links
- Catalyst official website
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