By now the news has hit the wires and we are excited to announce that Interwoven, a global leader in content management solutions, has announced its intent to acquire Discovery Mining. I am a big ‘Lord ofthe Rings’ fan. My dad read all the books to me as a kid. This news makes me think of our favorite hobbit Bilbo Baggins. At the end of the book Bilbo talks about the road ahead, and how finding the ring is just the beginning. The Hobbit and Bilbo’s road ahead is why we have three of the greatest pieces of the fantasy genre ever written.

Interwoven and Discovery Mining each bring complimentary strengths and a shared vision for a clear, defined, ‘Road Ahead’ to the legal industry. Discovery Mining will still continue to provide the best review product with the best service, as evidenced in the 2008 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Data Discovery report. Interwoven’s solution for organizing, finding, and governing matter content is recognized as ‘best in class’, and their customer satisfaction rate is significantly higher than the industry norm.

As Discovery Mining joins Interwoven we now have a greater pool of resources to draw from. The combination is a formidable one, with global reach in over 50 countries with nearly 4,400 customers of which over 1,700 are professional services firms. This global vision and strategic combination of two of the top providers in their respective categories will give legal professionals the confidence, resources, and technology to make their jobs easier.

Over the last few weeks I’ve been able to get to know the team at Interwoven. The combination of our two companies is going to change the dynamics of this market. Now law firms can use Interwoven solutions to manage the entire spectrum of content associated with a matter-with speed and with confidence.

Reflecting on the six year roller coaster, from founding Discovery Mining to this announcement, I have realized that this is only the end of book one. With the exciting road ahead there are still many chapters to be written.

I think I can speak for all of Discovery Mining and say that we’re excited to join the Interwoven team and we continue to look forward to providing the best software and service in the electronic discovery market.