FRONTEO Becomes a RelativityOne Certified Partner

SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FRONTEO USA, Inc., a leading provider of global eDiscovery, managed review solutions and big data analysis services utilizing artificial intelligence technology, announced today that FRONTEO has been named a RelativityOne Certified Partner by kCura, developers of the eDiscovery software Relativity.

The RelativityOne Certified Partner program recognizes Relativity partners who have made a significant commitment to offering solutions using RelativityOne, the cloud version of Relativity.

As a RelativityOne Certified Partner, FRONTEO will provide law firms and enterprise clients a single eDiscovery platform in the cloud, providing instant access to new features, such as advanced analytics like email thread visualization.

FRONTEO will offer RelativityOne as a standalone SaaS solution or, in some cases, in tandem with an on-premises installation of Relativity, allowing clients to seamlessly manage a portfolio of cases. A single login provides access to on-premises or cloud-based case data, and integration with Office 365 simplifies the movement of Office documents and email to Relativity.

“This designation is an affirmation of FRONTEO’s strong track record in global eDiscovery, and our expertise with the Relativity platform,” said Andy Jimenez, CEO of FRONTEO USA. “FRONTEO has been a Relativity partner for seven years, and in that time we have added value to the open platform with our acclaimed BI TRUST portal for tracking eDiscovery budgets and performance. We are excited to support law firm and enterprise clients on RelativityOne, an open platform that takes full advantage of cloud technology. The Relativity hybrid model will reduce maintenance and support and enable us to focus on innovating with new integrated features and managed services that simplify eDiscovery and reduce costs for our clients.”

“It’s great to have FRONTEO, a long-time kCura partner, become one of our first RelativityOne Certified Partners,” said Andrew Sieja, president and CEO of kCura. “FRONTEO’s technical expertise in Relativity and commitment to customer service ensure they will provide an outstanding RelativityOne experience for their customers.”

FRONTEO eDiscovery experts will be present at booth 1401 at Legaltech during Legalweek in New York, January 31 – February 2nd. Attendees may request a meeting or demo in advance on the FRONTEO website.

About kCura

kCura are the developers of the e-discovery software Relativity. Relativity has more than 150,000 active users in more than 40 countries from organizations including the U.S. Department of Justice and more than 195 of the Am Law 200. kCura helps corporations, law firms, and government agencies meet e-discovery challenges by installing Relativity on-premises and providing hosted, on-demand solutions through a global network of partners. kCura has been ranked the 175th fastest-growing technology company in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 and named one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune. Please contact kCura at sales@kcura.com or visit http://www.kcura.com for more information.

About FRONTEO USA, Inc.

FRONTEO USA, Inc. (“FRONTEO USA”) is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of FRONTEO (NASDAQ:FTEO) (TSE:2158), Inc., a publicly traded global technology and services company specializing in big data, artificial intelligence, information governance, managed review, and litigation consulting for the eDiscovery market. FRONTEO USA serves Am Law 200 law firms, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies across all phases of the e-Discovery process including collection, processing, forensic investigation, hosted review, and production. FRONTEO USA provides robust English language services along with advanced specialization in Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) languages supported by our Lit i View™ platform. Driven by FRONTEO’s unique AI technology KIBIT™, companies are able to proactively and predictively assess fraud, data leakage and pre-crime events alongside the e-Discovery lifecycle and gain a deep understanding of their data. FRONTEO USA is a Relativity Best in Service Orange partner, and maintains review centers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, New York, Washington, DC, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei City, and Manila. For more information visit www.fronteo.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

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