iScrub version 5.0 was released recently bynEsquire Innovations, Inc. a leading provider of Microsoft Office integration software services and applications for the legal market. The latest upgrade of its metadata removal and management solution for Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and PDF files uses sophisticated technologies to remove visible metadata and scrub the hidden or difficult to reach file elements.

    The application for metadata removal and metadata management in law firms offers a centralized administration feature that gives the possibility firms to set up and control the metadata removal settings. Version 5 integrates with MS Office 2007.The iScrub upgrade provides e-discovery utility for Microsoft Documents- by giving extensive metadata reports in a common XML format, and is compatible with third party litigation and e-discovery tools. Based on Office 2007' XML document structure, iScrub can examine, mine and manage metadata in much more thorough fashion.

    Version 5.0 also includes numorous user benefits and key features including: Metadata Viewer: A built-in review and reporting tool (iDiscover) designed to capture and display document metadata in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Outlook, Lotus Notes and GroupWise Integration: E-mail integration capability to prevent the inadvertent release of confidential data. It is important to capture documents that are attached to e-mail messages and later published outside the firm. iScrub can ask users to scrub all documents sent outside the firm as part of an non-invasive automated workflow process.

    For example, the new MetaSealant is a powerful feature that allows users to first scrub a document and then lock it down. "SpinCycle" Metadata Removal: iScrub's "SpinCycle" utility can delete the metadata from a group of MS Office and PDF files or an entire directory all at once, and includes e-discovery features and enables document conversion from legacy Word formats to 2007's XML format; Speed: iScrub 5.0 is up to 10 times faster than the current version; Control: More control over metadata elements in Office Documents (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);

iScrub 5.0 suffered a technology update and continues to use and leverage its rich XML technology to Metadata management and security; Enhanced Email Support: Version 5 includes in-message attachment "metadata viewing", scrubbing and reporting features. iScrub is included in the popular iOffice System product suite which includes iCreate, a template and macro product: iRedline, the redlining tool for Microsoft Word and Excel: iDocID, a general document management system-integrated ID stamper, and iCreate DA, an online, subscription-based document assembly program.

    Randy Farrar, CEO and Chief Software Architect, Esquire Innovations, Inc. stated: "Metadata management is a critical law firm issue that only continues to intensify the need for comprehensive technology. "iScrub version 5.0 is our answer to the next generation of law firm metadata management."

For more information visit: www.esqinc.com.