July 1, 2008 - JD&A released a new computer forensics software tool suite, JDAFTS, for free internet download. JDAFTS, which stands for Jones Dykstra & Associates Forensic Tool Suite, extends beyond the capabilities of currently-available forensic software applications. Easy to use, the tool suite allows forensics professionals to import, analyze, compare, and export electronic activity logs from many sources including web browser activities, Windows Recycle Bins, and software packages like EnCase® and Forensic Toolkit® (FTK). The tool includes unique functionality such as time line creation and graphical "Quick Reports" from several different types of data sources.

Zach Heller, from lawline.com, interviewed and blogged about Jones Dykstra & Associates in an article entitled "Hiring for E-Discovery Projects: Inside Tips from the experts at Jones Dykstra". Zach outlines some of our tips when hiring an outside firm to provide your e-discovery services.  Zach also discusses our unique flate rate pricing model which offers ease and predictability for our clients.  Read Zach's article here.

Senior partner Keith J. Jones was interviewed by the CS Techcast podcast in "Techcast #23: Tap Your Inner CSI Using Digital Forensics".  This podcast contains questions about computer forensics and touches on our book, Real Digital Forensics.

Keith Jones and Brian Dykstra are featured in the March 2008 edition of Entrepreneur magazine on new stands now. In the article "Storage Smarts", Brian and Keith discuss the challenges of data retention and data destruction for small businesses. Be sure to check-out our follow-up comments to this story in our Blog section.