Microsoft’s Sharepoint Server 2007 has some limited eDiscovery functionality baked in to the software.  It’s mostly used for legal holds, and can only be used with the Records Center site template.  But with Sharepoint Server 2010, expect more features and functionality.

First of all, any site collection is now able to be targeted by Sharepoint’s Legal Hold functions, not just the Record Center site.

Sharepoint will also now be able to search your site collections for data that could be subject to a legal hold.  Finally, Sharepoint Server 2010 will also be able to export these search results into a separate repository for review and analysis.  No word yet on whether you will be able to export into a document review platform or EDRM XML.

For more info on ediscovery and Sharepoint 2007, check out this link.

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