January 21, 2025
The excitement surrounding AI and Microsoft’s Copilot is now meeting the impasse of siloed content. Though IT teams have been working hard to integrate disparate repositories of data, such efforts often meet with user resistance and licensing. Perhaps the easiest (and fastest) solution is to transfer the critical content from platforms like ServiceNow, Bloomberg or […]
Continue ReadingNovember 21, 2024
The capture and monitoring of text messaging has been one of the biggest and most frustrating compliance issues of 2024. We work with clients on capture solutions and for many, the costs are disproportionate to the institutional compliance risk. To simplify, we categorize firms into one of two groups. The firm does not allow business […]
Continue ReadingNovember 13, 2024
17a-4’s leading eDisclaimer service provides complete ‘chain-of-custody’ evidence for disclaimers on emails, meetings and messaging. A new complementary service, eProspectus, provides the same assurances with prospectuses, disclosures and offer documents. 17a-4, LLC offers a new service, eProspectus, complementing their eDisclaimer service for SEC compliance. eProspectus extends 17a-4’s hyperlink disclaimer storage services to cover electronic prospectuses, […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 18, 2024
Meeting transcripts are the latest features to be added to communication platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Compliance Officers must assess the benefits and risks to their organizations. In a recent forum on the National Society of Compliance Professionals (“NSCP”), we advised that transcripts (as well as meeting recordings) should be archived separately from […]
Continue ReadingJuly 29, 2024
Transcripts – Meeting transcripts can now be collected! Clients need to enable the Archive API in the Zoom admin portal under the account settings/meeting settings. The latest version of Zoom is required to enable the workflow collection. DataParser will attach the JSONs and/or Text files of the full transcripts to outgoing meeting messages. Meeting Summaries […]
Continue ReadingJuly 09, 2024
On June 27th, FINRA released Notice 24-09 which outlines how firms must manage GenAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) implementations. Though GenAI provides powerful new tools, they also create several compliance challenges. First, there are several ways that SEC firms are implementing GenAI but in general it is being driven by the expansion of centrally driven experiments. […]
Continue ReadingOur partner Mimecast has added DataParser to their marketplace of available integrations. Mimecast offers a multi-purpose platform that serves the needs of legal, compliance, and IT leaders, providing capabilities for retention, e-discovery, compliance, and supervision. Like DataParser, Mimecast was designed to help reduce cost, complexity, and risk. “We’re very happy to be included in Mimecast’s […]
Continue ReadingA new version of Zoom DataParser supports AI Companion and Whiteboards; Zoom Workplace users can enable these features for communication and collaboration without jeopardizing compliance. 17a-4’s DataParser, the leading independent connector solution to bring third party data into archives and eDiscovery systems, supports collection of new features in Zoom. Organizations streamline communications, increase employee engagement, […]
Continue ReadingApril 03, 2024
Data exports can be a great way to bring data into compliance. DataParser has modules designed specifically to handle exports from third-party data sources. Clients have used DataParser to process exports of users’ data from platforms like Slack Business, LineWorks, WhatsApp, Global Relay Text and Advisor360. DataParser is developed to collect data directly from the […]
Continue ReadingMarch 20, 2024
Microsoft Teams features and apps are used for communication and collaboration. DataParser supports capture of these features so regulated users can take full advantage of Teams and still adhere to governing regulations. 17a-4’s DataParser, the leading independent connector solution to bring third party data into archives and eDiscovery systems, supports collection of new features in […]
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