SHMsoft / FreeEed / SHMcloud weekly news, 8/19/12

• SHMcloud V4.1.2 has been released; it features all processing parameters arranged in tabbed dialog for the convenience of the operator, and more parameters have been added
• OCR capability is in testing, expected to be released soon
• Staff additions: a software developer, a Hadoop administrator, an eDiscovery project manager, and an eDiscovery business advisor all started this past week
• We are in meetings with two energy companies, who are planning to use SHMcloud as part of their internal eDiscovery handling
• A New York law firm working with Hortonworks saw our Hadoop-based eDiscovery and asked for a presentation next week
• SHMsoft has become an official member of the Amazon Partner Network (APN), of Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, and was selected to present to the judges of the Goradia startup competition