Reveal Acquires Blackout Source Code From Milyli

Full-Featured Native Redaction Combined With Reveal’s Powerful AI Pipeline Delivers Elevated & Automated Redaction Capabilities

CHICAGO--()--Reveal, the global provider of the leading eDiscovery and investigations suite of technologies driven by the most powerful AI engine in the industry, announced today the strategic acquisition of the source code to Milyli’s Blackout, the world’s premier automated redaction technology in the legal tech industry. Reveal has already started integrating this powerful native redaction solution onto its enterprise-grade, feature-rich Reveal platform, with plans to do the same with its Logikcull platform for lightweight, self-service needs at a later date.

With this acquisition, Reveal’s AI engine will work seamlessly with Blackout’s native redaction technology to offer fully integrated, AI-driven redaction workflows that streamline and automate the redaction process, enhancing efficiency and accuracy. The intelligent automation powered by AI will allow users to effortlessly manage sensitive information with unparalleled ease, while enabling faster and more efficient data protection during legal processes.

“By acquiring this leading-edge redaction technology source code, we enhance the core functionality of our platform, making it more robust and agile,” said Wendell Jisa, founder & CEO of Reveal. “This strategic move not only strengthens our service offerings but also opens up numerous possibilities for future enhancements and functionality expansions within our platform.”

The purchase and resulting integration of world’s leading redaction source code represents a substantial advancement in Reveal’s ability to deliver cutting-edge redaction capabilities. This technology enables highly efficient, accurate, and secure processing of sensitive information, crucial for legal and compliance workflows. Key advancements include:

  • Robust Privacy Protection: Securely redacts sensitive information, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations and safeguarding client data.
  • Streamlined Efficiency: Automates redaction processes, dramatically reducing manual labor and speeding up document reviews.
  • Tailored Customization: Offers adjustable settings to meet specific legal and compliance requirements, enhancing control over document handling.
  • High-Volume Scalability: Efficiently manages and redacts large datasets, ideal for extensive legal cases or compliance-heavy industries.

"Milyli is thrilled for the Reveal community to begin capitalizing on the timesaving and workflow-improving features of Blackout,” said Steven Ankenbrandt, founder & CEO of Milyli. “Since it launched almost a decade ago, Blackout has provided the world's top firms and service providers with the fastest, most efficient manual and automated markup capabilities – placing over six billion redactions to date. Blackout's ability to secure personally identifiable information quickly and thoroughly within Reveal will greatly benefit their users."

Reveal is making its upgraded redaction solutions available to customers around the globe at no additional cost in early 2025. In the meantime, Reveal already offers a robust set of fully integrated image-based redaction capabilities to its customers globally through its strategic partners.

Reveal has revolutionized the legal industry by developing a scalable and adaptable ecosystem supported by two industry-leading platforms, each underpinned by one of the most powerful AI engines in legal technology. Logikcull offers self-service eDiscovery capabilities, streamlining processes for solo practitioners to Am Law 100 firms, while Reveal extends a comprehensive suite of solutions including information governance, early case assessment, legal hold, data collection, processing, document review, and trial presentation. This ensures robust and efficient performance across all functions, fundamentally transforming how legal professionals, from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies, leverage advanced AI technology to drive the eDiscovery process. For more information about Reveal's AI-powered eDiscovery platform, please visit www.revealdata.com.

About Reveal

Reveal is a leading AI-powered platform for eDiscovery, document review, legal hold and investigations. The company has a deep history in driving the adoption of legal automation, which is underpinned by its leading processing technology, visual analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities. Reveal's software combines technology and human guidance to transform structured and unstructured data into actionable insight. We help organizations, including law firms, corporations, government agencies, and intelligence services, uncover more useful information faster by providing a world-class user experience and AI technology that is embedded within every phase of the eDiscovery process.

Contacts

Liz Whelan
312.315.0160
lwhelan@revealdata.com

Contacts

Liz Whelan
312.315.0160
lwhelan@revealdata.com