GDF Software for Case Management, Client Exchange and Evidence Storage
Bitstream SuperHighway Keeps Cases, Clients and Evidence in One Record
A forensics, eDiscovery or cybersecurity practice loses hours every week reconciling case notes in one system, client email in another and terabytes of evidence in a third. Bitstream SuperHighway keeps case management, client exchange, large evidence storage and CRM in one browser based record, with parallel transfer for the big deliveries. GDF built it to run its own practice and owns it outright, so the roadmap answers to examiners rather than to a vendor.
Platform, Licensing and Ownership
Supported Operating Systems and Platforms
Bitstream SuperHighway runs as a browser based workflow, so staff and authorized clients work from a web browser. Confirm the current supported browsers and any source side utility or operating system requirements during a walkthrough.
Software Licensing and Deployment Models
Bitstream SuperHighway is licensed by subscription. Contact GDF for current pricing and deployment options.
Engineering Development and Enterprise Support
Bitstream SuperHighway is developed, supported and owned by Global Digital Forensics, a firm that has served law firms and businesses since 1992.
The product
One Case Spread Across Too Many Systems
A forensics, eDiscovery or cybersecurity practice has to manage cases, clients, evidence, deadlines, storage, billing handoffs and very large deliveries at the same time, usually with the same few people. When those functions live in separate systems, somebody reconciles the record by hand at the end of every matter, and the hours spent doing it are hours not spent on the work the client is paying for.
Bitstream SuperHighway was built by Global Digital Forensics to bring those functions into one record. It combines case management, large capacity evidence storage, CRM functions, a client dashboard and secure upload and download workflows, connects the operational work with the accounting work, and moves large data sets through parallel transfer, compression and security controls designed for evidence volumes rather than office documents.
Case management
Organize matters, tasks, status, contacts, evidence and delivery activity in one case record that everyone on the engagement reads from.
Evidence storage
Manage large technical data sets and the permissions that govern which staff and which clients can reach them.
CRM and client dashboard
Support marketing and intake records while giving authorized clients a current view of their own matters and exchanges without a phone call.
Secure exchange
Provide controlled upload and download facilities for reports, evidence sets and other large deliveries in place of ad hoc file sharing.
Accounting connections
Connect operational records to your accounting package. Confirm the current connector, version and data exchange supported for your package before relying on an integration.
Parallel data transfer
Move large files through segmented transfer, compression and security controls built for high volume evidence work.
If your practice reconciles the same matter in three systems today, show us the workflow and we will walk through how the one record would carry it.
Methodology
Four Steps From Intake to a Reconciled Close
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Open
Create the matter, the client access, the scope, the contacts and the operational record in one place on day one.
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Work
Track tasks, evidence, communication, storage and delivery as the engagement progresses, with the record updating as the team works.
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Exchange
Upload and download large data sets through the authorized client and staff workflows instead of shipping drives or chasing links.
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Close
Reconcile matter activity, client delivery, storage status and the records needed for billing or retention before the file is closed.
Want to see the four steps run against one of your own cases? Ask for a walkthrough built on your matter types.
Operating note
Hosting, User Roles and Integrations Depend on Your Deployment
Storage architecture, transfer performance, supported accounting connections and client workflows depend on the deployment and configuration you select, so we walk through them against your practice rather than quoting a generic specification.
Related Proprietary Software and Forensic Services
How to Evaluate Bitstream Super
Ask for current access, licensing terms and a demonstration built around one of your own representative case workflows. Confirm the available deployment, the supported browsers and the accounting connections before planning a migration, and remember that a named integration needs its exact version, direction of data flow and permitted actions spelled out.
Test the roles first. Check which staff and client accounts can see a matter, download evidence, change a record or invite another user, because permissions are where a case platform earns or loses trust.
Test the transfer next. Using an authorized sample, reconcile source filenames, sizes and available checksums against the received files, and look at how interruptions and exceptions are recorded. An illustrative interrupted upload record should distinguish the completed files from the partial file and show the retry result.
For accounting, identify the records to exchange, the permissions required, how duplicates are handled and how the result reconciles with your billing system. For closeout, agree hosting, tenant separation, storage charges, export format, retention, deletion and the support response included in the agreement.
Transfer performance depends on file characteristics, network and deployment conditions, so we measure it on your own data during the evaluation, and the accounting connector moves records between systems without changing the underlying books.
Ready to test the roles and the transfer? Request evaluation access and current licensing terms from the product team.
Talk with an examiner
Show Us How Your Practice Runs a Case Today
Tell us how many matters you carry, how evidence reaches you and how it leaves. A GDF engineer will call or write back promptly to discuss deployment options and how Bitstream SuperHighway fits the way your team works.
Built and owned by GDF, a firm operating since 1992, with a 24/7 hotline at (800) 868-8189.
Reviewed by Joseph Caruso, Founder, CEO and CTO, CISSP. Last reviewed .