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Features Firmex Merrill DataSite iDeals Virtual Data Rooms

Industry Solutions

Bankruptcy
Biotech Licensing
Debt Financing
Document Repository
Due Diligence
Fundraising
Litigation
M&A Buy Side
M&A Sell Side
Private Equity
Restructuring
Board Portals
Clinical Studies
IPO & Exits

Files & Folders Management

File Formats Supported: PDF, MS Office, jpg, jpeg, jpe, gif, bmp, png, tif, tiff All MS Office document formats, as well as pdf, txt, pub, rtf, htm, html, mht, jpg, jpeg, jpe, gif, bmp, png, tif, tiff, wmf, and flv
Document Version Control
Automatic Numerical Indexing of Files & Folders
Drag & Drop Upload of Multiple Files and Folders
Archives Upload & Extraction
Export of Data Room Index to Excel
Multilingual Documents Index

File Protection & Digital Rights Management

Customizable Document Watermarks
256-Bit SSL/TLS Encryption
Granular Document Permissions
View-Only Access
Prevention of Download, Print and Copy
Remote Shredding of Documents
Secure Fence View
Document Access Expiry

Data Hosting

99.9% Uptime Guarantee
Data Backup
ISO 27001 Certified
SOC 2 Certified

Access Security

Two-Factor Authentications
Granular User Permissions
Permission Groups
Access Expiration
Mobile Device Management
Access Limitation by IP Address

Accessibility & Ease Of Use

No Plugins
Scroll-Through Web-Based Document Viewer
User Interface Languages: English, French English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Portuguese, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian
iOS Application
Android Application
Mobile Device Interface

Search, OCR & Filters

Search by Name
Search by Content (Full Text Search)
Filtering by Parameters
OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

Collaboration Features

Basic Questions & Answers Module
New Document Email Notifications
Advanced Questions & Answers Module
Secure User Messaging
Files & Folders Notes

Activity Tracking & Reporting

Tracking of All User Activity
Real-Time Audit Trail
Tracking of Document Viewing Time
Graphic Reports
Scheduled Reports (Sending to Email)

Customization

Branded User Interface
Custom Login Page
Custom User Invitation Letter
Custom Agreements for Accessing Data Room
Single Sign-On Integration
Customer-Managed Encryption Keys
Integrations Through APIs

Support & Services

Business Hours Support
24/7 Email Support
24/7 Phone & Email Support
Support Languages: English, French Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish. English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Turkish, Portugese, Chinese and Japanese
Online Help Center
Live Trainings
Dedicated Project Manager
Data Room Archive on DVD or USB Drive
Translation Services

Deployment Options

Cloud (Web-Based)
On-Premise (Installed)
Multiple Datacenter Locations

Trial & Pricing

Free Trial: 14-day trial no 30-Day Trial
Price: Negotiable Negotiable Contact iDeals to request pricing

Company Info

Established: 2006 1967 2008
Locations: Canada United States, Canada, CHINA, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, GERMANY, IRELAND, ITALY, RUSSIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, TURKEY, BRAZIL, CHILE, MEXICO, PERU, SOUTH A United States, Canada, Brasil, Turkey, UAE, Israel, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, Cyprus, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Japan, India, China, Singapore
Employees: 83 3800 200+
Clients: United Mergers & Acquisitions, GCA Savvian, Davy, Kipps DeSanto, CellCentric, Labopharm, Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Biodel, BioWest Therapeutics, OSI Pharmaceuticals, NuPathe, Lawson Products, RNC , First Quantum Minerals LTD., Sem Af no data EY, CITY, PETROBRAS, DELOITTE, KPMG, BDO, TOYOTA, LG, KYOCERA, AMERICAN AIRLINES, BRAINCO, BTA, JLL