TechnoLawyer: Document Management

Coming January 13, 2005 to Fat Friday: John Webb reviews a little-known Web-based case management system, David Caracappa revisits a previous post with some plug-in suggestions for Firefox and Opera and sounds off on vendor pricing disclosure practices, and John Harris explains how his firm's document naming system works while Daniel Eichorn offers a tip on how to simplify such file naming conventions. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming January 12, 2006 to Answers to Questions: Steven Finell explains how to construct a set of case documents with one click, Brad Jensen reviews Authentidate's Electronic Postmarks and discusses its importance for law firms, Aaron Morris reviews MyWebExPC, a remote access alternative to LogMeIn and GoToMyPC, and Stephen Bickle compares WiFi security to Powerline security while Don Springmeyer discusses his experience with Powerline networking. In addition, this issue features links to 10 additional Posts in the TechnoLawyer Archive. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 16, 2005 to Fat Friday: Remington Smith suggests a more effective file-naming system, Ross Kodner lets you know how he really feels about Travan tape drives, Diane Hopkins reviews PracticeMaster for e-mail management, William Tait discusses the risks involved for lawyers jumping from PC to Mac, and Jesse Farr writes in with a simple file-naming formula for easy document management. Don't miss this issue.

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Earlier this year in Answers to Questions, we published Gerard Stubbert's Post Using PaperPort as a Discovery Tool. In response to that Post, TechnoLawyer member Arthur von Kursell writes: "Gerard, I enjoyed reading your Post on PaperPort. Currently I am involved in a corporate matter involving tens of thousands of documents and am in the planning stages on how to manage them. Your Post was both timely and informative. I appreciate the insight."

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Coming December 9, 2005 to Fat Friday: Lawrence Brownlee discusses the potential risks involved with implementing universal wireless networks, Tom Rowe explains why legal vendors don't sell Mac OS versions of their software (but notes one that does), Christian Connell explains why Treo-craving lawyers should steer clear of Cingular, Michael Schley discusses how he achieved a paperless law firm (now if he could just find a good desktop search tool), and Diane Hopkins discusses the advantages of document management software like WORLDOX over traditional file naming systems. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 8, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Michael Kelly reviews the pros and cons of FileCenter (plus a response from the CEO), Don Springmeyer performs a cost/benefit analysis for those thinking about upgrading their HP printer, Kelly Lupo offers up solutions for monitor blinking, mouse-jumping, and more, John Heckman explains why case management programs and VPNs don't mix, and Betsy Reynolds reviews Workshare Professional. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming December 7, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Bruce Vermeychuk reviews the Lanier eCabinet document management system, Cliff Pike reviews dtSearch document search engine for CD/DVD archives, Merwyn Miller reviews the Brother MFC 9700 multi-function printer, Edward Poll discusses whether switching from WordPerfect to Microsoft Word is worth the time and money, and Helga Brown reviews PerfectLaw for case management and time-billing. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming November 28, 2005 to Answers to Questions:Neal Rogers reviews the new FileCenter features for lawyers, Charles Gershbaum reviews the Fujitsu fi-4120C2 scanner, Thomas McDow reviews Dell's Motion LE1600 Tablet PC as well as the service he received when ordering it, Randy Gold reviews Dell's at-home warranty option, and Daryl Manhart explains how to make corrections in Outlook's auto-addressing feature. Don't miss this issue.

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Below you'll find one of the five articles from today's edition of TechnoLawyer NewsWire:

Way Beyond PDF
By Jill Bauerle
Before you can begin the process of analyzing your case with litigation support tools, you must first transform paper into bits. The same goes for creating a paperless office via your document management system. DATAssimilate's DATAssimilator 4.0 facilitates this first step and exports to a wide variety of tools commonly used by law firms. Talk about a product that lives up to its name — DATAssimilator enables you to scan, code, PDF, OCR, bates stamp, search, print, and much more. Used by litigation support firms, DATAssimilator can process thousand of documents in real-time. Its friendly interface makes it accessible for any law firm that wishes to handle smaller cases internally or create a paperless office. DATAssimilator's scanning component supports virtually all scanners (including duplex), and enables you to scan individually or in batches in black and white, grayscale, or color at any dpi setting. The branding component enables you to add Bates stamps and endorse captions. The PDF component converts to PDF image only or with embedded searchable text thanks to the built-in OCR component. The reporting component tracks all your work, and enables you to assign time or dollar values for each task you've performed. Although you can export the documents you process to other programs, DATAssimilator has its own robust search tools, which support Boolean, pick lists, phrases, wild cards, and sorting. You can even search within searches, and save your searches. The coding component enables you to not just code documents fast, but track who coded what and find documents with incomplete coding. Each component of DATAssimilator sells for $495; the entire suite sells for $2,995. Learn more about DATAssimilator.

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Coming November 17, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Stephen C. Carpenter shares the results of his recent research on computer accessories for disabled lawyers (and others), Michael Eubanks reminisces about his experiences with Dell's products and tech support, Veronica Hurless reviews Kyocera multi-function copiers, Stephen Miller suggests a program for automated filing of scanned documents, and Frederic Wolfram explains why you should OCR PDFs before Bates stamping. Don't miss this issue.

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