Full Text Players Consolidate
Two of the older, more established vendors of advanced full-text search software are combining. The Financial Times reports today that Autonomy has purchased Verity for $500 million. Details are outlined in the Autonomy press release. Though I’ve not seen industry data, my impression is that...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Latest AmLaw Tech Survey
ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media) has released its latest, 10th anniversary edition, of the AmLaw Tech Survey. We sometimes forget how much has changed in 10 years. Highlights include the revolution in mobility (laptops, PDAs, and Blackberries), the adoption of wireless networks, and increasing budgets...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Wither Online Legal Services?
In the BigLaw market, what is the fate of online legal services such as interactive advisory systems? It does not look good now but I am optimistic longer term . Five Year Review Back to the Future in LegalIT (UK) provides a great perspective on...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Another Good BI Article
Business intelligence continues to be a hot law firm management and legal technology topic. The cover story of the current issue of Law Firm Inc. is on BI. And the October ILTA white paper (PDF) has another outstanding BI article by John Alber of Bryan...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
What’s on a CIO’s Mind
My friend and colleague, Shy Alter, CEO of ii3, Inc., has created the latest in his great productions of ii3 TV. This one, What’s on a CIO’s Mind, interviews 15 CIOs. Shy traveled to the ITLA 2005 conference last August in Phoenix where he interviewed...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
New E-Discovery Law Firm
A boutique law firm has just formed that will focus on e-discovery. New Law Firm Targets E-Discovery Angst on law.com (in The Recorder) reports that a new, four lawyer, virtual firm “will offer strategic advice to businesses on improving the management of their digital information...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
DuPont Legal Model and KM
An upcoming teleconference features DuPont’s legal model and knowledge management. Spotted on LegalLines, the Montague Institute is sponsoring a teleconference, Dollars & Cents of KM: The DuPont Legal Model Story: “Featured guests are Marybeth Davies, Paralegal Manager, and Pam Martin, IT Manager, for DuPont Legal...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
UK Legal Reform Moves Forward
Soon investors will likely be able to buy law firms in the UK. That should be good news for legal market innovation. Legal Week reports on October 17th that the UK government is pressing ahead with the Clementi Commmission proposed reforms, which would allow 100%...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
Pillsbury Adds Outsourcing Consulting
A Law Firm Adds Another Shingle: Consultant in the New York Times (10/14/05) reports that Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has expanded its legal outsourcing practice to provide outsourcing consulting. Query: have these consultants analyzed their own firm’s operations? “Lawyers at Pillsbury, apparently trying to climb...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
The Challenge of Client Facing KM Systems
Last week at the Ark KM conference in Chicago, Joshua Fireman of ii3, Inc. and I co-led a workshop on making KM client facing. A dozen plus experienced knowledge management professionals participated and developed several potential plans. Joshua and I summarized the key issues of...
Ron Friedmann,
21 years ago
1 min read
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