Category: Interesting Technology

Telepresence seems like an interesting new technology with potential value for BigLaw. It’s video conferencing on steroids.  I’ve seen several articles and ads recently. For example, Are You Ready For Your Close-Up? in Business Week (11/6/06) says of telepresence: “videoconference systems intended to make participants...

On Monday, I explained the benefits of information delivery to lawyers using “enterprise RSS.” On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on a good, concrete example of why law firms need to consider enterprise RSS.  SEC Financial-Reports Database To Undergo $54 Million Upgrade (WSJ, 9/26/06)...

Merging large law firms say that they offer clients more and deeper expertise. But do mega-firms effectively tap their collective wisdom?  Knowledge management professionals and legal technology consultants see how hard it is to identify who knows what in a BigLaw firm. Much KM work...

In July I wrote a post titled Computers Pick Outside Counsel Better than People Do, reporting on a NY Times article. The article’s broader point was that computers often decide better than do people. Remember, lawyers are people too.  Maybe We Should Leave That Up...

Long-time legal technology consultant Ross Kodner has started a blog.  Ross Ipsa Loquitur Blog is a clever name for Ross’ blog, which covers a range of legal tech issues. Early posts include good advice on practice applications, pointers to peripherials, an ILTA update, and sneak...

Video is a great way to communicate. That explains why so many people have their eyes glued to the TV. And why mobile phone and PDA makers are rushing video-enabled devices to market? Where are law firms in this action?  In what appears a first,...

A recent McKinsey & Co. survey of IT executives of big companies found that they view two new technologies – virtualization and software as a service (“SaaS”) – as highly promising for real benefits.  Virtualization: Until recently, each operating system and many applications needed ran...

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a technology standard that makes automatically distributing information easy. Many organizations (including the New York Times and WilmerHale) use RSS to let web site visitors receive updates automatically. Now, a large law firm is using RSS internally.  Marketing expert Larry...