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- law firm Improves Security and IT Efficiency With Systems Management Software Update
- With 27 offices in the United States and additional offices in Asia, Europe, and South America, Holland & Knight is among the world's 15 largest law firms. The firm wanted to improve its ability to report on the status of software deployments, deliver security updates, and accurately inventory hardware and...
- Tags: Asset, Software, Security, Information Technology, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Systems Management Server, Systems Management, Asset Management, Tools & Techniques, Litigation, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management
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- Kennedys, an International law firm, Chooses WANSync as the Mission Critical Business Continuity Tool in Their Newly Migrated Exchange Infrastructure
- Founded originally in 1899 and with around 400 employees, Kennedys is one of the Top 100 London law firms and is known primarily as an insurance-driven commercial litigation practice. Kennedys appointed Make IT Simple to carry out a migration from Novell NetWare and GroupWise to a Microsoft Active Directory and...
- Tags: Law Firm, XOSoft, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Business Continuity, Kennedys, E-mail Servers, Litigation, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations
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- law firm Increases Productivity and Responsiveness With Search Capability
- As one of the largest law firms in the United States, Holland & Knight found itself with more than 15 million case-related litigation documents and no comprehensive system for dealing with matter management. To try to find all relevant matter, attorneys had to conduct separate searches of the company's intranet,...
- Tags: Law Firm, Search Technology, Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Business Operations
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- Collaboration Solution Helps law firm Bolster Relationships, Streamline Processes
- The Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP law firm needed to improve information sharing and make processes more efficient. The firm used e-mail to schedule appointments, share information, and exchange legal documents for review; however, effective communication and time management were difficult. Wyatt sought a single, secure Web-based collaboration solution that...
- Tags: Collaboration, Streamline, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Time Management, Portals, Business Operations, Productivity, Internet
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- law firm Achieves Better Results for Clients Using Microsoft Web Services
- Weitz & Luxenberg is a mid-sized law firm that represents tens of thousands of clients harmed by corporate negligence or medical malpractice. Its mass tort approach relies on efficiency, but the firm's ability to resolve cases on behalf of its clients was hindered by laborious processes. Millions of paper documents...
- Tags: Law Firm, Web Service, Client, Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Web Services, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
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- International law firm Uses CRM for Effective Marketing and Deeper Client Relationships
- The largest law firm in the Dominican Republic, Pellerano & Herrera was founded in 1952 and handles more than 10,000 cases annually from clients in 110 countries. With an extensive and fast-growing client base, Pellerano & Herrera sought a CRM solution that could centralize client data; help the firm retain,...
- Tags: Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., CRM, Litigation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software, Marketing
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- Renowned International law firm Enhances Productivity, Security, and Efficiency
- At the international law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, attorneys and other professionals needed a more powerful, secure, and efficient computing environment. The firm decided to upgrade to the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Actual and anticipated benefits include rapid deployment, more efficient use...
- Tags: Security, Team, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Attorney, Litigation, Team Management, Business Operations, Management
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- Small law firm With Big Plans Doubles Network Speed and Provides Better Service to More Clients
- The way forward, in what is a heavily legislated and customer-centric business, was to establish an IT infrastructure that allowed the Sydney-based law firm, P.K. Simpson & Co. to expand without affecting existing clients or the quality of service required to attract new clients. By placing its business - and...
- Tags: Law Firm, Client, Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Business Operations
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- law firm Founded in 1860 Stays on Leading Edge of Technology With Network Upgrade
- Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, PC, a Richmond, VA-based law firm with more than 60 attorneys and 140 employees, has slashed backup and restore times by 75 percent, and reduced file retrieval time by 50 percent, since upgrading to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition operating system, replacing its...
- Tags: Network Upgrade, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Litigation, Servers, Terminal Services, Operating Systems, Networking, Software, Business Operations, Hardware
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- law firm Sees $2 Million Savings From Instant Search, Automated Forms
- Willcox & Savage is a Virginia law firm that understands the power of technology to help meet customer demands. Lately, the company used the 2007 Microsoft Office system to streamline its matter intake process and improve team collaboration. Willcox & Savage expects initial efforts to return more than U.S.$2 million...
- Tags: Savings, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Team Management, Business Operations, Management
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- law firm Increases Productivity, Enhances Computer Stability With Software Upgrade
- Teplen & Associates is a New York City law firm that specializes in immigration issues. Eager to improve staff productivity, the company deployed early versions of the Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Office Professional 2007. Teplen is enjoying efficiencies from easier document formatting and information search, improved stability of...
- Tags: Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Teplen, Litigation, Software Upgrade, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Windows Vista Helps law firm Improve Desktop Management and User Satisfaction
- Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP is a leading national law firm serving domestic and international clients in corporate law, corporate restructuring, government relations, and other legal services. It has offices in Washington, D.C., New York, Milwaukee, Albany, and Chicago, and employs more than 175 attorneys and 50 paralegals and project...
- Tags: Desktop, Desktop Management, Law Firm, Microsoft Windows Vista, TCO, Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP, Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Litigation, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations
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- law firm Streamlines Negotiations With New Operating System and Desktop Tools
- The law firm of Galbut & Hunter believes that technology is a key enabler to providing more efficient and cost-effective client service. The company is staying ahead of its competitors and growing its domestic and international business by deploying the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system...
- Tags: Desktop, Operating System, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Negotiation, Litigation, Free Trade, Operating Systems, Business Operations, Finance, Software
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- Cisco Partner eNETsolutions Enables SMB 'law firm of the Future' With IP Communications
- Ebanks Smith & Carlson, LLP; a new SMB-sized law firm aspires to be a 'Law firm of the future' by deploying state of the art technology from Cisco at its newly built site. They depended on Houston-based Cisco partner eNETsolutions who designed and deployed a total Cisco Unified Communications system...
- Tags: Law Firm, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Small And Medium Business, Cisco Partner eNETsolutions
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- Microsoft Case Study: Watson Burton LLP
- Watson Burton LLP is one of the top law firms in the North of England with almost 200 years' experience and a well-earned reputation within the legal industry as one of the fastest-growing law firms in the UK. Watson Burton looked for a solution that would ensure that its data...
- Tags: Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., USB, Watson Burton LLP, SecureWave, Litigation, FireWire, Viruses And Worms, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security
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- Leading Silicon Valley law firm Says "Case Closed" to Spyware
- As one of the country's top high-tech law firms, Fenwick & West is proud of its IT expertise. The firm has a lot riding on its network, with thousands of emails, instant messages, and voice over IP communications that need to be tightly secured. The firm wanted to protect confidential...
- Tags: Information Technology, Law Firm, Malware, Mi5 SpyWash Application, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Litigation, Security, Business Operations
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- law firm Boosts Client Satisfaction, Enables $492,000 in New Revenues, Lower Costs
- Frazer, Ryan, Goldberg, Arnold & Gittler is a small, successful law firm that wanted to become even more successful. To keep its professionals productive away from the office and tame its growing jungle of digital documents, the firm installed a solution based on Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. Now,...
- Tags: Revenue, Team, Billing, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Team Management, Desktops, Business Operations, Management, Hardware
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- law firm Cuts Costs, Saves Time With e-Mail - Filtering and Message-Archiving Service
- Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP, a 500-person law firm based in California, serves the legal needs of clients in a range of industries. For the past several years, the firm's attorneys had been using mobile devices to improve communication with clients. However, these devices, along with the company's...
- Tags: Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Attorney, Litigation, E-mail, Business Operations, Online Communications
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- law firm Increases Efficiency and Saves Time With Integrated Data Solution
- Baker Donelson is a regional law firm based in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm's 1,000 employees needed a better, more efficient method of viewing up-to-date client and case information. This information was stored in disparate databases, and employees had to rely on multiple applications to access it. To solve that problem,...
- Tags: Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Baker Donelson, Microsoft Office, Litigation, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations
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- law firm Increases Collaboration, Remote Access With Upgrade of Productivity Tools
- Law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP needed to improve its remote access and e-mail storage capabilities, and facilitate better communication internally and with clients. The organization upgraded its 1,800 workstations and portable computers to Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, which works with Exchange Server 2003 to give fast and flexible...
- Tags: Collaboration, Law Firm, Microsoft Corp., Tool, E-mail, Remote Access, Litigation, Online Communications, Business Operations
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