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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers eDiscovery review software (see article below), a mobile cellular WiFi router, a document and records management system, electronic billing middleware that connects law firms to their corporate clients, and a Web clipping utility for Firefox. Don't miss the next issue.

Document Review Minus the Drudgery

No matter how advanced technology gets, using document review software will never compare to dining out with your family or friends. Or watching the ball game. Drinking a fine bottle of wine. Driving on a twisty road. But such software can shorten review time, and deepen your insight. And get you home in time for the national anthem.

Kazeon Analysis & Review … in One Sentence
Kazeon Analysis & Review 4.0 is a browser-based software program for reviewing electronic discovery documents, and managing the review process and the reviewers.

The Killer Feature
Document review used to entail looking at every document, though law firms would often outsource the first pass for coding purposes (dates, names, etc.). Nowadays, you can start the review process by searching for a particular name or issue to create a subset of documents.

Recognizing this nonlinear approach, Kazeon beefed up its search technology. Kazeon Analysis & Review displays the number of results and other data in a chart. As you add or remove terms or apply filters, the chart changes in realtime. Speaking of filters, you can apply an unlimited number. You can also conduct concept searches.

When you finalize a subset of documents, you can save a report showing the exact query that produced the set of documents.

Other Notable Features
Once you start looking at documents with Kazeon Analysis & Review, you'll find time-saving features such as one-click issue tagging, metadata clustering, and highlighted search terms.

When reviewing email, Kazeon Analysis & Review groups messages into chronological threads so that you can review related messages together even if they were written weeks or months apart.

If you're the person managing a review project, you'll find many reports at your disposal, enabling you to see who's reviewing what, analyze their performance, and much more. You'll also find an audit trail for every action taken by reviewers.

What Else Should You Know?
Kazeon Analysis & Review can scale to accommodate any size case. You can use it solely on site or online across multiple locations. If needed, Kazeon also offers two related products — Kazeon Collection & Culling and Kazeon Legal Hold Management. Learn more about Kazeon Analysis & Review.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers electronic discovery processing software, an online video deposition editing and syncing service (see article below), a legal technology job board, an email utility for capturing contact information, and an Outlook add-on for automatically filing messages. Don't miss the next issue.

The Fotomat of Video Depositions

Because lawyers like you find trials exciting, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that trials bore many jurors. They're just not that into you. They'd rather be home in front of their 52 inch TV. While you can't give them Sports Center, you can at least give them video deposition testimony, especially since it's no longer an expensive proposition.

Evandry … in One Sentence
Evandry is an online legal video deposition editing and syncing service.

The Killer Feature
Even when a lawsuit takes years to resolve, litigators always find themselves needing something yesterday — especially litigation support services such as video deposition editing and syncing. Many litigation support vendors probably depend on rush fees to meet their sales targets.

Knowing this, the founders of Evandry built the company around fast turnaround. It offers same day service on every order and does not charge rush fees. Two-day FedEx shipping is included in the price, whereas overnight shipping adds just $15 to your order.

Other Notable Features
Editing entails removing portions of the video deposition (such as objections) so that you can present only the testimony you want the jury to see and hear. Using the text transcript, you simply highlight the portions you wish to keep or remove (whichever is easier).

Syncing involves marrying the video to the text transcript using the industry-standard YesLaw technology. Synced depositions enable you to search for and show key testimony on the fly. You can also export segments to use in trial presentation software such as Sanction and TrialDirector.

You initiate your order by using a form on Evandry's Web site. Within an hour, you'll receive a no-obligation quote for your project via email. If you wish to move forward, you print the quote and mail it along with the deposition video and transcript to Evandry.

Evandry keeps its overhead low thanks to its location in central Florida. But it doesn't skimp on materials. For example, it uses WaterShield DVDs, and high-quality photo paper for labeling. Evandry operates 24 hours/day every day of the year.

What Else Should You Know?
Evandry charges $100 per hour of deposition video in 15 minute increments. For example, a 60 minute and a 74 minute video would each cost $100, while a 78 minute video would cost $125. Unlike some services, you do not pay for the time spent providing the service, just the length of the video. Learn more about Evandry.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers electronic discovery processing software (see article below), an online video deposition editing and syncing service, a legal technology job board, an email utility for capturing contact information, and an Outlook add-on for automatically filing messages. Don't miss the next issue.

Cull Your eDiscovery Documents Any Way You Want

Paper or plastic? If only litigation were that easy. Nowadays, you're going to handle both during the early stages of discovery — paper files and electronic files on CDs, hard drives, and other media. For some cases, you may want to use TIFF images, and for other cases native files. But no matter how you choose to handle the documents in a case, you'd like to avoid using more than one product to process them.

LAW PreDiscovery … in One Sentence
LexisNexis' LAW PreDiscovery enables you to review and cull both paper and electronic discovery documents, convert to TIFF, and create a load file for Concordance and other litigation review platforms.

The Killer Feature
The eDiscovery world is in a state of flux. Half the experts say you should use "native files" (the actual files you collect from clients), and the other half say you should convert these files to a standard format such as TIFF.

The debate is interesting, but you've got real cases and real clients. You need to hedge your bets.

LAW PreDiscovery features a future-proof Export Utility that outputs a load file to suit any scenario. You can export the documents in native format (including .pst files), PDF, or TIFF. You can also export the accompanying metadata.

If you use Concordance, you'll enjoy especially tight integration. LAW PreDiscovery can produce a Concordance database (DCB) file based on the records in the LAW PreDiscovery case. You can choose whether to export the associated files (natives, text, images) to a new location or build the Concordance database without copying the files from the LAW PreDiscovery case file.

Other Notable Features
LAW PreDiscovery works with more than 100 scanners and 2,000 file types, including Microsoft Office and PDF. It also includes OCR technology to make all scanned files searchable.

The new Management Console enables you to manage multiple PCs running LAW PreDiscovery from a single computer. Also new is the auto-indexing technology, which indexes records as a background process so that you can start your review faster.

What Else Should You Know?
LAW PreDiscovery is fully EDRM/XML compliant, which means it integrates with many products, not just those by LexisNexis. You can try LAW PreDiscovery for free. Learn more about LAW PreDiscovery.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a new eBook reader (see article below), courtroom presentation software, a utility for accessing FTP servers and Amazon S3, email encryption software, and an iPhone app for analyzing data from Google Analytics, Twitter and other services. Don't miss the next issue.

The World's Thinnest Bookshelf Just Got Bigger

Gutenberg, your days are numbered. You had one heck of a run though. Printed books will easily outlive everyone reading this article. But another 570 years? Highly doubtful. Will anyone miss the phrase "dog-eared"? Will students miss weighty backpacks or frequent trips to their lockers? Many people have already moved on thanks to PCs, smartphones, and a very interesting company in Washington state named after another place where it rains a lot.

Kindle DX … in One Sentence
Released today, Amazon's Kindle DX is a larger version of its wireless Kindle eBook reading device.

The Killer Feature
The original Kindle took a lot of heat for its industrial design or lack thereof, but it was a groundbreaking device. Its successor, introduced earlier this year, is much thinner, but reviewers criticized its small screen size and overly large keyboard.

With the Kindle DX, Amazon may silence the critics. The display measures 9.7 inches diagonally and sports 16 shades of gray. The screen rotates from portrait to landscape to better view spreadsheets, Web pages, etc. The entire device measures 10.4 x 7.2 x 0.38 inches and weighs 18.9 ounces

Other Notable Features
Like its smaller sibling, the Kindle DX includes a free 3G wireless connection courtesy of Sprint that you can use to surf the Web or shop at Amazon for books, magazines, and newspapers. Most books sell for $9.99, including new releases and bestsellers. For many books, you can download sample chapters for free. The Kindle DX also supports Audible audio books.

You don't need a PC to use the Kindle DX, but you can use a PC to load your own documents via the USB 2.0 port. The Kindle DX supports DOC, RTF, and PDF files, and has a 4 GB capacity. With the Read-to-Me feature, the Kindle DX can read your content out loud to you.

A 5-way controller enables you to turn "pages" and look up selected words in the built-in dictionary and encyclopedia (Wikipedia naturally). Thanks to the special "electronic ink display," Amazon claims you can read the Kindle DX in sunlight. When indoors, you'll need a light source as you would with a paper book.

What Else Should You Know?
Amazon claims that a full battery lasts for four days with the wireless connection on, and up to two weeks when you turn it off. Amazon offers a one year warranty. The Kindle DX costs $489 (the smaller Kindle costs $359). Learn more about the Kindle DX.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers PDF software (see article below), a new document scanner, a suite of Web-based applications for email, contact management, and other essentials, an iPhone app for trading stocks, and new service for secondary legal research materials. Don't miss the next issue.

Turn a New Page With Your Documents

Sisyphus had his rock. The Yankees have A-Rod. You have documents. Burdens all. Does your client have the software to open the document? Have you expunged the metadata? What if you have several documents to send? As these questions mount, hanging out with A-Rod's cousin and injecting yourself with controlled substances starts looking good by comparison.

gDoc Fusion … in One Sentence
Global Graphics Software's gDoc Fusion enables you to organize, edit, and annotate documents in various formats, and export them as a single PDF file.

The Killer Feature
Many lawyers like to assemble all the work performed on a matter into a single PDF file for clients. But creating such files often involves a lot of manual work.

With gDoc Fusion, you can assemble such documents by dragging and dropping files in the Document View. In addition to organizing the order of the documents, you can even move pages within documents (e.g., insert an Excel chart within a Word document).

When you finish organizing and editing these documents, you can export a single PDF (or PDF/A) file free of metadata to send your client.

Other Notable Features
gDoc Fusion doesn't only organize files, it enables you to edit them. You can also redact text or images, rotate pages, and create bookmarks and annotations. gDoc Fusion supports Microsoft Office, PDF, and XPS formats.

For long documents, gDoc Fusion includes FlickView, which enables you to visually search for a page much like flipping through a book.

What Else Should You Know?
gDoc Fusion adds buttons to Microsoft Office's toolbar or ribbon, enabling you to create PDF files with one click. In addition to exporting in PDF format, you can also export in Word format. gDoc Fusion works with Windows XP or Vista. It costs $99. Learn more about gDoc Fusion.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an email discovery utility (see article below), document comparison software, two mobile dictation apps, and a mobile expense- and time-tracking app. Don't miss the next issue.

Take a Load Off Your Email Discovery Chores

When you receive a box of documents from opposing counsel, you know what to do with it. Convert the paper into searchable PDF files, and load them into your litigation support software. But with all the juiciest evidence in email messages nowadays, what happens when opposing counsel sends you a PDF Portfolio containing one or more email accounts, each with hundreds or thousands of email messages?

AutoPortfolio … in One Sentence
EverMap's AutoPortfolio is an Adobe Acrobat plug-in that extracts email data from PDF Portfolios to create "load files" for use in litigation support software.

The Killer Feature
A PDF Portfolio (or Package) is a special PDF file comprised of many individual files. Because Acrobat adds a "Convert to Adobe PDF" function to Outlook, litigators increasingly receive PDF Portfolios that contain one or more Outlook mailboxes or archives when they issue document requests.

If you try to import a PDF Portfolio into your litigation support software, you'll quickly find that you cannot do so. Up until a few weeks ago, manual conversion of each email message was your only option.

Enter AutoPortfolio, which transforms one or more email archives within a PDF Portfolio into a single flat PDF that contains all the email messages and their attachments. From this file, you can use AutoPortfolio to create corresponding load files for CaseMap, Concordance, and CT Summation among other products.

Other Notable Features
You access AutoPortfolio from Acrobat's Plug-Ins menu. The interface consists of a single dialog box. In addition to processing PDF Portfolios, it can also process regular PDF files with embedded email and attachments.

AutoPortfolio organizes the email you extract using metadata such as date, time, subject, from, to, priority, folder, message size, etc., making it easy to sort and select which messages to include in a load file. It also de-duplicates email messages to reduce your review burden.

If AutoPortfolio cannot convert an email attachment into PDF format, it will generate a report identifying these documents (e.g., .exe and .zip files).

The PDF files AutoPortfolio creates contain bookmarks to every email message and their attachments. Thus, you can use AutoPortfolio even if you don't use litigation support software, especially for a small number of email messages.

What Else Should You Know?
AutoPortfolio runs on Windows and costs $199 for a single user license with volume discounts available for 5 ($140 per license), 10 ($110), and unlimited users ($1,499). You can download a free trial. Learn more about AutoPortfolio.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an online videoconferencing service (see article below), an Outlook add-on for billing the time you spend reading and writing email, a backup and synchronization utility, a multiuser accounting system, and a Web clipping tool. Don't miss the next issue.

Smile, You're on Your Client's PC

Pity your barber. Sure, he can advertise on the Internet, but he can't cut someone's hair in Boston if he works in Columbus. You, on the other hand, can provide legal services to clients anywhere in the world, not just in your town. But still, local lawyers will always have an advantage. Or will they?

SightSpeed … in One Sentence
Logitech's SightSpeed is an online videoconferencing service.

The Killer Feature
Lots of free online videoconferencing software exists, but with feature limitations and poor quality audio or video. These applications may work fine for video chats with granny, but what about a three-way conference call with your client and an expert witness?

SightSpeed promises high-quality video not just when videoconferencing with one person, but with up to eight other people, each in a different location. Take that Hollywood Squares.

Other Notable Features
SightSpeed supports audio and text communication in addition to videoconferencing. SightSpeed to SightSpeed calls are free, but you can also call regular telephone numbers for rates around 2 cents/minute. SightSpeed can provide a log of all calls, which you can use to create time entries.

SightSpeed also provides asynchronous communication, meaning that you can email video messages. You can store such videos for repeat use (e.g., welcoming a new client). SightSpeed can also record videoconferences.

In addition to communicating, you can use SightSpeed to share an application or your desktop and exchange files.

What Else Should You Know?
With SightSpeed's administrative console, you can add new users and also create a firm-wide contact list. SightSpeed works on Macs and Windows PCs. A single seat sells for $19.95/month or $189.95/year. The price per user declines as you buy more seats. Learn more about SightSpeed.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an online tax research services (see article below), virtual PBX iPhone app, a store for BlackBerry apps, an online service to help you get agreements digitally signed by the parties, and an online Bluebook citation tool. Don't miss the next issue.

Tax Facts at Your Fingertips

The flat tax is a great idea, but law firms that handle tax-related issues need not worry. Too many special interests have their hand in the tax code for that too happen. In fact, the tax code will likely grow more complex, not less. As a result, you'll need better research tools.

IntelliConnect … in One Sentence
Wolters Kluwer's IntelliConnect is a tax-oriented online research service that combines the previously separate services, Tax Research NetWork and Internet Research NetWork.

The Killer Feature
When you consider that we all used tabs in our trapper keepers in grade school, why exactly did it take so long for Web browsers to have tabs? Who knows but we all use them now that we have them.

Wolters Kluwer understands the popularity of tabbed browsing and has taken it several steps further.

IntelliConnect enables you to maintain up to five searches at once using its search tabs. In addition, each search result has a checkbox. If you check it, IntelliConnect saves the accompanying document in the Document Tray. IntelliConnect also keeps track of your search history much as Web browsers keep track of the Web sites you visit.

Other Notable Features
You can conduct research by browsing or searching. If your searches pull up too much information, you can apply filters such as document type (explanations, laws, regulations, etc.), practice tools, jurisdiction, state tax type, and more. You can also search within a search and save searches.

IntelliConnect's tri-screen display enables you to view your search results and specific documents simultaneously. It works like an email preview pane with your search results on top and the specific document you've selected below. When you find a relevant document, you can print it or save it in PDF or text format. You can email documents too.

What Else Should You Know?
IntelliConnect also includes CCH's Tracker News, which enables you to receive alerts about important developments via email or RSS feed. Pricing depends on which libraries you need to access and other factors. Learn more about IntelliConnect.

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Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a network appliance that writes briefs, a Web app that recreates the document review rooms of old for eDiscovery, a specialized email filter that deletes ad hominem arguments, a tool for boosting your billable hours, and an iPhone social networking app for meeting up with people who can help you when you need a day off. Don't miss the next issue.

Briefs That Write Themselves (Associate Not Included)

Most automation tools are limited to documents such as wills that have the same basic components and structure each time. That's helpful, but many lawyers create unique documents that require analysis and creativity as opposed to just filling in the blanks — briefs, letters, memos, layoff notices, etc. These documents keep many a lawyer trapped in their office until late at night. So how about some automation technology that enables you not only to spend less time at the office but less time thinking?

BrainDump … in One Sentence
Hoodathunk's BrainDump is a network appliance that automates the drafting of briefs, obviating the need for critical thought.

The Killer Feature
BrainDump's "Brief Brief" feature ensures that you never miss a tee time (or teatime or whatever you enjoy). However, it works best when you have a junior associate at your disposal. If you don't have one, you can usually find them near fancy skyscrapers around lunchtime after the law firms in these buildings announce their latest round of layoffs.

Once you have an associate, give them an overview of your case and ask them to find supporting opinions for all the points you want to make in your brief. If your associate used to work in a large firm, give him the assignment on a Friday afternoon and ask for the research to be on your desk the next morning even though you don't plan to get back to the office until Tuesday. That way, you'll put him in his comfort zone.

When you return to the office (on Wednesday), review the headnotes of the cases. If the cases look good, simply dump them into BrainDump's 5,000-page automatic document feeder and press the "Brief Brief" button. After just a few minutes, BrainDump will print out your brief and all supporting documents, as well as email a copy to you, your client, and opposing counsel, and even file it with the court if it offers e-filing.

Other Notable Features
BrainDump can produce virtually any legal document and has 50 programmable buttons. If you run out of buttons, you can create button-pressing sequences for documents that you create less frequently. For example, while you might want to press a button only once for a nasty letter to opposing counsel, you could program BrainDump so that pressing the same button 112 times produces a friendly letter to opposing counsel.

BrainDump is not Energy Star compliant given its heavy processing requirements. However, it compensates with its built-in shredder. After scanning the raw material you feed it, BrainDump shreds it into subatomic particles. Even an electron microscope cannot detect any remnants. For this reason, Hoodathunk recommends feeding only copies to BrainDump, not originals.

While BrainDump might sound a bit dangerous, it has a highly intelligent sensor that can detect human skin. Therefore, if you accidentally insert your hand too far while feeding it some deposition transcripts, you'll be pleasantly surprised by what happens — BrainDump will trim your fingernails if needed and then turn off. The company is reportedly working on a manicure add-on by popular demand.

What Else Should You Know?
In addition to paper, BrainDump can handle CDs, DVDs, hard drives, USB drives, and your voice — just shout into the ADF. BrainDump comes in two pieces — a five pound 5 x 5 x 5 inch base and a 500 pound 5 x 5 x 5 foot ADF. Assembly requires four or five able-bodied people. Hoodathunk provides a list of CBCs (certified brawny consultants) on its site should you require assistance. The price of BrainDump depends on its opinion of your intelligence.

TLN Roundup: Pardon the Dust Plus Much More

Litinoodle's EDDWorld (Web) is a Web-based document review tool that mimics the paper-based systems of the past. The Killer Feature: You review discovery documents in a virtual document review room using an avatar. You can adjust various elements such as the amount of dust, the number of blown ballasts in the fluorescent lights, and the color of your Redwelds and Bates Stamper. The pricing of EDDWorld depends on the size of your document collection.

Redonkulous Technologies' Wordundant (Windows) is a utility that automatically deletes TechnoLawyer newsletters and other email in which someone praises or criticizes word processing software. The Killer Feature: Instead of having these newsletters deleted sight unseen, hundreds of clever animations such as "walk the plank" make it fun to delete these ad hominem arguments.

Rounding Error's Billable Bully (Web) helps persuade you to bill for time that you're unsure about. The Killer Feature: Billable Bully asks you a series of questions after which it builds a case as to why you're entitled to bill the time. In fact, lawyers who use Billable Bully end up billing twice as much time on average as what they originally enter. Billable Bully also provides lengthy descriptions for your bills. You pay Billable Bully 20% of the fees you collect on the time it persuades you to bill.

Beer Gut Software's DayOff (iPhone) is a social networking app that uses GPS to locate people nearby who have a bad cold so that you can infect yourself and get a day off. The Killer Feature: Thanks to built-in chat software, you can ask those in your vicinity about their symptoms. Thus, if you prefer sneezing to coughing, etc., you can wait until you find the perfect mix of symptoms before meeting up and shaking hands.

Publisher's Note: In case you haven't guessed by now, none of the five products described above actually exist (I hope). April Fool's! We'll resume covering real products next week.

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A Scanner on Every Desk

On some issues, people universally agree. The world is round. "Snoopy Come Home" is the saddest movie ever made. A paperless law office saves money and boosts productivity. Regarding the latter truism, many lawyers outfit their firms with network scanners only to find that they would prefer to handle some scanning jobs at their desk. And thus they learn another of life's lessons — you can never be too rich or too thin or have too many scanners.

ScanSnap S1500 … in One Sentence
Fujitsu's ScanSnap S1500, which replaces the popular S510, is a duplex sheet-fed USB scanner.

The Killer Feature
Paper has a lot going for it, but it has one undeniable weakness. It easily crumples and rips. Even if treated with kid gloves, paper eventually curls, yellows, and worse.

In short, scanners face a tough task as the paperless office craze gathers steam. "Well, now that I've scanned everything in my office, how about my law school class notes?"

To address these challenges, the ScanSnap S1500 features the same "Intelligent Paper Feed Detection" found in Fujitsu's pricier scanners. This technology prevents jams and lost images.

Other Notable Features
The ScanSnap S1500 measures 11.5 x 6.3 x 6.2 inches, and weighs 6.62 pounds.

It scans up to 20 pages per minute at 200 or 300 dpi with a maximum resolution of 600 dpi. The scanner automatically detects color, grayscale, and monochrome documents, page size, and orientation.

You can mix different size documents in the document feeder, which holds up to 50 sheets. A bundled carrier sheet enables you to scan photos and odd-sized documents.

The ScanSnap S1500's bundled software consists of Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard, ScanSnap organizer 4.0, CardMinder 4.0, and ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap 4.0.

What Else Should You Know?
Fujitsu sells two models — the S1500 for Windows and the S1500M for Macs. The S1500 is black and the S1500M is white. The ScanSnap S1500 fits in the ScanSnap Bag so if you upgrade from the S510 you won't have to buy a new case. Fujitsu lists the ScanSnap S1500 for $495, but you can find it for less if you shop around. Learn more about the ScanSnap S1500.

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