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DECEMBER 13, 2004

Knowledgeline Monday, December 13, 2004 Speaking of mergers. Pretty soon, everything will either be owned by West or Lexis, with Lexis just announcing their buyout of Interface Software today. Forget 31 flavors, well be confronted with the question of Would you like chocolate or vanilla? As a consumer, I have yet to see real benefit come from any of these recent acquisitions and truly question the value they bring to anyone other then the two parties involved.

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Knowledgeline

OCTOBER 14, 2004

Knowledgeline Thursday, October 14, 2004 Blawgs v. Traditional E-Newsletters I recently looked at a product designed for lawyers to start their own blogs, [link] and initially thought it might be a hard sell to larger law firms and that the tool was really more geared towards smaller firms and solo practitioners. But, after looking at how some law firms sends out its newsletters, this quickly became a no brainer (at least to me).

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Knowledgeline

NOVEMBER 30, 2004

Knowledgeline Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Full text searching of iManage or Hummingbird Is it just me, or is it too much to ask that a DMS would actually allow you to do enterprise-wide full text searching without choking? I recently got a demo of iManage v8, which purports to address this issue by taking advantage of the Verity search engine which they use.

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Knowledgeline

NOVEMBER 18, 2004

Knowledgeline Thursday, November 18, 2004 After Action Reviews Every firm should implement After Action Reviews as a tool in which they do business. The concept is relatively simple and easy to implement. Some groups like the United States Army honed it into a science. Wonder how come the Army send Apache helicopters into a n Iraqi city and get them torn up and later bungles an assault into Falluja, but does not repeat that same mistake at a later date?

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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Knowledgeline

OCTOBER 22, 2004

Knowledgeline Friday, October 22, 2004 Stop-gap disaster recovery for e-mail Very few things come along that are no-brainers as far as technology goes, this product is certainly one of them. Many firms are still trying to figure out what their disaster recovery/business continuity plans will entail. Hundreds of thousands (in some cases millions) of dollars are involved in implementing these systems and it take months to get them on-line.

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OCTOBER 15, 2004

Knowledgeline Friday, October 15, 2004 IT staffing ratios and budgets Just in time for everyones budget planning, LawNet published a staffing and budget survey this week. LawNet reports that the results will be posted in early November and available at no charge to its members. Hildebrant used to conduct a staffing and budget survey, but for the last few years they havent and there hasnt been any good benchmarks to work from.

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Knowledgeline

DECEMBER 9, 2004

Knowledgeline Thursday, December 09, 2004 What do mergers really mean to the industry? Is merger mania still alive and well? The recent UK/US merger creates one of the worlds largest law firms with more than 2,700 lawyers. This merger came on the heels of the Piper-Gray Cary deal in October and got me thinking about how mergers affect those other then the lawyers.

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Knowledgeline

DECEMBER 8, 2004

Knowledgeline Wednesday, December 08, 2004 Southern California Regional Event On December 16th, ILTA is sponsoring an event on Intrusion detection and Wireless Networking Security. The meeting is being held at Manatt in West LA. For more information or to RSVP, please click here. posted by Tom Baldwin - Chief Knowledge Officer at 8:12 AM 1 Comments: Hot blog.

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Knowledgeline

DECEMBER 3, 2004

Knowledgeline Friday, December 03, 2004 ILTA (formerly known as LawNet) Announces Dates for Their Annual Meeting One of the most eagerly awaited announcements has come. ILTA just announced today the dates of their annual conference and in conjunction with that, the hotel hosting the event ( Scottsdale JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa ) is now accepting MEMBER reservations (no vendors yet).

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Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

Construction

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DECEMBER 2, 2004

Knowledgeline Thursday, December 02, 2004 More on knowledge repositories In an earlier post , I talked about a webinar detailing the pros and cons of various storage/retrieval methods for knowledge. It got me thinking about it in more detail and as a result I wrote a brief article on the topic. At the end of the day, we have a hard enough time getting lawyers to contribute/use any form of KM system, so why make it any harder than necessary?

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Knowledgeline

DECEMBER 1, 2004

Knowledgeline Wednesday, December 01, 2004 Hummingbird loses three clients while others progress to rollout While on the topic of DMS, I found this article in the UK magazine, LegalIT, very interesting. That along with numerous posts on various listserves, leads me to believe that Hummingbird is losing marketshare. While probably not all that surprising to most, this article is one of the first where firms openly talk about their problems with Hummingbird. posted by Tom Baldwin - Chief Knowledge

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Knowledgeline

NOVEMBER 19, 2004

Knowledgeline Friday, November 19, 2004 Guiding Principles of Knowledge When brainstorming with my colleagues came up with a list of things that we felt were the guiding principles of knowledge. When coming up with knowledge initiatives we tried to stick to these guiding principles in our designs. Knowledge is information in context. Information should be easily shared with and collaborated on by clients Knowledge is: what, how and educational We should learn from our mistakes We should formaliz

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OCTOBER 25, 2004

Knowledgeline Monday, October 25, 2004 A favorite quote Just when you feel like the cycle of projects never ends, keep this quote in mind. Im not sure who was first to use it, "The rewards for doing something well is the opportunity to do it again." posted by Tom Baldwin - Chief Knowledge Officer at 9:27 AM 15 Comments: Great blog here! Im definitely going to bookmark you!

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OCTOBER 19, 2004

Knowledgeline Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Voicemail discovery, the next wave of liability Now that law firms and corporations are just getting their arms around e-discovery and how to implement the proper retention policies, voicemail is entering the scene. What is making voicemail such an easy target for discovery is the advent of technology which allows the use of the internet as a means of distribution, most commonly voice-over-IP or, voIP.

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