Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Neil Araujo, the CEO of Autonomy iManage, which focuses on applying technology to a variety of information processing tools for law firms and corporate legal departments, including records management, legal hold, and early case assessment. We discussed the key evolutionary changes in legal technology since Araujo founded iManage in 1995, the advantages of the trend in corporate collaborations, and the trajectory of the industry over the next year.

I spoke with Kurt Jensen, the President and CEO of Daegis, an e-discovery professional services company. We discussed the company's position in the market and the trajectory of the e-discovery industry in 2010.

I spoke with Jim McGann, the Vice President of Marketing for Index Engines, a provider of tools to manage data and make ESI more accessible. We discussed the company's receipt of the gold LTN Award for Best New Product of the Year for its unified discovery platforms, as well as the silver LTN Awards for litigation support software and records management software. We also focused on how technology is transforming the accessibility of data discussion and the evolution of that issue over the next year.

I spoke with Steve Butterworth, the President of BigHand, Inc., a voice productivity and digital dictation application in the professional services market. We discussed the difference between dictation and speech recognition, encouraging the adoption by junior legal professionals, the role mobility plays and how BigHand address firm/user productivity, streamline workflows, and increase client service. My colleague, Brett Burney, discusses BigHand and the digital dictation trend in No Robotics from the February issue of Law Technology News.

I spoke with Mike Agron, the co-principal and executive webinar producer of WebAttract, an end-to-end service to drive demand generation via informational webinars, including project and technical management, collaborative content development, and high-impact audience recruitment. We discussed the history of WebAttract, the surge in interest and popularity in webinars, the types of webinars being promoted, and the biggest challenges in producing and delivering webinars.

I spoke with William Ho, vice president of Internet Products at Biscom, an enterprise document delivery company based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He runs the Biscom Delivery Server division to help companies with their secure document needs (read Sean Doherty's review here). Previously, Ho was CEO and founder of vVault, the maker of online document storage and management software. We discussed Biscom Delivery Server and the distinction between complex secure file transfer and FTP. He noted that the evolution of standard file transfer programs is particularly relevant for the legal community. Ho also addressed the impact of the upcoming Massachusetts data privacy law on the future of secure document delivery.

I spoke with Brad Harris, the new Director of Legal Products at Zapproved, a software company offering web-based solutions that add accountability in business communication, and is the maker of Legal Hold Pro. We discussed the company's history and its move into the legal vertical, how Legal Hold Pro is unique in the marketplace, and prospective trends in this area.

At Legaltech New York Day 3, I spoke with Mary Mack, Corporate Technology Counsel for Fios, Inc. about the value of partnerships.

I spoke with Charles Moore, the founder and CEO of RocketLawyer about his experience as a first-time exhibitor at Legaltech New York.

At LegalTech New York Day 3, I spoke with Deborah Baron, the Vice President of Legal & Compliance for Autonomy about cloud computing and collaboration.