DataCert, Inc., the leading provider of legal and IP spend and
matter management solutions, today announced the release of Corporate
Legal Desktop 10 (CLD 10), a comprehensive solution that enables
in-house lawyers to take control of their legal operations. With CLD
10, corporate legal departments can now manage legal and IP spend
while tracking volumes of documents and financial information related
to legal matters.
This sophisticated solution combines DataCert´s electronic
invoicing and spend management product, Advanced Invoice Management
System (AIMS), with the robust functionality of Corprasoft´s(1) matter
management capabilities. The integrated solution significantly
streamlines law department collaboration while reducing the amount of
time in-house lawyers spend on administrative tasks.
"Corporate counsel are searching for proven business solutions
that can simplify their internal processes and provide long-term spend
transparency and trending," said Don Schad, general manager, corporate
legal solutions of DataCert. "DataCert´s CLD 10 is a no-compromise
solution. It truly offers corporate law departments the opportunity to
implement a best-of-breed application."
Features
CLD 10´s unified platform means that customers only login once to
access matter and spend data, eliminating the need to install
administer and configure separate systems. In addition to the matter
management capabilities, including the ability to manage legal
department workload and matter status, CLD 10 customers can automate
internal invoice workflow, enforce billing guideline compliance and
realize spend transparency. This translates into a substantial return
on investment through the identification of billing errors, spend
analysis and time management.
Using CLD 10´s new document assembly and import features users can
easily import relevant matter information from outside counsel. CLD 10
protects the integrity of in-house data by importing and updating
information, thus eliminating the time constraint and human error
normally associated with re-keying data. Users have the power to
create forms to support the merging of matter management data
including information from form field data completed by outside
counsel and other corporate departments.
CLD 10´s robust query and reporting tool quickly searches and
gathers information about matters, budgets, invoices, fees and other
associated financials. The reporting feature allows users to organize
and view information in various formats, whether in tabular, data
groups, matrix or pivot table format. Users can create query types
based on their own criteria. CLD 10´s security parameters act as a
watch dog, blocking users from reporting on information that they are
not authorized to access. With the customized reporting, corporate law
departments can report on outside activity and fees, timekeeper rates
matter status, matter activity and overall spend on a year-over-year
or specified time basis.
Features of CLD 10 include:
-- Customization - CLD 10´s configuration and customization
capabilities allow users to tailor the data they need for each
type of matter or practice area, as well as easily maintain
and modify the information as business processes change.
-- Security and Installation - CLD 10 is available for
installation behind a corporation´s firewall or as a hosted
solution. Both installations allow customers to easily
configure CLD 10 to meet their business needs.
-- Integration - With more than 130 completed custom
integrations, DataCert can easily integrate CLD 10 with
multiple in-house legal operational or enterprise systems such
as document management, accounts payable or legal
applications.
-- Training - Users are invited to take advantage of the new
training programs - including end user, administrative and
developer training - in order to implement, customize and
maintain installation configurations.
Availability
CLD 10 is available immediately. For more information, please
contact DataCert at 713-572-3282 or e-mail nasales@datacert.com (North
American inquiries) or emeasales@datacert.com (international
inquiries).
About DataCert(R), Inc.
DataCert, Inc. is the largest and fastest-growing supplier of
legal and IP spend and matter management solutions. Corporate counsel
rely on DataCert´s products and services to manage legal activities
and provide transparency into outside legal spend. With 71 Fortune(R)
500 clients and customer connections in 115 countries, DataCert
processes in excess of USD 9 billion of electronic invoicing data on
an annualized basis. Visit DataCert at www.datacert.com for more
information.
(1) DataCert acquired Corprasoft in May 2007.
