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Consultant's Corner
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March 13-15:
Britt Lorish
Knuttgen will be
speaking at the
ABA Techshow in
Chicago
Topics
Presenting:
· Look Who's
Talking? What
Lawyers Need to Know
about Digital
Dictation and Voice
Recognition
· Managing Your
E-Mail - Is There a
Better Way?
March 26-29:
Stacy Devlin
will travel to
Toronto, Canada
to attend the
Amicus Attorney
Certified
Consultants
Conference.
March
27-29:
Britt Lorish
Knuttgen and
Lisa Havens will
travel to
Lincoln,
Nebraska to
attend the
annual Tabs3 and
PracticeMaster
Forum, where
Britt will also
be
speaking.
March
27-29:
Susan Ausborn
and Katie Camper
will be
attending the
Virginia Trial
Lawyers
Association
conference at
the Homestead.
Stop by
our booth for an
opportunity to
win a copy of
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking!
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Cool Feature |
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Amicus
Premium 2008 has an exciting new
feature that allows
you to copy entire
address blocks,
including titles,
phone numbers, email
addresses, etc. and
paste them into your
Amicus contacts with
all the appropriate
fields parsed out!
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Did You Know? |
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PracticeMaster is a
highly customized
practice management
database, and almost
any field you can
imagine can be added
to it. Once you
have all of your
custom fields in
place, those fields
can be used in
custom reports, with
PracticeMaster's
extremely versatile
built-in Report
Writer. The
fields can also be
used to generate
documents, using the
built-in Word
Document Assembly or
HotDocs (required
for WordPerfect).
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New Release of Tabs3 and
PracticeMaster |
Software Technology,
Inc. (STI)
has announced the
release of
Tabs3 and
PracticeMaster
Version
14.3.
The Client Server
Version (CSV) of the
14.3
release introduces
HotBackup, a feature
that allows
firms to back up
their data while
everyone continues
to work in the
software.
Additionally, CSV
includes new
Accelerators which
significantly decrease
the processing time of
reports and statements.
CSV also offers an
Auto-Recovery
feature enabled by
Transaction Processing
Technology, which helps
to ensure that data is
kept safe,
minimizes corruption,
and can greatly reduce
downtime.
If you would like
more information
about Version 14.3,
or if you need
assistance
upgrading, please contact us.
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Automated Horizons
PracticeMaster
Consultant of the Year;
Named to President's
Circle |
 Automated
Horizons was
recently honored
with the 2007
PracticeMaster
Consultant of the
Year award, for the
second year in a
row. AHI was also
named to the
Tabs3/PracticeMaster
President's Circle
for 2008.
President's Circle
status is awarded to
the top 20
consultants in the
nation. This is the
third consecutive
year that Automated
Horizons has
received this
honor. We look
forward to
continuing to
provide excellent
service in 2008!
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Amicus Attorney Launches
New Version |
 On
March 3, Gavel &
Gown Software
announced the launch
of Amicus Attorney
2008 Premium
Edition, the
latest release of
their award winning
practice management
software.
Amicus Attorney 2008
Premium Edition is
built in the latest
.NET environment and
backed by a powerful
SQL 2005 database.
It features a new
Tasks module for
managing To Do's all
in one place,
fantastic new email
integration
enhancements,
enhanced workflow
for entering and
editing contact
information,
superior performance
plus more. There
are approximately
600 "fixes" and
improvements
contained in the
2008 Premium ediion,
over the
Amicus 7 product
line.
To celebrate the
launch of 2008
Premium Edition,
Gavel & Gown is
offering several
promotions for the
month of March.
UPGRADES FROM
VERSION 7 (Premium
AND
Standard Editions):
Now through March 31
- 1st user
$168.74/each;
additional users
$149.25.
UPGRADES FROM AMICUS
ATTORNEY V+ or SMALL
FIRM EDITION: Now
through March 31 -
1st user
$244.30/each;
additional users
$209.30.
UPGRADES FROM Amicus
Attorney V and
earlier:
Now through March 31
- 1st user
$314.30/each;
additional users
$279.30.
Please be aware that
this upgrade is a
significant one
and should not be
undertaken lightly
or without
assistance from a
certified consultant
or Amicus
Technical Support.
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Law Technology News
Awards |
 The
5th Annual LTN
Awards were recently
handed out at
LegalTech in New
York City.
Tabs3 received
awards for billing
and practice
management products.
In fact, Tabs3
recently won the Law
Technology News®
Award for Best Time
and Billing Software
for Small and
Mid-Sized firms (up
to 99 Attorneys) for
the 5th year in a
row! That is an
unprecedented record
for the LTN Awards.
Tabs3 and
PracticeMaster also
earned the title of
Finalist for Product
of the Year.
CT Summation won
three awards, being
recognized
as the leader in
e-discovery
software,
e-discovery
systems service, and
litigation support
software.
Other winners
include Acrobat 8
Professional for
Product of the Year
(July 06-July 07),
and Time Matters v8
- LexisNexis
(Case/Practice
Management Software
Small/Mid for up to
99 Attorneys).
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Spotlight On: Stacy S.
Devlin |
 Automated
Horizons wants you
to know more about
the consultants you
are working with.
To that end, we have
initiated a
"Spotlight On"
segment, which we
hope will help you
get to know each of
our Legal Technology
Consultants a little
better. This month's
profile is on Stacy
Devlin.
With Stacy's
experience in the
fields of education,
law, and computer
technology, she adds
to the unique skill
set at AHI. Prior
to joining AHI,
Stacy worked for
over eight years as
a
litigation paralegal,
first in Charleston,
SC and then for a
Roanoke law
firm. Stacy also has
the unique
experience of having
worked as a law firm
network
administrator. She
has an extensive
background in staff
training of
day-to-day software
such as WordPerfect,
PaperPort and
Outlook. She can
also train your
staff on the ins and
outs of HotDocs
document assembly
software, Worldox
document management
software, and Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
voice recognition
software.
While Stacy has
experience with many
different types
of programs, her
forte is practice
management
software. With her
combined legal and
technical
experience, Stacy
can intelligently
discuss with you the
software options
available to make
the day-to-day
operation of your
law firm run more
smoothly. She has
extensive experience
in the installation,
customization and
training of
PracticeMaster. She
is also a Time
Matters Certified
Independent
Consultant (CIC), a
Worldox
Administrator, and
an Amicus Attorney
Certified
Consultant.
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