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LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell announced that it has signed an online data-sharing agreement with American Lawyer Media (ALM), the nation's leading source of news and information for the legal industry (and the publisher of this newsletter). Under the agreement, Martindale-Hubbell will add a number of new links within the law firm information listings that appear on martindale.com from which visitors can access data from LegalMarketInfo (LMI), ALM's legal market intelligence service.
The featured information includes proprietary ALM law firm rankings, including those from the most current Am Law 200, NLJ 250, Global 100, and Corporate Scorecard results. Conversely, LMI will incorporate lawyer and law firm listings data from Martindale-Hubbell into its law firm business reports, which are marketed through www.legalmarketinfo.com. In addition, LMI will create a new link on the legalmarketinfo.com Web site that takes visitors directly to the martindale.com Lawyer Locator.
In a separate announcement, LexisNexis also announced the launch of HotDocs Online Server 6.1, the latest version of its popular document automation software. This edition of HotDocs Online Server features an enhanced document engine that can assemble documents three-to-five times faster than the previous version, and the ability to assemble PDF and other graphical forms directly online with the new HotDocs PDF Advantage, Online Server Edition. For more information, please visit www.HotDocs.com or www.lexisnexis.com.
Client Profiles has announced the formation of a partnership with LiveVault Corporation, a company that provides fully managed online data backup and recovery. With the addition of LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service, firms that are running Client Profiles applications can automatically backup data to a secure, remote location. In the event of system failure, disaster or operator error, data can be quickly restored via an Internet connection. For more information, please visit www.clientprofiles.com or www.livevault.com.
FindLaw has announced the acquisition of Glasser LegalWorks, a producer of legal and law practice seminars, events and publications. The company's operations and employees, under the direction of Lynn S. Glasser and Stephen A. Glasser, will continue to be based in Little Falls, NJ. The acquisition expands FindLaw's line of expertise marketing services, and accelerates the company's strategy of offering a comprehensive line of services that enable lawyers and law firms, corporate counsel and industry service providers to network and learn best practices for tackling current issues for their clients and their businesses. For more information, please visit www.findlaw.com.
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The featured information includes proprietary ALM law firm rankings, including those from the most current
In a separate announcement,
Client Profiles has announced the formation of a partnership with LiveVault Corporation, a company that provides fully managed online data backup and recovery. With the addition of LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service, firms that are running Client Profiles applications can automatically backup data to a secure, remote location. In the event of system failure, disaster or operator error, data can be quickly restored via an Internet connection. For more information, please visit www.clientprofiles.com or www.livevault.com.
FindLaw has announced the acquisition of Glasser LegalWorks, a producer of legal and law practice seminars, events and publications. The company's operations and employees, under the direction of Lynn S. Glasser and Stephen A. Glasser, will continue to be based in Little Falls, NJ. The acquisition expands FindLaw's line of expertise marketing services, and accelerates the company's strategy of offering a comprehensive line of services that enable lawyers and law firms, corporate counsel and industry service providers to network and learn best practices for tackling current issues for their clients and their businesses. For more information, please visit www.findlaw.com.
PensEra Knowledge Technologies Inc. www.pensera.com
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