The latest news and events from Datacert, the global leader in legal operations management. http://www.datacert.com Datacert was presented on Tuesday, January 24 with Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta's (PBP-ATL) "Special Appreciation" award for donating Passport, its patent-pending technology platform, and its matter management system to the organization. PBP-ATL, a nonprofit organization founded and run by a consortium of legal executives and attorneys from several Atlanta-based companies, works with in-house and transactional lawyers to provide valuable pro bono services to nonprofit agencies in Metropolitan Atlanta. Datacert's Vice President of North American Sales, Jared Lane, accepted the award on behalf of the company at PBP-ATL's 6th annual Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Reception, held in Atlanta, Georgia, where donors and volunteers were presented with recognition awards for outstanding contributions and support of the organization's cause. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2012/120126.asp?source=rss 120126-0001 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30 Datacert announced today the appointment of legal technology industry veteran, Phil Neely, as Director of Delivery Management in the company’s Professional Services Group. In his capacity at Datacert, Neely will oversee global implementations of Datacert's PassportTM platform and matter and spend management solutions. Neely brings over 25 years of business and legal management experience and consulting expertise to Datacert. In his new position, Neely will be responsible for supporting Datacert clients and partners with Passport implementations, including the planning, execution, and management of all phases of the project. He will also provide clients with consultative guidance on industry best practices, as well as ways to maximize the value they get from Passport. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2012/120124.asp?source=rss 120124-0001 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 8:00 Datacert Inc., announced that Rich Levy, Shaheen Javadizadeh, and Chris Lang have joined the Datacert executive team. Prior to joining Datacert , the trio most recently served on the executive team at Mitratech – Levy as chief technology officer, Javadizadeh as vice president of worldwide sales, and Lang as vice president of client services – and each brings extensive experience in the legal technology industry. At Datacert, Levy will serve as vice president of new product development, Javadizadeh will serve as vice president of strategic markets, and Lang will serve as vice president of client services. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/111215.asp?source=rss 111215-0001 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 8:00 Datacert, Inc. announced that Passport, its platform-based legal e-billing and matter management system, has been once again been named an Advanced Solution by Hyperion Research in its 2011 MarketView™ report entitled, "e-Billing and Matter Management Solutions for Corporations." The report has quickly become the industry's leading source for objective analysis of enabling technologies for corporate legal departments and describes an Advanced Solution provider as one that, "demonstrates significant strength in both product functionality and overall solution capabilities... has a strong record of client satisfaction and market share... has a highly regarded management team and organization... and has demonstrated financial stability." http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/111109.asp?source=rss 110830-0001 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00 Datacert Inc., the premier global provider of enterprise legal management solutions, will gather prominent legal industry visionaries for the first-ever two-day Generals of the Revolution™, an annual thought leadership event series designed to help in-house legal executives develop and implement innovative strategies and practical plans that are necessary for effectively managing a global legal department and actively promoting the value it provides to the organization. The peer-driven event, which features an interactive strategy session on optimizing legal operations and service delivery for a technology-driven global economy, facilitated by author and legal technologist, Professor Richard Susskind, will be held in Washington D.C. on September 15-16 at The Fairfax at Embassy Row. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110830.asp?source=rss 110830-0001 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 9:30 Datacert, Inc., announced that Passport™, a patent-pending technology platform, AIMS® (Advanced Invoice Management System), a legal spend management system, and CLD® (Corporate Legal Desktop), an integrated matter and legal spend management solution, have been expanded to support the newly released e-Discovery UTBMS code set. These codes allow legal service providers to discretely codify charges on electronic invoices for the e-Discovery-related work they perform for their corporate clients, providing the client much greater visibility into litigation-related costs. Datacert immediately began expanding its solutions when the draft codes were released in February 2011. The company has now completed all necessary updates and has already started implementing the new codes for multiple clients. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110728.asp?source=rss 110728-0001 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:00 Datacert, Inc., the premier global provider of enterprise legal management solutions, today announced that Nissan International SA. has selected Passport™, its patent-pending technology platform, to help strategically align its geographically-dispersed law department. Nissan International, a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., will integrate its document management system with Passport and upgrade to Datacert’s matter management application that is built on the platform. The Europe-based legal team is spread across 11 countries. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110628.asp?source=rss 110628-0001 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 9:25 Datacert Passport, a patent-pending technology platform for consolidating and integrating legal applications, was honored with the "People’s Choice” Stevie® Award at the 2011 American Business Awards in the category of Favorite New Server Software Product. Passport was presented with the honor after a rigorous voting process where more than 140,000 votes were cast. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program and were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people across the US. This year, more than 2,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration. In winning a "People’s Choice” Stevie, Datacert Passport beat out other finalists including Novell Cloud Manager and Internap Accelerated IP. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110623.asp?source=rss 110623-0001 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:00 Datacert, Inc., in collaboration with InsideCounsel, a Summit Business Media publication, and The General Counsel Forum, will unite some of the world's foremost legal executives at Generals of the Revolution™, Datacert’s annual thought-leadership event series, to discuss innovative solutions for managing risk and compliance, as well as practical ways to address new industry demands and escalating legal costs. Upcoming Generals of the Revolution roundtables are scheduled to take place in Chicago on June 15 and Atlanta on June 16 and feature Mark Poag, SVP and general counsel, Datacert, and additional senior in-house counsel from global organizations such as Barclays, Coca-Cola, and AOL. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110602.asp?source=rss 110602-0001 Thu, 2 Jun 2011 13:45 Datacert, Inc., announced today that it will partner with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Europe and Autonomy to host an education series designed for in-house counsel, titled "ACC Europe Technology Roadshow.” The interactive series, which will take place in Zurich, Paris, London, and Frankfurt with dates beginning in June will cover the emergence of legal technologies and offer guidance on how to use integrated systems for strategic legal processes such as managing legal cases, intellectual property, legal spend, risk management, compliance, privacy, data protection, etc. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110420.asp?source=rss 110420-0001 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:45 Datacert, Inc., the premier global provider of enterprise legal management solutions, announced today that Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, has selected Passport™ to enhance the management of its legal technology systems and consolidate existing systems built in-house. Passport, Datacert’s patent-pending platform for consolidating and integrating legal applications, will enable Johnson Controls to consolidate and integrate existing legal systems that were built in-house and provide greater management visibility into areas such as case and expense management. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110331.asp?source=rss 110322-0001 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 8:50 Datacert, Inc. has been recognized as a "Market Innovator" in an independent legal industry research report titled, "MarketView™ Report: e-Billing and Matter Management Systems for Corporations." Hyperion Research, the only provider of market research and advisory services focused exclusively on legal technology and operations, published the report, which also designates Datacert as the market leader in Europe. According to the report, which included a review of Passport™, Datacert‟s patent-pending technology platform, "A Market Innovator solution demonstrates a number of leading and differentiated capabilities, with many class-leading characteristics; and demonstrates key product innovations and a clear market vision of next generation technologies." Of the 25 legal e-billing and matter management vendors that were evaluated by Hyperion Research in the development this report, Datacert was recognized as the clear market leader in Europe because, "Only one vendor – Datacert – has significant operations, support, and sales staff in Europe." Datacert was also cited for being the "only provider that has developed an electronic, paperless invoicing feature set that fully complies with EU [VAT] directives." http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110322.asp?source=rss 110322-0001 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 8:30 Datacert, Inc., the premier global provider of enterprise legal management solutions, announced that Passport™, the company’s patent-pending legal technology platform, has been successfully implemented at Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (PBP-ATL), a non-profit organization that works with in-house and transactional lawyers to provide valuable pro bono services to non-profit agencies in Metropolitan Atlanta. Leveraging Passport and Datacert’s matter management application, which is built on the platform, PBP-ATL is now positioned to bolster employee productivity and operational efficiencies, enabling the organization to manage a greater volume of legal work and expand its client base. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110301.asp?source=rss 110301-0001 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 9:00 Datacert has been named the first-ever Network Advisor of legal technology solutions for one of Europe’s most elite legal networks. The CLO Programme, a dedicated senior management development network for Chief Legal Officers (CLOs), General Counsel, and Heads of Legal departments of the FTSE 250 chose Datacert because of its industry expertise regarding the legal management concerns unique to global companies with EMEA operations. Datacert will provide strategic advice to the exclusive network on the latest legal technology trends and industry best practices. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110201.asp?source=rss 110201-0001 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 8:30 Datacert, Inc., the premier global provider of enterprise legal management solutions, today announced that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), or "Walmart," has selected Passport™, Datacert’s patent-pending technology platform, to help strategically manage Walmart’s domestic legal processes and systems. In addition, Walmart will implement Datacert’s matter management and spend management systems, which are built on Passport. Walmart served as one of Datacert’s development partners for Passport. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2011/110105.asp?source=rss 110105-0001 Wed, 5 Jan 2011 10:35 Datacert has been honored on this year’s Inc. 5000, Software 500, Houston Fast 100, and Houston Fast Tech 50 awards lists. Inc. magazine, Software Magazine, and the Houston Business Journal (HBJ), respectively, all honored the company for its strong 2009 financial performance and revenue growth. Each award has a unique business or technology focus and placement on each list is based on revenue growth. In conjunction with the Fast Tech 50, the HBJ also awarded Datacert the "Pinnacle Award” for placing on the list of Houston’s fastest growing technology companies for seven consecutive years. This is an exclusive honor that only three other companies have ever achieved. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/101124.asp?source=rss 101129-0001 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 9:00 Datacert, Inc., recently unveiled Passport, its patent-pending, technology platform for the legal industry, at an exclusive thought-leadership event in New York City. Jim Tallman, president and chief executive officer of Datacert, unveiled the platform to the audience of more than 100 legal executives, including general counsel from some of the world’s largest organizations. At the event, industry thought leader, Professor Richard Susskind discussed his vision for the future of legal and how advanced technologies, like Passport, are critical to positive advancement on a global scale. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/101110.asp?source=rss 101110-0001 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:30 Datacert, InsideCounsel, and The General Counsel Forum has added a fourth session to its acclaimed seminar series featuring Richard Susskind. It is not too late to register for the November 10th event. http://www.insidecounsel.com/gcevent 101018-0001 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:00 Check out the new datacert.com and learn about our latest innovation, a technology platform called Passport. http://www.datacert.com/default.asp?source=rss 101004-0001 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:30 Datacert, Inc. announced the launch of PassportTM, its patent-pending, technology platform for the legal industry. Global companies, including Qwest Communications and Carillion plc, are among the dozen organizations that have already selected the platform. Passport was developed in response to market demands for legal system consolidation and advanced configuration and collaboration capabilities and enables even the most complex law departments to strategically tackle the challenges resulting from the excess of disparate legal applications in the market today. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100929.asp?source=rss 101001-0001 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:00 Carillion plc, one of the UK’s leading support services companies employing approximately 50,000 people, is the first organization in Europe to select Passport, Datacert’s new patent-pending technology platform for legal departments. Carillion’s decision results from a review of several legal technology systems that revealed Passport to be the best solution for use by its Lexcel-certified legal department across the company’s 17 business units. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100921.asp?source=rss 100921-0001 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:00 Datacert, Inc., and the Communications Technologies Peer Group of International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) will host a webinar titled Consolidating Systems on a Technology Platform: The Next Step in the Evolution of Legal Technology on Tuesday, September 21 at 11:00 am (CDT). The free webinar was developed to educate legal IT professionals on the challenges associated with the excessive number of disparate legal technology applications and offer guidance on how the consolidation of systems on a technology platform can solve those challenges. To register visit, www.iltanet.org and click on the meetings tab. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100916.asp?source=rss 100916-0001 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:00 Datacert, Inc. has been named winner of the Technology Implementation of the Year award from the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA). ILTA presented the award during their annual conference. Datacert’s accolade is due to the successful international implementation of AIMS (Advanced Invoice Management System), its legal spend management solution, for a Fortune Global 50 healthcare company based in Switzerland. The implementation covered the company’s Group Legal and IP divisions and spanned 14 business units, primarily in the U.S. and Europe. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100902.asp?source=rss 100902-0001 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00 Datacert, Inc., the leading global provider of software and services for the legal industry, will gather some of the world's foremost legal counsel for the final installment of "Generals of the Revolution," a global event series designed to examine fundamental shifts in the legal industry and identify necessary strategies for driving critical change in legal service delivery. The concluding event, which will feature a keynote address from Professor Richard Susskind, author of The Future of Law and The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services, and panelists from organizations such as AOL and Qwest Communications, will take place on Wednesday, September 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, NY 10019. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100824.asp?source=rss 100824-0001 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00 Datacert, Inc., has been named one of three finalists for the International Legal Technology Association's (ILTA) Technology Implementation of the Year award. Datacert's nomination and resulting finalist standing is credited to the successful international implementation of AIMS, its legal spend management solution, for Novartis AG. The implementation covered Novartis' Group Legal and IP divisions and spanned 14 affiliates, primarily in the US and Europe. ILTA will announce the award recipient on Thursday, August 26 at a ceremony during the ILTA 2010 Annual Educational Conference at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100810.asp?source=rss 100804-0001 Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:00 Datacert, Inc., the leading global provider of software and services for the legal industry, announced its legal spend management system, AIMS (Advanced Invoice Management System), was selected by Southwest Airlines CO. (NYSE: LUV) as the best solution to enable management of its legal spend. This decision is in support of Southwest's broader strategic initiative to find innovative ways to use technology to effect near and long-term improvements in its legal department. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100802.asp 100803-0001 Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:00 InsideCounsel has opened registration for the Generals of the Revolution seminar, presented by Datacert, in New York City on September 29th. The event will feature Professor Richard Susskind as the keynote speaker along with a panel of leading general counsel. The event will also highlight the launch of Datacert's new patent-pending technology platform, PassportTM. Join us to see what the buzz is all about. Attendance is limited to in-house counsel, partners, and media. http://www.insidecounsel.com/microSites/Datacert/Pages/default.aspx 100706-0001 Tue, 6 Jul 2010 15:00 The Generals of the Revolution event being held in London on 27 May 2010 from 09:00 to 14:00 has nearly reached capacity and registration will close soon. The event features Richard Susskind, author of "The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services", as well as leading GCs from Barclays, AOL, and Datacert. Attendance is being limited in order to facilitate an exclusive discussion amongst participants and panelists. Register at www.datacert.com/generals today. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 100517-0001 Mon, 17 May 2010 12:10 Datacert is pleased to announce that Ronald R. Denton, a leading voice in the legal industry regarding the use of technology to streamline operations, has joined the panel for the Generals of the Revolution seminar in Houston on June 9, 2010. The event will feature Richard Susskind as keynote speaker and a number of leading GCs discussing the need for a change in the way legal departments and law firms use technology and how the in-house community is tasked with driving this change. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 100427-0001 Mon, 3 May 2010 10:30 Passport enables legal departments to simplify the legal function by consolidating all of their systems onto a single platform, including Datacert applications, their existing best-in-class applications, and applications they develop in-house using the Passport Developer Toolkit. Passport addresses the difficult challenges faced by corporate legal departments and law firms caused by the proliferation of disparate point systems. The possibilities it presents for them to consolidate, integrate, and evolve their portfolio of legal applications, without requiring the traditional programming and technical staff, change the way they will buy solutions and will transform the legal technology industry. http://www.datacert.com/passport/default.asp?source=rss 100427-0001 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:00 Datacert is pleased to announce that Mark Edwards, the innovative general counsel of Barclaycard, has joined the panel for the Generals of the Revolution seminar in London on 27 May 2010. The event will feature Richard Susskind as keynote speaker, as well as J.L. Novak, General Counsel - AOL Paid Services and D. Mark Poag, SVP and General Counsel, Datacert discussing the need for a change in the way legal services are delivered and how the in-house community is tasked with driving this change. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 100421-0001 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:45 Rich Baer will join the panel for a seminar in San Francisco hosted by Datacert in collaboration with InsideCounsel and The General Counsel Forum. Mr. Baer will join keynote speaker Richard Susskind and fellow panelists J.L. Novak, general counsel, AOL Paid Services, Madeleine Johnson, vice president and general counsel, Southwest Airlines, and Ralph Baxter, chairman and ceo, Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP. The event will focus on bringing leaders in the legal industry together to define a vision for changes in the delivery of legal services and the way in which in-house and outside counsel collaborate. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 100408-0001 Thu, 8 Apr 2010 8:45 Ralph Baxter is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP and has been selected as one of "The 100 Most Influential Lawyers" by both The National Law Journal and the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal. He will join Professor Richard Susskind, Madeleine Johnson, VP and GC, Southwest Airlines, and J.L. Novak, GC - AOL Paid Services, AOL on the panel moderated by Mark Poag, SVP and GC, Datacert at our San Francisco event on June 15, 2010. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 100329-0001 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:00 The series, presented by Datacert in collaboration with InsideCounsel and The General Counsel Forum, also features noted author Richard Susskind, J.L. Novak, GC of AOL Access, and Make Poag, SVP and GC of Datacert. Ms. Johnson will participate in the Houston event on June 9 and the San Francisco event on June 15. The sessions will focus on the way in which in-house leaders are driving critical change in the way legal services are delivered and the way outside counsel engage in collaborative relationships with their clients. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 100322-0001 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:00 The session will feature Maurus Schreyvogel, Group Legal Project Manager from Novartis International AG, and Rajitha Boer, Datacert's VP of Business Development, EMEA. The session will examine different approaches to legal spend management and explore ways IP Managers can better control their budgets. http://www.globalipexchange.co.uk/dayone.php#session13 100308-0001 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 9:45 Half-Day Event on the GC's Imperative to Improve Legal Collaboration featuring Richard Susskind, author of The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services. Fundamental shifts in the legal industry are underway, and GCs are leading the charge. Participate in defining a vision for driving critical change in the relationship between in-house and outside counsel and hastening the adoption of advanced collaborative technology resulting in more effective and efficient delivery of legal services in 2010 and beyond. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 100301-0001 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00 Datacert's Domenic Leo is moderating a roundtable at the Global IP Exchange taking place in Austin, Texas this week. The roundtable is entitled Evaluating Your IP Business Process, and Leo will offer his expertise in the subject to help participants generate discussion around the best ways to capture information involving the problem areas in your business process, how to analyze and control the cost of working with agents and outside counsel worldwide, and how to better model and predict the cost of protecting your IP portfolio in the future in certain markets. http://www.globalipexchange.com/Event.aspx?id=227546 100222-0001 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:30 Datacert's SVP & General Counsel will join industry leaders at a conference focused on selecting the most effective and efficient outside counsel. The conference will take place in New York City on April 7, 2009. http://www.ark-group.com/home/dwnld/us_pdfs/AppropriateCounsel%20April%207%20NYC.pdf 100215-0001 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00 Datacert achieved these results while investing 30% of revenue back into its products and services, expanding its presence in Europe by opening its fourth office there in Zurich, and completing the acquisition of a software development, customer support, and professional services center for the legal market from Symcon Global Technologies (SGT), its former partner in Chennai, India. http://www.datacert.com/News/Releases/2010/100211.asp?source=rss 100209-0001 Tues, 9 Feb 2010 12:00 The Datacert Collaboration Module excels beyond basic delegation of data entry to law firms to support true collaboration between corporate legal departments and their outside counsel firms and vendors. http://www.datacert.com/Products/AIMS-CollaborationModule.asp?source=rss 100111-0001 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00 Please join us at one of the five Customer Success Roundtables listed below to learn more about the future of Datacert's products and the technology that is going to move your legal department forward as we advance further into the 21st century. http://www.datacert.com/ResourcesEvents/CustomerRoundtables.asp?source=rss 091103-0001 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:00 Pick up a slinky and learn more about our e-billing and matter and IP management solutions. http://am.acc.com/ 091019-0001 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00 Join us next week in Chicago and the San Francisco Bay area for the final two in an installment of lunch seminars about alternative fee arrangements. D. Mark Poag, Datacert's SVP and General Counsel will team up with Patrick Lamb of Valorem to offer practical advice about the benefits that AFAs have to offer and how to implement a successful AFA strategy. Register today! http://www.datacert.com/afa?source=rss 090914-0001 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:40 Datacert will host a luncheon on September 9th at Morton's in Downtown Houston. This session will cover different types of alternative fee arrangements, from the most basic to the most advanced, and will explain how technology enables corporate legal departments to effectively negotiate, enforce, and evaluate their effectiveness. The seminar features Patrick Lamb, a legal visionary who advocates for billing arrangements that more effectively share budgetary risk and the value of positive outcomes between law firms and their clients. Register today! http://www.datacert.com/afa?source=rss 090901-0001 Tues, 1 Sep 2009 17:00 The latest buzz in legal operations management is the ubiquitous "Alternative Fee Arrangement". But, what does that mean exactly and why is it becoming so integral to the way that corporate legal departments do business? Join Valorem Law Group and Datacert in September for a series of seminars in Houston, Chicago, and Silicon Valley to learn more about the world beyond the billable hour, the benefits it brings in terms of consistent and predictable legal costs, and how technology can be leveraged to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of arrangements with outside counsel. http://www.datacert.com/NewsEvents/SeminarSeries.asp?source=rss 090824-0001 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:00 Datacert congratulates its customers for a strong showing in the InsideCounsel IC- 10 awards. We are proud to provide legal spend and matter and IP management solutions to 4 of InsideCounsel's 10 most innovative legal departments. http://www.insidecounsel.com/Issues/2009/September%202009/Pages/Game-Changers.aspx?page=10 090819-0001 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:45 Mark Poag, Datacert's SVP and General Counsel, will be a panelist at the Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel's August luncheon on AFAs. The panel will discuss the need for cost certainty created by today's economic environment and how AFAs can help achieve that goal despite the uncertain nature of litigation. http://www.datacert.com/NewsEvents/UpcomingEvents.asp?source=rss 090818-0001 Tues, 18 Aug 2009 13:15 How do the winners of Corporate Counsel's Best Legal Departments competition leverage technology? Hear The Hartford and IBM discuss in this on demand webinar. Datacert is proud to provide legal spend and matter management to 6 of the 7 winners and finalists from the last two years. http://www.datacert.com/NewsEvents/BestLegalDepartments.asp?source=rss 090806-0001 Thurs, 6 Aug 2009 13:35 Every year, the editors and writers of Corporate Counsel Magazine award the accolade of Best Legal Department. They ask legal departments across the nation to describe their structure, litigation strategies, outside counsel management, pro bono activities, and how they use technology. This month's webinar will feature Editor-In-Chief, Anthony Paonita and this year's winners who will talk about how they leverage technology to make their work more effective, and serve their corporate clients better. Datacert is proud to provide matter management and legal and IP spend management solutions to 6 of the 7 winners and finalists from the last two years. http://www.datacert.com/NewsEvents/Webinars.asp?source=rss 090729-0001 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:00 Mark Poag of Datacert will participate in a panel discussion on Alternative Fee Arrangements. http://www.datacert.com/NewsEvents/UpcomingEvents.asp?source=rss 090729-0002 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:00 Datacert conducted its annual IP Forum on June 30th in New York City, which provided customers the opportunity to discuss relevant issues and challenges regarding IP invoice and legal spend management with peers and industry experts. Nine companies, each with significant IP portfolios, were in attendance, including Intellectual Ventures and several Fortune 100 companies, such as IBM. Primary topics of conversation included strategies for working with a global network of IP agents, as well as business intelligence tools and best practices for managing a vast IP portfolio and the associated costs. http://www.datacert.com/NewsEvents/PressReleases/2009/090722.asp?source=rss 090722-0001 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00 Join this webcast hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel to hear Datacert customers, Novartis and Barclays, discuss the challenges around rolling out a global electronic invoicing solution and best practices for managing a global legal department. http://www.datacert.com/NewsEvents/Webinars.asp?source=rss 090720-0001 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:00