See what's new in Collaborator™ version 6.5!
Large Firms
Collaborator™ because you're in the legal services business, not the software development business
Five years ago, larger firms who understood the possibilities of an extranet did not want to hear from companies like us. "We'll build our own," was their response. Then they realized that it was not as easy to build an extranet system as they thought. Many of these large firms are now using AMS Legal Collaborator as their extranet system. They consistently tell us that it required significant IT resources to manage and deploy "home grown" extranets. Additionally, they cite the expense is not only the limited functionality, but the true cost and time required to support and deploy custom developed extranets meaning it took too long to add a new extranet when a partner requested it. And there was no budget for adding new functionality.
And then they asked about Collaborator™.
The truth is, many firms that tried building their own extranets - and who licensed extranets from other developers - have jettisoned those systems for Collaborator. When a client says "Get an extranet!" we almost always get a call. There are many business reasons law firms prefer Collaborator as part of their unified Internet strategy.
Full Integration with Leading DMS, Including Synchronization and Replication
- Collaborator™ recognizes updates in a given document when changes are made in the document management system, eliminating version control issues.
- System Security and user permissions are granular, permitting your firm to specify access rights down to the item level within an extranet.
- Users can be alerted via email each time a document or item is accessed or updated, so the collaborative process can be monitored. These email notifications can be instantaneous or in the form of a daily digest.
- Collaborator™ also integrates with Microsoft™ Outlook.
Easy To Configure, Easy to Administer
- Creation of new extranets is instantaneous! Attorneys/legal assistants or IT staff create extranets as needed.
- Each extranet created can be branded with firm or practice group logos/colors to extend the firm's web presence
- Day to day administration can be delegated/distributed to appropriate end users; the extranet requires few IT resources.
- Collaborator™ is an ASP-delivered solution and requires NO infrastructure. All that is needed to use Collaborator™ is a web browser and Internet connection. (You can host it yourself - but why?)
Web Database & Case Management, Too!
There's an added bonus firms enjoy with Collaborator - the system includes both web database and case management functionality. This provides a secure repository for managing firm documents, a valuable tool for tracking litigations in progress and the ability to create custom web enabled databases on the fly. Collaborator is much more than an extranet - it can be the focal point of your Internet strategy.
