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 eXpd8 South Africa is proud to announce that it has added eXpd8 Accounts to its current offering of eXpd8 Case Management Software. eXpd8 was established in Dublin, Ireland in 1995, and already has a wide user base across Europe, Canada, and the USA and recently established a presence in Southern Africa.
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 Emerald Consulting, a subsidiary of software and services provider DVT, recently launched a complete solution for managing the FICA compliance process. The company is renowned for providing solutions and services for the legal sector.
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 As a result of the changes to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 (Amendment Act 11 of 2008) with effect from 1 March 2011 all South African practicing attorneys are now included in the compliance requirements of the act as "Accountable Institutions".
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 One of the most frustrating tasks in any law practice is to have to manage heaps of legal documents in an orderly manner. Nothing could be more time-consuming and annoying than having to search through stacks of documents and emails in search of a piece of information. To this end Lawpac has developed a document management solution to enable attorneys to manage their cases in an efficient manner.
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 Lexpro's Online Accounting program will allow users (Bookkeepers / Attorneys) to access their Accounting data from anywhere in the country, even the World as long as there is Internet access available. Currently the online accounting program is based on the "Lexpro Lite" version (a basic accounting package consisting of all the transactions you will need to have on a day to day basis) that is already available and it is for that reason that the online program is more aimed to smaller firms.
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LegalSuite now offers SearchWorks searches within the application |
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LegalSuite is proud to announce that after months of development and testing it is now integrated with SearchWorks. A number of our clients have activated this service and they are enjoying the benefits of using SearchWorks from within LegalSuite. For more information call 0861 711150 or email visit www.legalsuite.co.za
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 Expensify is a great way to manage expense claims. Not only does this organise the expenses properly, but also allows you to upload slips via email from your PC or cell phone.
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Practice Manager enhances document management at Legal Interact |
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 Legal Interact are continually adding additional features to Practice Manager. The product is designed to enhance the management of the practice through creating efficiencies and ensuring that all work performed is recorded and billed. Recent releases of the product have enhanced its' document management capacity. Both templates and precedents are catered for. There is complete versioning control. Multiple documents can be merged at one time. Documents are securely stored and ca n be password protected if required. All documents are linked to the client files and a complete history of all actions taken on behalf of the client is recorded. emails with their attachments can now also be stored in the file history. For more information contact them on 011 719 2000 or email on
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Lexpro now merges straight into PDF documents |
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Lexpro have developed a module which merges data into PDF documents. This merging process has some significant advantages over the Rich Text Format method. Firstly the PDF document or documents are created up to 20 times faster than the RTF documents. Secondly the PDF documents are more professional looking and elegant. Thirdly, there is much better control over text and graphics, appearance and placement on pages. Lastly of course the document is very difficult to change by the recipient. Not all of the functions in our packages will make use of the PDF facility as some recipients need to make changes to emailed documents. For more information contact on 012 341 1939 or email
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Chrometa tracks your time, so you don't have to. |
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 Do you need to track the time you spend on each client? Are you worried you might be under-billing? Whether you're creating a document, browsing the web, or writing an Email, Chrometa captures every minute of your PC-based work with NO data entry. Easily piece together what you did days, even weeks earlier. A 30 day trial, and a full money back guarantee if you are not happy!
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Filebound Africa launches FileBound Enterprise Document Management system |
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 Traditional enterprise document management offerings usually involve dedicated hardware and costly software that requires individual licenses for any person utilising the system and expensive yearly licensing fees to make use of its functionality. The FileBound Express appliance requires no annual licensing and is available to any user on a company's network infrastructure. According to FileBound Africa management, the solution is distinctive in the local market because it immediately addresses issues of cost reduction, on-going productivity, and return on investment, as well as eliminating complexity in document management.
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LMS gets new management reports |
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 AdvanceSoft has introduced a whole line of new management reports in the latest version of LMS. The reports range from improving cash flow to detailed analysis of income and expenses as well as new WIP reports providing greater control and management. The new reports enhance the already large variety of system and user generated reports in LMS.
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Practice Management & Accounting | Product updates - Tech4Law
 L@W is proud to announce the launch of the Bond Portal for all Standard Bank panel attorneys.The bond portal is a central location for attorneys to access and generate core bank documents in the confidence that they are the latest & correct bank templates. Standard Bank is now able to make changes overnight which are immediately available to their entire panel removing the hassle of software updates.
For more information please contact your relevant Key Account Manager.
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Elite Enterprise 3.8 unveiled at LegalTech New York |
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 Elite has announced the general availability of Elite® Enterprise Version 3.8, the newest release of the company's financial and practice management system for legal and professional services firms. New Features include, Streamline Bill Processing, Conflicts Searching and Records Management.
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RocketMatter online legal practice management software |
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 RocketMatter, a practice management and time billing system accessed exclusively over the internet as a "Software as a Service" - or "SaaS" as it is known, has released RocketMatter 1.0. The product was released to the North American market in February 2008 in a beta release. What makes SaaS a good idea, is the fact that it is operating system independent, so it does not matter whether you are on Windows, Linux or Mac and it does not matter how great your servers perform. The down side for South Africa at the moment is our poor bandwidth. Watch SaaS in 2009!
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Equitrac announces version 4.1 (Nov'08) |
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 Equitrac has announced the release of version 4.1 of its Equitrac Office and Equitrac Express print management and cost recovery solutions for corporate enterprises and educational institutions. This update to both solution suites provides customers with enhancements to document security, user mobility, system scalability, cost accountability and environmental sustainability.
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 AJS’ “Swift” the legal accounting and practice management system for small to medium-sized law firms had an outstanding April by signing up 8 new clients around South Africa.
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 Argos is the concise, reliable way to get a handle on your document expenses. Argos helps you measure, control, and recover the cost of printing, copying and telephone calls. Our fresh approach to expense tracking keeps your team accountable - without slowing things down. Ease-of-use is the hallmark of Argos.
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 Legalite is a practice management solution for the small legal firm which enables it to effectively, efficiently and profitably manage its, clients, matters, staff workload and bookkeeping at the same time being fully integrated with separate trust and business accounting records.
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Rocket Matter annouces Trust accounting for their cloud product |
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BOCA RATON, FL – March 25, 2010 – Rocket Matter®, the leading cloud legal practice management and time and billing solution for small to mid-sized law firms, today announced the addition of legal trust accounting and upgraded billing functionality to their signature product.
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Real time RSS messaging for LegalSuite customers |
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LegalSuite has recently added the RSS messaging system to the program. This application is designed to give LegalSuite direct communication with all of their clients on a "real-time" basis. This feature will improve the overall LegalSuite experience and ensure that customers are always kept up-to-date of the latest developments and notifications The RSS feed is user based, so that each user can adjust how they want to receive these messages. For more information visit www.legalsuite.co.za or call 0860 711150.
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Credenza Practice Management |
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 Introducing Credenza, a new product that expands Microsoft® Outlook into a legal practice management solution. Organise everything in Outlook by client/matter file, track billable time, record phone call notes, manage documents, check conflicts and much more. Credenza helps you be better organized and capture more billable time. It works inside Outlook, so you don't have to change any of what you are doing. Download a Free Trial version today to see for yourself: Download a Free Trial version today to see for yourself: www.credenzasoft.com or contact them at
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AJS/GhostConvey integration |
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GhostConvey conveyancing documentation software users can now open new accounts in AJS from within GhostConvey, whereas before the account needed to be opened in both GhostConvey and the AJS accounting system. In addition, conveyancing fees can now be posted directly to the AJS accounting system, which also saves time. For more information, call the AJS Helpdesk on 0861-265-376, or email
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Lexpro gets new super-charged engine |
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Lexpro have implemented the award winning PostgreSQL as a database backend to their Debt Collection, Litigation and Bookkeeping packages. "We have found the database to be everything that it is claimed and more. It is easy to use and integrates completely with our C/C++ code, the GCC compiler, as well as the Win32 Api in Windows. We plan to expand the link to all our other packages in the coming months.", says Chris du Plessis, Managing Director for LexPro. The existing platforms will continue as normal, and there is no pressure for clients to convert to the new database. For more information contact 0861 539 776 or email
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Lexpro launches Lexpro Lite |
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 Lexpro have a new legal accounting offering for firms with 5 or less simultaneous users. The package can be leased for R250 per month which includes updates, unlimited remote training, support and accounting assistance. Installation is free. The training fee is R1500 for the first user and R150 for each subsequent user and takes place at one of the branches. On-site support if necessary will be charged at an hourly rate. Prices are including VAT. Contact Lexpro on 012 341 1939 or email
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AJS 5.7 enhances document management |
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 In version 5.7, AJS has enhanced its document attachment system even further. Using the document attachments module, all documents pertaining to a matter are stored with that matter - including letters, emails, SMS messages, reports, photographs, and even invoices and statements. This means that all information pertaining to a matter is instantly available, which saves time. In addition to that, fee-earners who work on matters after hours can now view supporting documents on-screen without having to scratch through a mountain of files.
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Practice Management & Accounting | Product updates - Tech4Law
 AJS has released its new version which provides a number of powerful enhancements over the previous version. For example, the FICA module has been updated, the fee book now caters for a number of new pricing options to meet firms' invoicing needs in these tight times, the work-in-progress billing module has been enhanced to improve firms' cash flow, the document management module has been improved, and SMS replies from clients are also now supported by the system. The new version is available free to all registered AJS clients.
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AJS releases tariff update |
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The Magistrate's and High Court tariffs have both been increased substantially as from 15th June 2009. (The Magistrate's Court tariff has increased by 45% and The High Court tariff by 42%.) To ensure that law firms don't lose out, AJS has released an update which is being sent to all registered clients well in time for the cut-over. "This represents a substantial increase in revenue for law firms, so it is important that the update is implemented in time" said Johan Venter, Managing Director of AJS.
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Adding paper documents to matters in AJS simplified |
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AJS is now fully integrated with the HP9250C Digital Sender, which means that adding paper documents to matters in AJS is extremely quick and easy. Pages are stacked in the in-tray of the sender and the AJS matter number is typed into the control panel. At the push of a button the documents are scanned and stored in the AJS matter automatically.
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FicaTrac from Co-operative computing |
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 FICAtrac uses a wizard to prompt the user for all the information that is required to be collected, verified and stored for FICA compliance.
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Law Firms who make use of the AJS financial and management systems who also make use of Korbitec's GhostConvey will be pleased to hear that integration between the two products is being developed. "It is confirmed that the software integration between the AJS financial and management system and the GhostConvey system will be developed in the interests of all concerned" said Johan Venter - director of O2Smart.
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