New paper examines legal iPad adoption and associated risks
Study also offers 5 tips for minimizing risks with mobile workflows
Alex Vorro, InsideCounsel
Microsystems, a suburban Chicago-based solutions provider, yesterday released a paper, “Legal iPad Adoption and the Associated Risks,” which details the risks associated with mobile device integration that may affect client service and expose organizations to unwanted content loss, document corruption and metadata disclosure. (read the article)
HotDocs Corporation Surpasses the 1-Million User Mark
Legal IT Professionals
HotDocs Corporation today announced that it currently has over 1 million users and is doing business in 29 different countries, including the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Singapore. The million-user milestone was achieved late last year as a flurry of large deals was finalized. (read the post)
Microsoft Updates SharePoint Online, Remains Cagey on Office for iPad
Evan Koblentz, Law Technology News
SharePoint Online received its second update since the wider Office 365 launch in June 2011. Office 365 is the online version of the Office busines applications, intended to rival Google Docs and similar services. Its SharePoint component is commonly used not just for content management but also for company web sites, making it a prime target for collection during electronic data discovery. (read the article)
IP: Open source software is licensed—it’s not “free”
Knowledge of applicable OSS licenses should be an important part of an organization’s intellectual property policy.
Eric Lobenfeld, InsideCounsel
Open source software (OSS) has become ubiquitous, but it is still not free.
There are examples of open source software on computing devices all around us. The Linux operating system runs business computers. Many people use Mozilla’s Firefox browser to access the Internet. Google’s Android operating system runs on smartphones and other computing devices.
