New products

Beginning our round-up of what is new on the legal IT product market is Thinking Virtual, which has promised to alleviate the 'business headache' of information storage with its Electronic Reference Bible product.

It claims to offer a more efficient and cost-effective form of archiving, plus speedier information retrieval. Elite Information Systems has launched its Web Services Application Interface, integrating its practice and financial software with third-party applications such as human resources and payroll systems.

Elite said that data that exists in one application will transfer to other applications without the need for re-entry. Firms planning to overhaul their debt recovery systems can now look to Linetime's new product, Debtime SQL.

An updated version of the company's original Debtime model, SQL features interest calculations and user-definable options such as recovery procedures, precedents and debt types. Perceptive Technology has introduced Mentor WebServer Intranet and Mentor 2.5 to the market.

Mentor 2.5 is the latest version of its integrated knowledge, client relationship and business process management product, while Webserver Intranet enables firms to set up their own Intranet straight 'out of the box', giving staff access to information through a Web browser.

Mentor automatically integrates firms' existing Intranet content.

Interface Software's latest client relationship management offering, InterAction 4.5, is now available.

The product includes new data-quality features which decrease the potential for duplicate entries, and allow staff to access relationship intelligence through Microsoft Outlook.

Management Innovation Systems has launched a suite of client relationship, administration and marketing products aimed at the legal profession.

The collection, which includes Mailforce PSE and CreditForce PSE, are all integrated and available in various languages.

Court Location and Information Finder 2002 is now available from Neat IT Solutions.

The upgraded model is available as a CD, compatible with PCs and includes information on police stations and police headquarters as well as courts. Cost recovery specialist Control Systems has launched a range of terminals designed to help firms track, report and charge back expenses associated with office equipment and administrative services.

Copitrak Distributed Information Access for the World - or DIAMonde - fits in with all multifunctional printers and copiers, and allows the user to view a profile of their last job, search a client base and complete data entry fields automatically.