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City firm Masons is the latest convert to digital dictation software.

Following a successful pilot, nFlow's DictaFlow digital dictation software will be rolled out to the firm's business services and technology group in London with potential for further expansion to other teams and offices.

The pilot scheme involved lawyers in the firm's Manchester and Bristol offices using the software to get dictation back to their secretaries while working on a case in London.

City firm Withers has awarded its practice management system contract to Elite Information Systems.

The package includes multi-currency and multi-language facilities, and key for the firm is access to the browser-based WebView, which enables lawyers to have access to and use of the system from anywhere in the world.

As back-up, the software also operates Elite's Remote Office Manager solution, which provides resilience in the event of line failure.

CMS Cameron McKenna has announced a streamlining of its expenses procedure with the rollout to 1,200 UK-wide employees of corporate expenses management software Corporate Expense.

The technology, produced by US company Concur, allows firms to track and analyse expenditure information across the firm, and the information can be used to make cost savings.

The Bristol, Birmingham and London offices of Bevan Ashford have chosen Meticulus Solutions to provide their document management system.

The four-phase implementation process will culminate in the roll-out of the system to 400 users.

It has initially commissioned Meticulus to implement the first phase, a proof of concept demonstration.

The debt recovery arm of northern commercial firm Cobbetts has invested 70,000 in the Debtime SQL software package from Linetime, which is able to issue claim forms through the claims production centre and the County Court bulk centre.

It also incorporates a digital dictation system and is fully integrated with the firm's Crystal reporting system.

Suffolk-based Ashton Graham has invested in a fully centralised practice and case management system from AIM Professional Systems.

The deal provides the firm with a 140-user practice management system and an integrated 90-user case management system.

Videss's offer of a 'single source' IT solution has been taken up by Banbury firm Spratt Endicott, which has invested 500,000.

The firm will put 100 users on Videss's Legal Office Practice and Case Management software, supported by the company's computer facilities management service.

The deal also includes the Videss disaster recovery package.