October issue in PDF format
October 15, 2003
October issue in PDF format
October 15, 2003
October issue in PDF format
October 14, 2003
October issue in PDF format
October 14, 2003
Courthouse Steps
October 14, 2003
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Full October issue in PDF format
October 14, 2003
October issue in PDF format
October 14, 2003
V4 Signals A New Path
October 10, 2003
Recently, at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., we identified a need to reduce the number of e-mails our team was exchanging with our clients to send versions of documents and felt that the solution should be in the form of a central repository for all of our information. After analyzing a Citrix solution and deciding we weren't willing to devote an entire server to third-party dial-in access plus the costs of the underlying software, we looked at iCONECT, which recently re-launched its flagship product, (previously known as simply as iCONECT), giving it the moniker "V4." Everyone involved in our in-house review really liked how we could store documents, transcripts, images, calendars and case information in one place.
<B><I>Practice Tip</b></i> Protecting Against Metadata Mishaps
October 10, 2003
Whenever you create, open or save a document using any Microsoft Office application (<i>eg</i>, Word), the document may contain "metadata" - embedded information that you may not know about because it is usually hidden on screen. Metadata is used to enhance several Word functions, such as editing, viewing, filing and document retrieval. Harmless, right? Well, that depends on the type of metadata, the document's method of distribution and your firm's and clients' privacy needs.
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