SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interwoven, Inc. , a global leader in content management solutions, today announced a three-part Web seminar series that highlights how three forward-thinking law firms have managed the transformation from a legacy document management system to a comprehensive electronic matter file solution. The series is designed to provide professional services firms with a live, two-way dialogue for planning an email management and electronic matter file project, and to address how customers made the switch from Open Text DOCS Open or Worldox to Interwoven WorkSite for matter centricity.
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Matter centricity and the electronic matter file approach are critical to driving better information management and staff efficiency and addressing the challenges posed by the exponential growth in email. Firms transitioning from existing legacy systems to one that supports the electronic matter file process need to have a plan in place, set expectations with key stakeholders, and understand the many challenges along the way. These Web seminars will provide the answers customers need to get started.
If you cannot make these dates, the Webcasts will be recorded and a replay will be made available 24 to 48 hours after completion. For more information visit our events page at http://www.interwoven.com/events/online/index.html.
Webcast: Managing the Transition: From Millions of Documents and a Legacy Document Management System to Electronic Matter File in One Weekend
Presented By: Joanna Pashos, Project Manager at Howrey, LLP and Troy Bartlett, Senior Associate at Baker Robbins
Date: September 6, 2007
Time: 8:00AM PDT / 9:00AM MDT / 10:00AM CDT / 11:00AM EDT
Register Here: http://interwoven.market2lead.com/go/interwoven/howrey_pr
Joanna Pashos, project manager at Howrey, LLP, a global law firm, and Troy Bartlett, Senior Associate, at Baker Robbins, a technology consultancy, will discuss the recent migration of millions of matter file documents into a new electronic matter file environment. Pashos and Bartlett will cover the process followed to prepare hundreds of users to make the move from a legacy model to a fully matter-centric model. The migration was completed over a single weekend!
In this session you will learn:
-- Planning and methodology the firm undertook to prepare for migration
-- Steps to garner organizational alignment
-- How leveraging Baker Robbins and their best practices, resources,
guidelines and tools helped with a timely migration
-- Preparing users for matter-centricity -- the people and process side
of the transition
-- Lessons learned and best practices
Webcast: Building the Plan for a Successful Matter-Centric Migration
Presented By: Scott Preston, Chief Information Officer at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP and Peter Buck, Managing Director, at Baker Robbins
Date: September 11, 2007
Time: 8:00AM PDT / 9:00AM MDT / 10:00AM CDT / 11:00AM EDT
Register Here:
http://interwoven.market2lead.com/go/interwoven/fulbright_pr
With growing concerns over email volume and how to better manage matter file content, staff productivity, and litigation preparedness, Fulbright & Jaworski, an international law firm, put in place a plan to move to the electronic matter file. Scott Preston, Chief Information Officer at Fulbright & Jaworski, with help from Peter Buck, Managing Director, at Baker Robbins, created a plan for managing the firms impending transition to electronic matter files.
In this session you'll learn how the team:
-- Planned the transition from a legacy system to electronic matter file
-- Garnered firm-wide support of the new structure and timeline
-- Designed workspaces to align to different organizational needs
-- Customized other tools necessary to attain their goal
-- Modeled and conducted training workshops to prepare the firm for the
impending transition
Webcast: Learning from Experience -- How to Make the Right Choices and Optimize your Plans for E-mail Management and the Electronic Matter File
Presented by: Thomas Gaines, CIO at King & Spalding LLP and Yvonne Dornic,
President and CEO, at eSentio Technologies
Date: September 27, 2007
Time: 8:00AM PDT / 9:00AM MDT / 10:00AM CDT / 11:00AM EDT
Register Here: http://interwoven.market2lead.com/go/interwoven/ks_pr
Thomas Gaines, CIO at King & Spalding LLP, a long-standing Interwoven WorkSite customer, has been using Interwoven's electronic matter files system for over three years. Thomas Gaines and Yvonne Dornic, President and CEO, at eSentio Technologies will share the firm's insights, best practices, and lessons learned from optimizing their matter-centric environment. They will also share how to get the most from electronic files to deliver increased firm productivity and help mitigate risk
In this session you'll hear:
-- Initial drivers for moving to electronic matter files and do those
drivers remain true today
-- Approach to workspace design
-- Adoption and adaptation of the design and process by lawyers and other
professionals
-- How to conduct and sustain user training
-- Lessons learned and best practices
If you cannot make these dates, the Webcasts will be recorded and a replay will be made available 24 to 48 hours after completion. For more information visit our events page at http://www.interwoven.com/events/online/index.html.
About Interwoven
Interwoven is a global leader in content management solutions. Interwoven's software and services enable organizations to effectively leverage content to drive business growth by improving the customer experience, increasing collaboration, and streamlining business processes in dynamic environments. Our unique approach combines user-friendly simplicity with robust IT performance and scalability to unlock the value of content. Today, more than 3,900 enterprise and professional services organizations worldwide have chosen Interwoven, including: adidas, Airbus, Avaya, Cisco, DLA Piper, the Federal Reserve Bank, FedEx, HSBC, LexisNexis, Microsoft, Samsung, Shell, Samsonite, White & Case, and Yamaha. Over 20,000 developers and over 300 partners enrich and extend Interwoven's offerings. To learn more about Interwoven, please visit http://www.interwoven.com/.
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