Today's toughest tech decisions: roads diverge on upgrade paths
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A decision faced by many law firms in law office automation is which word-processing program to use, WordPerfect or Microsoft Word. Maintaining both programs can be costly from a licensing standpoint and a burden for the support staff. WordPerfect handles a lawyer's complex format requirements well, and Microsoft Word does not. WordPerfect uses codes to format documents, Microsoft Word uses graphics. However, Microsoft Office Suite, which integrates calendar and spreadsheet programs with Word, is a better package. Much time is wasted converting between the two, and a choice is difficult.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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Is there hope for any cease-fire in heated high-tech holy wars?
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The war between WordPerfect and Microsoft Word continues unabated on the law firm front, with law firms still preferring the former while their clients prefer the latter. The Microsoft Corp had failed previously to acknowledge the legal profession's higher word processing standards, so it has created a Web site for that industry with the URL www.microsoft.com/industry/legal/. Encryption is another issue as the software community seeks to protect state-of-the-art encryption software exports while the law enforcement community seeking to prevent them.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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Dealing with the human factor: tech may challenge work habits
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A theme connecting the speakers and exhibitors at the ABA's 1998 Chicago TechShow was a shift in focus from technology flaws to flaws in people, as if attorneys rather than equipment were the ones needing the upgrading. Many attorneys did not even have the patience for the 20-minute training session in use of the PalmPilot, the popular personal digital assistant. Mutual adaptation, of technology to the typical legal character and of lawyers to technology, will help the process.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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