The annual LexisNexis Practice Management Conference may be over, but the news keeps coming! So this week we thought we’d bring you up to date:
Time Matters
LexisNexis announced that support for Time Matters/Billing Matters/Total Practice Advantage Version 8.0 ended on September 30. This decision means there is no longer phone support, further service releases or hotfixes for this edition; nor can additional licenses be applied for Version 8. It follows the trend in other software companies of supporting the “present version plus two versions back”.
Service Release 1 for Version 11.0 was released in July of this year. This service release included support for Mozilla Firefox 4 and for the latest releases of several third-party software programs. You may view the complete list of features and fixes at http://support.lexisnexis.com/lndownload/software/TM11_SP1_Release_Notes.pdf. The next service release for Time Matters (due in early 2012) is expected to offer support for Microsoft Exchange 2010, and will also include a revamped version of the Time Matters – Exchange Synchronization utility.
LexisNexis Time Matters Mobility Version 1.2 is now available for download. This version adds the ability to enter Events and ToDos to your Calendar in real time, updating your Time Matters calendar from you phone. To take advantage of this new capability, customers must be using Time Matters Version 11.1 (Version 11 with Service Release 1).
It was announced, on October 21, that an issue previously identified with the link between Time Matters 11 and Timeslips 2012 has now been fixed. LexisNexis issued the following bulletin:
“With help from the team at Sage, we have now successfully completed our testing and are pleased to report that the link between Time Matters v11 and Timeslips 2012 is now certified with Time Matters Version 11!”
PCLaw
With the release of PCLaw Version 11.0, support for Version 8.0 ended on September 30. The cancellation of support for that obsolete version is the same as for Time Matters – no further phone support, service releases, hotfixes; nor ability to add licenses.
On the other hand, the release of Version 11.0 includes a new mobility service, which allows end-users to view and update Matters and Clients; and record time and expenses in real-time, with changes going directly to the main set of books. It also boasts integration with Fujitsu ScanSnap — now PCLaw customers can scan documents from any Fujitsu ScanSnap desktop scanner directly into the PCLaw software, associate them with a matter or case and store them using the software’s document management functionality.
It was announced to customers on November 4 that Service Release 1 for PCLaw is now available, as well as an update for its Mobility Service . The installation of both of these upgrades include the ability to add Events to individual calendars; and create time entries from calendar events.
Did you know… ?
… that both Time Matters and PCLaw have new (and improved) web sites? Here are the links:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/law-firm-practice-management/time-matters/
http://www.lexisnexis.com/law-firm-practice-management/pclaw/
Are you still on an older version of Time Matters or PCLaw? Want to know what you’re missing? We can help in answering questions, obtaining additional licenses, or customizing your program to help you get the most from these award-winning applications. Please call us at 1-877-ELS-0555 where Andrea Prigot, Jack Schaller and Dana Riel would be glad to assist you.
Dana Riel is President and Founder of Business Solutions, Inc., serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 1985. Her firm is the authorized training center for the region for Time Matters and PCLaw by PCLaw|Time Matters, PLLC; Timeslips and Sage 50 Accounting by Sage Software; and QuickBooks by Intuit Corporation. She also serves as a consultant for Caret Legal (formerly known as Zola Suite), CosmoLex, Soluno & TimeSolv. As a trainer, Dana has provided training services to organizations such as the DOD Defense Logistics Agency, Judge Advocate General’s Office (JAG)/Department of the Navy, University of the District of Columbia School of Law, U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as with small‐ to mid‐size law firms in the Baltimore‐Washington D.C. area. In 2009, she participated in the series of day‐long seminars sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Association Practice Management Section, titled “Basic Training: Learn About Running a Law Office”. Ms. Riel also served as an Adjunct Professor in Georgetown University’s Paralegal Studies Program, having taught the course, “Legal Ethics/Legal Technology” in 2009; and “Legal Technology” for the Spring and Summer Semesters of 2010. She presently serves on the Advisory Board for PCLaw|Time Matters, PLLC.