Software helps educate law firms about risk issues.
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Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) for Legal Compliance Check-up provides law firms with screening program developed to identify gaps between policy and practice that could potentially expose firm and client to risk. Featuring LegalKEY® Practice Support Solutions, software delivers proactive compliance framework integrates with business intake, records management, document management, conflicts resolution, and docketing systems.
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Hummingbird Launches Compliance Check-up Program to Help Educate Law Firms about Risk Issues
Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) for Legal with LegalKEY(R) Practice Support Solutions provides technology framework needed to ensure proactive compliance throughout the matter lifecycle
TORONTO, ON, and LEGALTECH(R) 2006, NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 30-- Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMC)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:HUM), a leading global provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) and network connectivity solutions, today announced the availability of the Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) for Legal "Compliance Check-up," a screening program developed to help law firms identify gaps between policy and practice that could potentially expose both firm and client to risk. The "Compliance Check-up" debuts during the LEGALTECH 2006 show, held at The Hilton New York Hotel in New York City, January 30th - February 1st.
Throughout the LEGALTECH show, visitors to the Hummingbird booth No. 2003 can fill out the Compliance Check-up Survey, which includes questions regarding the compliance policies, processes and technologies that their respective firms have in place for handling information throughout the matter lifecycle. The screening survey was developed to highlight potential risks and to encourage cross-communication among firm departments and staff, from Risk partner through to records department and IT personnel. Firms completing the survey will receive a follow-up diagnosis via e-mail. Hummingbird will be on hand to answer questions and to highlight appropriate technology systems from the Hummingbird Enterprise for Legal product suite.
"Compliance goes beyond published mandates and should include industry best practices, ethical considerations as well as the firm's own policies and procedures. It affects all firms, not just those that are directly impacted by Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA," said Yuri Frayman, Vice President, Legal Business Solutions, Hummingbird Ltd. "Our goal with the Compliance Check-up Program is to foster a dialogue with firms to help educate them about the importance of people, processes and technology uniting to proactively address compliance and successfully balance firm productivity and profitability goals with risk mitigation."
Hummingbird Enterprise for Legal, with LegalKEY Practice Support Solutions, sets the standard for delivering a legal-specific proactive compliance framework. The seamless integration of Hummingbird's new business intake, records management, document management, conflicts resolution and docketing systems allows firms to implement an end-to-end compliance platform, from matter inception through to final disposition. Further, Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) Client for Microsoft Outlook enables true matter centricity whereby attorneys and support staff can easily view all information related to a matter, regardless of the system in which the information resides.
Hummingbird recently received a "Strong Positive" rating in the Gartner MarketScope(x) for Records Management, 2005(1) report, the highest rating given.
Further, Hummingbird's LegalKEY Practice Support solutions were collectively awarded "Best of Breed System of the Year" at the 2006 Legal Technology Awards hosted by Legal Business Magazine publishers, Legalease. Seventy-percent of the AmLaw 50 use Hummingbird Enterprise for Legal solutions.
Hummingbird will conduct the "Compliance Check-up" surveys and demonstrate Hummingbird Enterprise for Legal with LegalKEY Practice Support Solutions at booth No. 2003 during the LEGALTECH show, held in New York City on January 30 - February 1 at the New York Hilton Hotel & Towers.
About LegalKEY(R) Practice Support Solutions
LegalKEY Practice Support Solutions, integral components of Hummingbird Enterprise(TM) for Legal, were developed to improve the way that information flows and is utilized in law firms. The solutions are designed to complement a law firm's existing technologies and business practices, thereby enabling the firm to bill faster, mitigate risks, streamline processes, improve efficiency and become better organized.
The LegalKEY Practice Support suite includes Records Management(TM), Conflicts Management(TM), New Business Intake(TM) and Critical Dates Management(TM) - all fully integrated to enable consistent creation, use and maintenance of client/matter information. Additionally, the LegalKEY suite integrates with leading e-mail, imaging, time and billing, case management and document management systems including Hummingbird Enterprise(TM).
About Hummingbird
Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMC)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:HUM) is a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions. The Company's enterprise software solutions fall into two principal categories: enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, and network connectivity solutions. Hummingbird's ECM solutions enable organizations to manage the lifecycle of enterprise content from creation to disposition, thereby enabling organizations to address critical business needs, such as information management, business continuity, compliance and risk mitigation. The network connectivity solutions provide a comprehensive set of core network technologies that enables the enterprise to connect to any type of legacy system.
Founded in 1984, Hummingbird employs over 1,500 people and serves more than 33,000 customers, including 90% of Fortune 100. Hummingbird solutions are sold directly from 40 offices worldwide and through an Alliance Network of partners and resellers. For more information, visit http://www.hummingbird.com/
(1)Gartner Inc. "MarketScope for Records Management, 2005" by research vice presidents Kenneth Chin and Debra Logan, dated December 15, 2005.
(x)The MarketScope is copyrighted December 15th, 2005, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
CONTACT: Michele Stevenson, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Hummingbird Ltd., Tel: (416) 496-2200, ext. 2623, michele.stevenson@hummingbird.com;
